A Troll for Christmas and Other Stories [Paperback]

Harley L. Sachs (Author)

Book Description

Holiday stories and fairy tales that will appeal both to children and to the parents who read stories aloud to them..

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About the Author

A free lance since the 1950's Sachs had published nearly 900 titles and is the author of about a dozen books, numerous short stories, and scores of magazine articles and newspaper columns. He's a retired professor of English.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Zumaya Publications, LLC (November 13, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1894869869
• ISBN-13: 978-1894869867
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,182,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Though born in Chicago and raised in Indiana Haley L. Sachs considers himself an international, having lived in Germany, Sweden, Scotland, and Denmark. He earned a degree in English a Indiana University, then served in the US Army in Germany. Affer getting his Master's degree at IU he returned to Europe on the GI Bill and worked under cover for several years, experience that contributed to his books "Scratch--out!" and "Betrayal." He met his wife Ulla in Stockholm and they honeymooned for a year in Scotland at Borthwick Castle. After an assignment in Denmark he returned to the USA and taught at Michigan Technological University until he took early retirement in 1986 and has published twenty-five books since. "Some people retire and play golf," Sachs says. "I write books because I love it."

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4.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Tales review, December 29, 2002

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This review is from: A Troll for Christmas and Other Stories (Paperback)

By TT reviewer Amy L Turpin

Anna-Lena didn't get what she wanted for her birthday from Santa Claus. In May. To say the least, she's powerfully upset. On a suggestion from her Dad, she writes a letter to Santa again. Only this time, the letter is quite nasty and definitely causes quite a stir.

Kalle is a troll working for Santa among the elves at toy production. He's not all that good at anything, tends to cause more trouble then anything else and no one likes him very much. After a particularly nasty incident, the elves decide it's time to teach little Anna-Lena a lesson. Since she wasn't happy with what Santa brought her last year (even though it wasn't Christmas) they decide they will ship her Kalle the Troll! What happens next is delightfully funny!

This was a wonderful, wonderful story! Although I don't have any children myself, I do have several nieces and nephews and they all loved the reading of what they have come to call "Anna and the Troll." I can easily see this story becoming a holiday tradition in my family!