Wrestling Trolls: Thud in trouble by Jim Eldridge
Hot Key Books, 2015. ISBN 9781471402654
(Age: 9+) Highly recommended. Wrestling Trolls has two short
narratives involving our main characters Milo, Big Rock the troll
and Jack the half troll half human. They are accompanied by their
talking animal friends - a horse and a phoenix. The group of friends
travel the countryside and enter wrestling tournaments. The stories
are quick-moving and full of action and involve wrestling scenes.
This will help engage those reluctant readers and is highly
recommended for boys aged 9+. While this is book 4 in the series,
readers will not have to read previous books to understand what is
going on.
Due to their short nature, these stories would be great for reading
in the class. Students could deconstruct the narrative structure and
investigate characters. Excerpts of these stories would also be good
for helping create discussions around bullying.
Kylie Kempster