Hilda and the stone forest

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Hilda may be grounded, but that won't stop her from heading off on another daring adventure! But everything is thrown off course when her mother catches her and is dragged along for the ride. Furious with each other, the bickering pair find themselves lost in the land of the trolls, forced to embark on a dangerous journey to make their way home. And to make matters even more difficult, Hilda has to do so . . . as a troll? Buckle your seatbelts for a crazy body-swapping adventure!

Luke Pearson is the artist and writer of the Hilda series of graphic novels. He has fast become one of the leading talents of the United Kingdom and United States comics scene, garnering rave reviews from the New York Times and the School Library Journal . He was the winner of the Young People's Comic category at the British Comic Award in 2012, and he has been nominated for the Eisner Award's Best Publication for Kids and Best Writer/Artist in 2013. He has recently written and storyboarded multiple episodes of the cult classic show Adventure Time . He lives in Bristol, United Kingdom.

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Booklist Review

*Starred Review* Hilda's been on four adventures, and by now, she's a bit of an old pro she spends her afternoons wandering around Trolberg, inevitably runs into some magical creature who needs her help or invites her on an irresistible adventure, and comes home in time for dinner (OK, maybe a little late for dinner) and bedtime, and in the morning, she does it all again. Her mother, however, is getting fed up with Hilda blowing her off a spectacular spread of close-set, rapid-fire panels shows dozens of adventures intercut with flashes of her mother growing increasingly angry. When her mother tries to stop her from slipping through a portal, they accidentally end up in the stone forest inside a mountain, where they're pursued by angry trolls. Her mom's getting a firsthand glimpse of Hilda's secret life, but with an adult around, it's hard to ignore how dangerous and scary this particular adventure is. Pearson has perfected Hilda's Scandinavian-style fantasy world, and his artwork is as captivating as ever, but the change in focus from Hilda's derring-do to the realistic consequences of her escapades keeps it from being just another series installment. Hilda is widely acclaimed for a reason, and Pearson isn't resting on his laurels.--Hunter, Sarah Copyright 2016 Booklist