Goblins on the Prowl

Marc Notes: Sequel to: Goblins in the castle.; When an accidental spell brings a mysterious stone toad to life, and it hops away with her human friend William between its jaws, Fauna must use her magic and her wits to save him, embarking on a journey through dangerous lands filled with fearsome giants, talking bears, and packs of rogue goblins. Publisher Marketing: The stone toad is back! From the author of the upcoming "Diary of a Mad Brownie," this follow-up to the bestselling "Goblins in the Castle" blends laugh-out-loud humor with fantasy and edge-of-your-seat adventure. In the year since William and Fauna freed the goblins from imprisonment in Toad-in-a-Cage Castle, peace has reigned over both the human and goblin kingdoms. Then one cold night William receives a strange book from an unknown visitor, a book that leads him and Fauna to the mysterious stone toad that sits in the castle's Great Hall. When an accidental spell brings the stone creature to life, the giant toad hops away--with William between its jaws! Fauna is no match for a ten-foot-tall frog made of rock, but she has magic--and a good amount of grit--on her side. Determined to save her friend, Fauna ventures forth on a journey through dangerous lands filled with fearsome giants, talking bears, and packs of rogue goblins. And in order to save William and reveal the mystery behind the stone toad, Fauna might have to divulge a secret that could turn her friends against her forever. Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2015 (EAN 9781416914402, Hardcover) School Library Journal 04/01/2015 pg. 145 (EAN 9781416914402, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 04/20/2015 (EAN 9781416914402, Hardcover) Booklist 05/15/2015 pg. 65 (EAN 9781416914402, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Coville, Bruce Bruce Coville is delighted that Always October is his one hundredth book for young readers. His other books include the bestselling My Teacher Is an Alien series and the wildly popular Unicorn Chronicles. With more than eighteen million books in print, he is one of America s most beloved writers of books for children.