Reading list: Kringle
Deep within a long ago land, a land of elves and goblins, a boy named Kringle who lived a quiet, solitary life. Kringle's mom, who had been found in a snow-storm with only a cloak to keep her warm, and holding a tiny bundle in her arms, Kringle. Kringle, raised until 12 by the old woman, soon experienced a catastrophe. Goblins attacked his home, with Kringle cast out into the 'Bottoms", so called because it's swampy and unpopulated.
In this adventurous story, and through encounters with elves, pirates, the ancient magic of time, Kringle finds he must fulfill a destiny. Even a lone boy can weild the power to change the World forever.