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Mark Beech.
The Troll family is back in their second adventure, this time featuring young Ulrik seeking a place on a soccer team and his father looking for his first job. Once again, the premise is clever, but the story line leaves holes in its logic. Quentin Blake–style drawings (some of which fail to capture the text's descriptions) illustrate the story.