Project Gutenberg 1997-10-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 71 Roth, Lewis Baartock Produced by an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer "Baartock" by Lewis Roth is a children's novel likely written in the late 20th century. The story centers around Baartock, a seven-year-old troll, who is excited about his first day of scaring humans but unexpectedly finds himself in a human school instead. The narrative unfolds as Baartock navigates his feelings of being an outsider in a new environment, encountering adults and peers who don't quite understand him. The opening of the book introduces Baartock waiting by the roadside, feeling disheartened after failing to scare anyone on his important first day. We see his initial confidence transform into confusion and sadness when he meets Mr. Fennis, a teacher who takes him to school instead of home. Despite his desire to scare people, Baartock's experiences highlight themes of misunderstanding, acceptance, and the joys and challenges of adapting to new situations. As the story progresses, Baartock’s unique perspective as a troll adds a whimsical touch to his interactions with human children and adults, illustrating his journey to balance his trollish identity with the demands of the human world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 94.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Fairy tales Trolls -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 160168 2025-07-01T08:17:26.096019 text/html 157287 2013-05-11T21:59:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 112649 2025-07-01T08:17:30.512969 application/epub+zip 113107 2025-07-01T08:17:27.681980 application/epub+zip 113107 2025-07-01T08:17:26.665977 application/epub+zip 194528 2025-07-01T08:17:32.480987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185936 2025-07-01T08:17:29.841983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162296 2022-09-01T09:33:20.537644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147089 2023-10-01T07:48:19.232881 text/plain 14924 2025-07-01T08:17:32.593960 application/rdf+xml 8771 2025-07-01T08:17:27.146970 image/jpeg 2549 2025-07-01T08:17:26.901991 image/jpeg 110429 2025-07-01T08:17:26.109001 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog