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Bouncing the Grinning Goat

Story Stats

Rating: 5
Grade Level: 4, 5
Page count: 23

Author

Shannon
Hale

Appeared in

Guys Read: Other Worlds

Story Summary

Young Spark, anxious to leave the drudgery of caring for her nine younger siblings, steals her older brothers armor and heads out for a life of adventure. Unfortunately, stopped by hunger, she takes a job as a bouncer, convincing the tavern owner that she is an Old Hollower, a race known for their powers of fire. To her surprised, when she leads the defense against the Ash Raiders threatening to destroy the village, she discovers that she is an Old Hollower.