Review
"...the tales rattle along with great energy and fun. Visually powerful... These books will be well loved by many children." --School Librarian, Summer 2009
"smashing... a real adventure story... Grim Gruesome is a wonderful creation, horrible but also funny.....A wonderful book" --TES-Connect, 7 May 2009
"a terrifying adventure...Grim is a truly villainous character... a very accessible novel for young readers." --Books for Keeps, May 2008
"It races from page to page." --The Journal, February 13 2008
Product Description
Ragi is given the chance to find a wonderful treasure, "nine times more splendid than anything else ever found anywhere in the North Lands"! But there's a big problem, for the treasure is hidden inside one of the mysterious, haunted `troll-mounds' that are dotted all over the islands.
Ragi involves two girls, Unn and Kadlin, in his treasure-quest... But they get him into really deep trouble. He finds himself condemned as an outlaw and banished to the wilderness!
There's only one person who could help him survive - and that's Grim Gruesome! But how can Ragi possibly dare to trust him?
Hold your breath as the three children survive thrilling adventures in tiny boats, and being locked inside the troll-mound! Shiver when they stumble on human skeletons! Marvel at the mysterious powers of the seals who live in the sea around the islands! Be amazed by the astonishing treasure the children find! Cheer them on in their final battle against Grim Gruesome!
From the Publisher
The stories are set a thousand years ago in the Viking Age - a time when adventure was literally around every corner! They're crammed with treasure, sword fights, pirates, dangerous sea voyages and messages written in strange rune-codes.
About the Author
"Rosalind Kerven seems to understand what children are attracted to and compelled to read." - School Librarian
