BOOTS AND THE SEVEN LEAGUERS: A Rock-and-Troll Novel

Jane Yolen, . . Harcourt/Magic Carpet, $5.95 (159pp) ISBN 978-0-15-202563-2

A troll, his younger brother and his best friend venture into the dreaded New Forest to hear Boots and the Seven Leaguers in concert. There they encounter a number of characters as they search for the younger brother who goes missing during their scheme to get into the concert. Ages 10-up. (May)

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