sign in| help
Search advanced search
 
Books
Search:
x dismiss this message

Did you know you can edit this page?

Kringle
  • Rated 0 stars

Kringle (2005) (edit title/settings)

by Tony Abbott (Author) (edit contributors)

Share this book on:
see page history

Description edit see section history

Unlike the traditional Santa Claus myth, KRINGLE is a coming-of-age story about an orphan who becomes a force for good in a dark and violent time. It is a tale of fantasy, of goblins, elves, and flying reindeer -- and of a boy from the humblest beginnings who fulfills his destiny.Our tale... read more

Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit

Write a ridiculously simplified synopsis.

Popular Covers

Loading covers…

Choose your book’s cover

Quotes edit see section history

  • “Dream, if you like, of the time when goblins roamed the earth, winter was bleak, frost was cruel, and the earth as hard as iron. Dream, too, of a child who was born in a storm and fought the goblins so now you can be free. Dream, if you like, of the sound of a bell jingling - kringling! - in the night, for it is mainly in dreams that you might hear that sound.”

First Sentence edit see section history

Deep in the land of ghosts and frost, back in the days of long ago, in the time before and a little to the left of the time we know now, when goblins roamed the land and rough tribes of men battled for this or that frozen inch of frozen earth, we might, if we turned our heads just so, peek through the eaves of a low-roofed hut, farther north than you or I would care to go, and see inside it a small boy crouched before a cold hearth.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Tony Abbott (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Greg Call (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0439749425
Page Count: 324

We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.

© 2006-2012 Shelfari | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy

Close