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Illustrated by
Levi Pinfold.
Frank (short for Francesca) discovers that outcast Nicholas Underbridge's mother is a troll-like creature who lives in a world only occasionally connected to ours. When Frank spills the secret to bullies, she puts Nick--and the whole world--at risk. Harrold has an incisive, poetic, often dryly comic way with words. Pinfold's shadowy art deepens the story's air of mystery and threat.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2017