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The Enchanted Files #3
The Enchanted Files: Trolled
If you liked the movies Elf and Shrek, you'll love THE ENCHANTED FILES--a magical, hilarious comedy series about fantastical creatures in the modern world by the bestselling author of My Teacher Is an Alien: Bruce Coville!
Any troll worth their farts knows that a proper troll should:
1. Avoid thinking or feeling! (Feelings? Blech!)
2. Love burping and farting! (But who doesn't?)
3. And, most important, despise humans!
But Ned is not just any troll. Even though Ned is nearly seven feet tall, with a nose the size of a pickle, Ned has a heart full of LOVE! A heart that swoons over poetry and craves true friendship!
And when it comes to humans . . . it's complicated. So complicated that long ago, Ned fled the Enchanted Realm for the one place no one would notice a troll hiding in plain sight: NEW YORK CITY. But one human boy--Cody--has noticed. And Cody's snooping leads to a wild and hilarious adventure that takes readers from the tunnels underneath Grand Central all the way to the Enchanted Realm (and back again!).
"Bruce Coville is a wizard at telling stories." --Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of Eragon
Any troll worth their farts knows that a proper troll should:
1. Avoid thinking or feeling! (Feelings? Blech!)
2. Love burping and farting! (But who doesn't?)
3. And, most important, despise humans!
But Ned is not just any troll. Even though Ned is nearly seven feet tall, with a nose the size of a pickle, Ned has a heart full of LOVE! A heart that swoons over poetry and craves true friendship!
And when it comes to humans . . . it's complicated. So complicated that long ago, Ned fled the Enchanted Realm for the one place no one would notice a troll hiding in plain sight: NEW YORK CITY. But one human boy--Cody--has noticed. And Cody's snooping leads to a wild and hilarious adventure that takes readers from the tunnels underneath Grand Central all the way to the Enchanted Realm (and back again!).
"Bruce Coville is a wizard at telling stories." --Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of Eragon
290 pages, Hardcover
First published September 19, 2017
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June 25, 2018
I live this series. Our family listens to this in the car and it makes the ride so much faster.
June 28, 2018
Listened on road trip with family (daughters 12 and 9). Everyone enjoyed. Husband called it one long fart joke. I was amazed by the twist!
February 25, 2024
I think this is the best of the three. But it's better if you read the others first anyway, as they do come more together here (though maybe you can skip the middle one if you're not keen). This one seems to have more heart, more resonance; it seems to mean more to the characters & to the author... and, therefore, to the reader.
I particularly liked details of the world-building. Like, if there's a 'needs invitation to cross threshold' rule, be sure to offer that invitation because of course the being can't ask for it. And the info. that three-headed trolls have to share one brain amongst the three, which naturally makes it work less well than if it were intact.
I also like that Coville teaches us a little about poetry in these books, like rhyme scheme and rhythm.
There's a fair bit of juicy philosophy, too, for example: "... fear-fueled anger is the worst of all kinds."
I do say that this is also the most complex of the three, lots of characters' histories, and stories-within-stories, to keep track of. Totally worth it.
I particularly liked details of the world-building. Like, if there's a 'needs invitation to cross threshold' rule, be sure to offer that invitation because of course the being can't ask for it. And the info. that three-headed trolls have to share one brain amongst the three, which naturally makes it work less well than if it were intact.
I also like that Coville teaches us a little about poetry in these books, like rhyme scheme and rhythm.
There's a fair bit of juicy philosophy, too, for example: "... fear-fueled anger is the worst of all kinds."
I do say that this is also the most complex of the three, lots of characters' histories, and stories-within-stories, to keep track of. Totally worth it.
December 26, 2019
Suitable for upper elementary readers, this book is fantastic! Bruce Coville, the author, pulls out all the stops and has created a novel that is modern, up to date in layout, and with a story line that is geared towards today's reader. Following up with his previous work, Cursed and Hatched, Trolled takes older readers through a series of of weirdness: adventure, love, talking cats, magic spells, prophecies, insulting and farting trolls, mysterious grandparents, and Finnish heritage. This journey is experienced through the first person writing of Cody as well as Ned Thump who is a lonely 6 foot eleven, 345 pound security guard (who is secretly a troll) with a nose like a pickle. Both Cody and Ned tell much of the story through remembrances, journal writing, text messages, and letters. This layout is intriguing, fun, and definitely geared towards young readers.
It turns out, Cody has some talents that he didn't realize at first, such as hearing cats. Ned is actually a troll who has had to move into the human world after refusing to kill a handsome prince. Cody meets up with Ned to get some information for a school project and low and behold, Ned (despite his size) is actually a girl! Turns out that Ned is small for her size, as far as trolls go.
While the story is great and the layout of writing interesting, what impresses me most are the two very different but realistic voices of the two main characters. It is as if I would recognize either of them on the street after a short conversation and certainly I would have loved to have Cody as a student, despite his habit of "skying" (telling tall tales).
Highly recommended!!!
It turns out, Cody has some talents that he didn't realize at first, such as hearing cats. Ned is actually a troll who has had to move into the human world after refusing to kill a handsome prince. Cody meets up with Ned to get some information for a school project and low and behold, Ned (despite his size) is actually a girl! Turns out that Ned is small for her size, as far as trolls go.
While the story is great and the layout of writing interesting, what impresses me most are the two very different but realistic voices of the two main characters. It is as if I would recognize either of them on the street after a short conversation and certainly I would have loved to have Cody as a student, despite his habit of "skying" (telling tall tales).
