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    Trolls on Vacation
    Trolls on Vacation
    Trolls on Vacation
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    Trolls on Vacation

    By Alan MacDonald and Mark Beech

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    It's summer and all of Ulrik's school friends seem to be going on something called "vacation," so Mr. and Mrs. Troll decide to investigate. Their neighbors, the Priddles, have just bought a camper, and it seems the Troll family has been invited to join them. When they arrive at the campsite and the Priddles open the camper to discover it full of trolls, they don't seem very pleased. But this is the least of their worries, as stories of a wild, sheep-devouring Beast on the loose near their campsite start to surface, and Ulrik finds himself helping to solve a hairy, scary local mystery.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateJul 15, 2009
    ISBN9781599904993
    Trolls on Vacation
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    Alan MacDonald

    Alan MacDonald has written over 150 books, including the Devil's Trade and Axel Feinstein series for Scholastic, along with titles in the Dead Famous, Pickle Hill Primary and Double Take series. He is also a regular writer for the Oxford Reading Tree and has had picture books published by Little Tiger Press. Alan MacDonald started his working life in a travelling theatre company. In addition to writing and directing plays, Alan trained as a drama teacher. He has written stories and dramas for the BBC (both television and radio), as well as many children's books. Alan lives in Nottingham.

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      Book preview

      Trolls on Vacation - Alan MacDonald

      TROLLS

      on Vacation

      The Troll Trouble series

      Trolls, Go Home!

      Trolls United

      Trolls on Vacation

      TROLLS

      on Vacation

      Alan MacDonald

      Illustrated by Mark Beech

      PRIDDLES: Roger, Jackie, and Warren

      Description: Pasty-faced peeples

      Likes: Peace and quiet

      Dislikes: Trolls

      MR. TROLL: Egbert/Eggy

      Description: Tall, dark, and searesome

      Likes: Roaring, tromping, hiding under bridges

      ULRIK TROLL

      Description: Big for his age

      Likes: Smells, singing, rockball

      MRS. TROLL: Nora

      Description: Gorgeous (ask Mr. Troll)

      Likes: Huggles and Kisses, caves, the dark

      GOAT

      Description: Strong-smelling, beardy beast

      Likes: Mountains, grass

      Dislikes: Being eaten

      For the brilliant Kate Shaw,

      who believed in trolls —A. M.

      To my sister Janet —M. B.

      Text copyright © 2007 by Alan MacDonald

      Illustrations copyright 2007 by Mark Beech

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

      First published in Great Britain in 2007 by Bloomsbury Publishing Pic Published in the United States in 2008 by Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010 Distributed to the trade by Macmillan

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      MacDonald, Alan.

      Trolls on vacation / by Alan MacDonald ; illustrations by Mark Beech. — 1st U.S. ed.

      p.                    cm. — (Troll trouble)

      Summary: When the Trolls and their neighbors, the Priddles, go off on vacation at the same time, both families are in for some surprises.

      eISBN: 978-1-59990-499-3

      [1. Trolls—Fiction. 2. Vacations—Fiction. 3. Neighbors—Fiction.] I. Beech, Mark, ill. II. Title.

      PZ7.M145Tro 2008                    [E]—dc22                    2007030168

      First U.S. Edition 2008

      Typeset by Polly Napper/Lobster Design

      Printed in the U.S.A. by Quebecor World Fairfield

      2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 (hardcover)

      2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 (paperback)

      All papers used by Bloomsbury U.S.A. are natural, recyclable products made from wood grown in well-managed forests. The manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin.

      Contents

      Going Shirtless

      Paradise View

      The Joy of Camping

      Paradise View

      Painting Sheep

      Swimming Lessons

      A Dark some Night

      A Bit of a Temper

      Hide and Sneak

      Missing Ulrik

      Troll in the Hole

      Beastly!

      Wish You Were Here!

      Going Shirtless

      IT was a hot, sunny day at the start of the summer. At Number 10 Mountain View the Trolls were out in their backyard. Mrs. Troll lazed in a deck chair, leafing through a magazine while she cooled her hairy feet in a bowl of water. Her husband had stripped off his T-shirt and stood knee-deep in a hole that he was digging with his bare hands. Every now and then showers of earth flew in all directions. Ulrik lolled on the grass, staring at the sky. It was only three days since the end of school and he had nothing to do.

      Mom, he said.

      Yes, my ugglesome?

      When are we going on vacation?

      "We are on vacation."

      "Yes, but I mean real vacation. Where you go somewhere."

      Mr. Troll paused to wipe away a drip of sweat that hung from his snout. We could go to that stink-some hole under High Street. We haven't been there for weeks.

      Ulrik shook his head. That's a subway, Dad. I mean a proper vacation!

      Mr. Troll climbed out of his hole and wiped his hands on his gigantic belly. He looked at his wife in bemusement. What the bogles is he talking about?

      Ulrik's right. It's in my magazine, said Mrs. Troll. That's what peeples do in summer—go on their vacations.

      Well, where is it then? asked Mr. Troll.

      What?

      This holidays you want to go on.

      How should I know? I've never gone on it!

      Warren says it's the seasides, explained Ulrik. You take a towel and you have to lie on it till you get really hot, then you tromp into the sea to cool down.

      Mr. Troll snorted. Makes no sense. Why get all hot and blethered just so you can get cold again? Anyway, the sea is for fishes. Trolls don't belong in the sea. Caves and forests—that's where trolls live.

      And houses, Ulrik pointed out. We live in a house.

      Yes, well, houses as well, agreed

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