Never Trust a Troll!

Dragon Slayers' Academy #18

by Kate McMullan, Bill Basso (Illustrator)

After spending the summer at spooky Camp Dragononka, Wiglaf and his pals are back at DSA. They're no longer the youngest lads and lasses—now they're in Class II, and they are expected to show new students the ropes. Wiglaf not only has to put up with his wild and crazy little brother Dudwin, but also with his Class I "Little Buddy, who turns out to be a not-so-little troll! Wiglaf wants to be a good "Big Buddy" but it's not easy when the troll is always playing jokes on him. And what about the fire-breathing dragon that the troll swears is in the woods outside DSA? Is it really there? Or is this just another one of the troll's great big fibs?

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Childrens, Dragons

112 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

About the author

Kate McMullan is an American children's book author.
She is the author of the Dragon Slayers' Academy series. She is married to author and illustrator James McMullan.

She also has books published under the name: Katy Hall.

Reviews

[Sydney · Rating 4 out of 5]

its about their is a troll in school and he does a lot of tricks on people and he gets Wiglaf as a pal so when Bubbles come a very dangerous dragon.the kids wanted to protect sir mort so Wiglaf made the troll slay the dragon and the troll slayed it and then he went home.

[Nemo Erehwon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wiglag is a student at the co-ed Dragon Slayers' Academy returning after summer vacation where the courses of study revolve around, naturally, the slaying of dragons.

This year promises to be a little different, since Wiglaf's younger brother Dudwin will also be attending, as will a new student to the academy, a malicious-prankster troll named Grock.

A light-hearted, simple read for kids who are a bit too young for the Harry Potter series. An amusing and interesting read for fantasy-philes. (I knew some dragons had horns, but I never knew those horns could be tenor saxes.)

While this book could be read as a stand-alone, I suspect it would be enhanced if read in order.

[Crystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book. The troll was a brat but it had a good ending. My son enjoys these books.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the eighteenth book in the Dragon Slayers' Academy series by Kate McMullan. Our girls have been reading a few different dragon stories and so this series is very interesting to them.

The series centers around a school where children are taught to become dragon slayers, primarily for the purpose of enriching the school's headmaster, Mordred the Magnificent, with the slain dragon's hoard. So far he hasn't been the beneficiary of much dragon gold, but I get the feeling that with 19 books in the series, he will keep sending his students out, hoping to succeed at long last. Now that I'm getting to the end of the series, I can appreciate the myriad ways in which the author conjured up money-making schemes for Mordred.

It's a very entertaining story, with lots of subtle tongue-in-cheek humor and word play within the narrative. The drama in this book centers on a new school year with a bunch of new student pranksters as well as a dragon coming to attack one of the school's teachers in revenge for his lost love.

It's a quick read and I liked the story. Our oldest has been reading these stories on her own, so I'm reading them quickly to catch up with her in the series. I am sure that we will look for more of the books in this series at our local library.

[En]

5 stars

[Iean]

i never read t ass

[Horace Mann Family Reading Challenge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wiglaf's little brother Dudwin joins his school and an annoying troll plays too many tricks on Wiglaf. J.R.

[Payton · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is a troll in the school and Wiglaf is partners with troll and Wiglaf have to show the troll around but the troll is always pulling tricks on him.