The Odious Ogre

The Odious Ogre
ISBN-10
0545162025
ISBN-13
9780545162029
Category
Juvenile Fiction
Pages
32
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Author
Norton Juster

Description

Presents the story of an enormous, insatiable, and short-tempered Ogre, who terrorizes the countryside and dines on hapless townspeople before encountering a friendly young lady who uses innovative methods to stop him.

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