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Kringle

In the fifth century A.D., as order retreats from Britain with the departing Roman Army, orphaned, twelve-year-old Kringle determines to rescue his beloved guardian from the evil goblins who terrorize the countryside by kidnapping and enslaving humans and, in the process, with the help of elves and...

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Main Author: Abbott, Tony, 1952-
Other Authors: Call, Greg (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, 2005.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Santa Claus > Young adult fiction.
Orphans > Young adult fiction.
Goblins > Young adult fiction.
Middle Ages > Young adult fiction.
Coming of age > Young adult fiction.
Summary: In the fifth century A.D., as order retreats from Britain with the departing Roman Army, orphaned, twelve-year-old Kringle determines to rescue his beloved guardian from the evil goblins who terrorize the countryside by kidnapping and enslaving humans and, in the process, with the help of elves and others along the way, discovers his true destiny.
Physical Description: 324 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0439749425
Author Notes: Tony Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 7, 1952. He attended the University of Connecticut, majoring first in music, then psychology, and finally English. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature. After that, he traveled to Europe before returning home and finding work in a variety of bookstores, a library and at an Internet book and magazine publisher.

His first published book, Danger Guys, was written while taking a writing class with children's author, Patricia Reilly Giff. Since then, he's written over 75 books for children ages 6 to 12, including The Secrets of Droon series, The Haunting of Derek Stone series, and The Time Surfers series. Firegirl won the Golden Kite Award for Fiction in 2007 and The Postcard won the Edgar Award for the Best Juvenile Mystery novel in 2009.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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