Author: Katherine Coville
Genre: fantasy
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Rating:
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| simple and sweet |
Summary (provided by publisher): The quiet town of Broomsweep has just started to adjust to the dragon, pixies, and gryphon who decided to call Ivy's cottage home when a farmer proposes an unusual trade. In exchange for curing his goat of a bellyache, the farmer will give Ivy and her grandmother a mysterious egg. When the egg hatches to reveal a baby goblin, the creature creates such mayhem, even Grandmother doesn't know what to do. It's up to Ivy and a few of her magical friends to brave a dark forest and find the goblin's family. There's just one problem: Goblins can't STAND humans! Will Ivy's daring misson succeed?
My opinion: I didn't realize, going into this book, that it was part of a series. I hadn't read the previous book but that wasn't too much of a problem in this case. There were a few references to events of the first book but the plot largely stands on it's own. The plot is straightforward, without much nuance. Sentence construction is simple as well. So, it's easy for a young reader to follow but may become tiresome for older readers.
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