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Helga's Dowry: A Troll Love Story

by Tomie dePaola · 1977

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Helga, a troll, must somehow acquire a dowry with which to marry or, by the god Odin's command, be doomed to wander the earth forever. "Richly colored pictures capture the droll humor of [Helga's] clever, determined fight to garner impressive riches."—Booklist

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisfairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages

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