goblins

When twelve-year-old Bettina's parents are called away unexpectedly, they leaving her in charge of the house, the farm, and baby Pia, but they neglect to set out the traditional bowl of Christmas rice pudding for the tiny nisse who are rumored to look after the family, and when baby Pia disappears during a nap, the magic of the nisse makes itself known.

When an accidental spell brings a mysterious stone toad to life, and it hops away with her human friend William between its jaws, Fauna must use her magic and her wits to save him, embarking on a journey through dangerous lands filled with fearsome giants, talking bears, and packs of rogue goblins.

Relates how Hershel outwits the goblins that haunt the old synagogue and prevent the village people from celebrating Hanukkah.

Young Skarper has always been a different sort of goblin, more interested in knowledge and information than eating and throwing rocks, and it gets him into trouble--but it may also be the key to saving Clovenstone from a dark sorcerer.

William loves to explore Toad-in-a-Cage Castle with it secret passages, a stairway that winds down to the dungeon, and the weird creature named Igor who lives there. Then he searches for the cause of the mysterious night noises.

After escaping from the Sea of Trolls, the apprentice bard Jack plunges into a new series of adventures, traveling underground to Elfland and uncovering the truth about his little sister Lucy.

After Mallory is kidnapped at her fencing meet, Jared and Simon search for her near an old quarry and find themselves amidst dwarves and goblins.

Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace take on the challenge of "another world" without departing from this one, and which one will finally triumph is a large question.

"Who likes a goblin? Not the farmer. Not the innkeeper. Not the elves. And especially not the adventurers. But do you know who loves a goblin? His friends"--Dusk jacket.

A goblin detective and a technology-tinkering troll must dodge battle bots and spellbooks to prevent the return of an ancient demon.