Highly recommended!!!
September 27, 2017
I've enjoyed the other two titles in The Enchanted Files series, and while the books seem to follow a certain pattern in which the lives of humans and magical creatures collide, they are still delightful in many respects. In this one, sixth grader Cody Takala is coming off a rough school year in which his teacher didn't understand his personality or particular needs. His current teacher, Mr. Liebe, seems more patient and understanding of the boy, and assigns the class a biography project that prompts Cody to learn more about his family. But when he asks questions, he starts getting odd reactions. The book consists of pages from the project, his diary, the diary entries of Ned Thump, a troll who has be displaced from his homeland and works for the Grand Central Terminal in New York City. His boss happens to be Cody's boss, and by the time, everything is sorted out, readers will surely be charmed by the power of love and acceptance, and maybe, just maybe, believe just a tiny bit in magic themselves. Bruce Coville is such a talented and reliable storyteller, weaving in some history, fantasy, and modern day snippets as well as using text messages as part of the story. No one could possibly mind being "trolled" if it happens as described in this book, brimming with self-empowerment and a little romance. Casual references to farts that smell like roses add to the books delights for its intended audience.
December 21, 2017
TROLLED by Bruce Coville
Oh, the difference the right teacher can make to a special student! Who knew that a biography assignment could change so many aspects of so many lives? (I do remember that some of my students’ best writing came from writing first-person narratives and then interviewing older relatives to write their stories).
Secrets, challenges, friendship, love, kindness, and courage — and very good writing — made this a most compelling can’t-go-to-bed-yet reading experience. I can’t give away the secrets, but laughs and a few tears resulted, and the ending was a wonderful surprise.
Books fight to be read on my TBR mountain, with library due dates increasing the competition. WONDER and TROLLED went head-to-head and TROLLED won, but I read enough of WONDER to know that both deal with bullies and being different, a connection I might not have made if much time separated them.
Some wisdom:
“when you snoop . . . you may find things that upset you, and . . . it’s only what you deserve.”
“the world was far stranger than I had thought.”
“His kindness had left its mark on me.”
“Want is for taking./Love is for giving./And for forgiving.”
“Close enough for government work.” (my parents’ saying, literally so in this case ;-)
and puns: Early Entrollment, Troddlerhood
Oh, the difference the right teacher can make to a special student! Who knew that a biography assignment could change so many aspects of so many lives? (I do remember that some of my students’ best writing came from writing first-person narratives and then interviewing older relatives to write their stories).
Secrets, challenges, friendship, love, kindness, and courage — and very good writing — made this a most compelling can’t-go-to-bed-yet reading experience. I can’t give away the secrets, but laughs and a few tears resulted, and the ending was a wonderful surprise.
Books fight to be read on my TBR mountain, with library due dates increasing the competition. WONDER and TROLLED went head-to-head and TROLLED won, but I read enough of WONDER to know that both deal with bullies and being different, a connection I might not have made if much time separated them.
Some wisdom:
“when you snoop . . . you may find things that upset you, and . . . it’s only what you deserve.”
“the world was far stranger than I had thought.”
“His kindness had left its mark on me.”
“Want is for taking./Love is for giving./And for forgiving.”
“Close enough for government work.” (my parents’ saying, literally so in this case ;-)
and puns: Early Entrollment, Troddlerhood
February 11, 2018
4.4 stars. Good story. Just got a little irked when a chapter was spent discussing something that was completely irrelevant.
July 22, 2021
This was an interesting twist on the tale of Sleeping Beauty. Throughout the book the characters tell their own stories of how the adventure proceeds. The story starts out in the human world but winds its way into that of the hidden realm. Along the way the main character discovers other traits of his family that have been hidden from him up to his time in junior high school. This was a nice read and would be a good book for an intermediate reader. The entire series of the Enchanted Files is worth reading.
September 30, 2023
Although this story sounds like it would be crude, there's only one little section at the beginning that talks about farts and one fart at the end. This is the third book in the Enchanted Files. I tried reading the second but the main character started every diary entry with an exclamation that made me uncomfortable. (They were all different but always started with "holy"). This story was very sweet and I enjoyed it a lot!
Found in L4M YT Volume 60.
Found in L4M YT Volume 60.
March 14, 2024
In the third book in this series we meet Ned, a seven foot troll who works security for Cody’s dad. Cody is cousins with the children in the first book by the way. Cody has to interview someone interesting for school and he wants to interview Ned. In the process he stumbles into finding out more about his own family history.
This is such a great story. It would be a great story for families to read together or for children to enjoy alone.
This is such a great story. It would be a great story for families to read together or for children to enjoy alone.
August 9, 2019
Trolled was a fantastically inappropriate audio book enjoyed in the car on a road trip. The children all loved it. It didn't take long for the jokes to show up and the story keeps a good pace. With about the perfect dose of childish fart humor, this is still a compelling story about family.
February 20, 2018
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Reviewed from a library copy.
Reviewed from a library copy.
June 21, 2018
Another fantastic book in this series. I hope there are more! Excellent audiobook production. Enjoyable for adults and kids.
July 8, 2022
Totally Loved this book. It was amazing. Can't wait to read more enchanted files. 9.5/10
February 24, 2023
…delightful!...laughed out loud…absolutely loved Ned, the troll and Cody, the boy who sees him as he is…
November 15, 2024
I really liked the mini love story in this middle grade story, I could have done without the fart jokes, but I bet my kids would love them.
October 18, 2025
Very entertaining for a family road trip. Best of the series.
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