The Legend of Lumpus and Ogols
Chapbooks for Tweens
Author: Mel McIntyre
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Artist: David Mc Quillan
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ISBN 13: 978-1-935137-96-2, eBook ISBN 13: 978-1-935137-97-9
Lumpus
and Ogols discover that by working together and using their special gifts they
can defeat the evil Glotabull, the monster responsible for the death of their
parents. They hatch a plot and follow it through, helping to make their land a
safe place for all who live there.
Suggested age for readers: 9-12.
This book has some violence and is not recommended for younger children!
Book excerptOne day Lumpus hunted for skibblegips.
Suddenly, the ground quaked so hard
beneath him he almost fell down.
“Carbattrees!” He cried quietly, knowing
he must keep still while scanning for signs of danger. As the quaking
continued, Lumpus established the direction of approaching doom. He
withdrew cautiously toward more familiar territory.
Soon Lumpus reached the safety of home
ground and called out a warning: “Ogols! Ogols! Ready the burrow
shelter. The Glotabull is coming!”
His two large forehead bumps dwarfed those
of Ogols, but she sensed things more.
Hearing her brother cry, Ogols unhitched
the opening to their secret hiding place to allow Lumpus inside. “The
Glotabull.” Lumpus repeated in a whisper, grabbing Ogols’ arm and
pulling her along. “Let’s go.”
They escaped downward through the tunnel,
through the very roots of the tree thing and into the darkness of
inner world. When the Glotabull arrived it would find nothing but a
tree thing: the worst it could do would be to uproot it in temper.
Or, as often happened, stamp around in
anger at finding no one nearby. Lumpus and Ogols waited for the
stomping and shaking above to subside before relaxing.
“What’s the use of our powers if we aren’t
able to defeat this monster?” asked Ogols.
Lumpus could turn liquids to solids and
make the tree things tremble.
(...continued)
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