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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2015 | Fiction Series Update
Gr 5–8—In this fourth book in the fantastical series, a young troll named Hawthorn is stolen away by the Golden Wind and brought to live in Chicago as a changeling. When he turns 12, he finds a way back to Fairyland, a place now much changed from the magical r...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2015
Previous series entries (The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, rev. 5/11, and sequels) followed human girl September’s adventures in Fairyland; here, Valente introduces a new protagonist and real-world setting. Hawthorn, an infant troll, is taken from his cradle by the Red Wind and shipped to a human couple in early-twentieth-century Chicago. He lives an unhappy, bewildered life as “Thomas” until Tamburlaine, a fellow Changeli...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Infant troll Hawthorn is raised by a human couple in early-twentieth-century Chicago. He lives an unhappy life as "Thomas" until meeting fel...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
