Until Aunt Sally came along, the Anderson kids never knew they had such an interesting family. Actually, “interesting” may be an understatement. Between crazy Uncle Louis and his fiddleheads (don’t ask), Grandma the champion pinball player, and Fat Little Mean Girl, “extraordinary” is probably a better adjective. But what the Anderson kids really aren’t prepared for are Aunt Sally’s stories about the trolls, and the way the trolls come to shape their lives the way they did Aunt Sally’s. If you like fantastic storytelling with a surprising amount of redemption, you’re sure to be as won over by Aunt Sally as the characters in this memorable book.
Genre: Fiction (Children’s/Tween) Jenny’s rating (out of 5 stars): 4.5 You’ll like this book if: You like tall tales, larger-than-life characters, and LOTS of humor. You won’t like this book if: One-dimensional characters ruin a story for you.