The Terrible Hodag

by Caroline Arnold

Book Overview

April Chen is happily planning to go away to college, and she has a great new boyfriend, Steve. But April, the only girl in the family, must take care of Grandma, and Grandma--the Dragon Lady--hates... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152847502
• ISBN13: 9780152847500
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Camp Bovey's Mascot

This book will be enjoyed by children and those who are interested in the folklore traditions of the mid-west.This tale has been translated in different forms around the campfire at Camp Bovey (formally Camp Hodag) for over 50 years! Children summer after summer sit wide-eyed as the Camp Director re-tells the legend of the Hodag; how he is there to help us as long as we respect his home: the forest.This story teaches about the evils of greed, and, conversely, what can be accomplished with a lot of hard work and faith. The illustrations are large and colorful and bring the story to life.Enjoy your reading of The Terrible Hodag!