Line #17 Literature/Kringle


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3	''Kringle'' is an American children's fantasy novel written by Tony Abbott (not to be confused with the former Prime Minister of Australia). The story chronicles the origins of Kris Kringle, also known as SantaClaus. The book was released in 2005.
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5	Deep in the land of ghosts and frost, back in the days of long ago, when elves and goblins still roamed the earth, there was a boy named Kringle. He lived a quiet, solitary existence...until his twelfth winter, when goblins attacked his home and cast the boy out into the wilderness.
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7	Now Kringle finds himself adrift in a strange and frightening world. But fate soon intervenes. Through encounters with elves, pirates, the ancient magic of the time, and the dark threat of goblins massing for an epic battle, Kringle begins to realize that he has a destiny to fill -- and that even a lone boy can wield the power to change the world forever.
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10	!!This book includes examples of:
11	* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Kringle is only 12 years old, but is smart enough to formulate a plan to stop the goblins from taking over the world.
12	* BaldOfEvil: The goblins are hairless save for a few sprouts of white, greasy hair.
13	* BeneathTheEarth: The goblins' palace is located underground. [[spoiler:They're also condemned to remain underground at the end for all time, only allowed free on Long Night.]]
14	%%* BlackEyesOfEvil: The goblins have these.
15	* TheCaligula: Morgo, the King of the Goblins, who essentially acts like a spoiled brat, demanding his underlings give him all of their stolen goods.
16	* ChildHater: The goblins, especially Morgo, due to the prophecy that a child would rid the world of goblins.
17	%%* ChildrenAreInnocent: One of the primary themes of the book.
18	%%* TheChosenOne: Kringle.
19	* ChristmasElves: The elves Kringle encounters on his journey who eventually become his helpers.
20	* DownerBeginning: The story opens with goblins destroying Kringle's home and separating him from his guardian Merwen.
21	* TheDragon: Snegg is this to King Morgo. He's the primary leader of the goblin raiding parties and carries out the brunt of his king's work.
22	* EmotionEater: The goblins feed off of fear.
23	* EvilOverlord: Morgo, who rules over an empire of goblins that numbers in the tens of thousands.
24	* FriendToAllChildren: Kringle, who resolves to protect them from the goblins at the end of the book.
25	* TheHermit: Alban was this prior to being captured by the goblins.
26	* HeroicSacrifice: Kringle's father, Halig, died protecting two elves from Morgo.
27	* HolyBurnsEvil: Kringle's holy bell, which burned Morgo's hand when he attempted to steal it from Kringle's dying father.
28	* IntergenerationalFriendship: Between Kringle and Brother Alban.
29	* ItsPersonal: Kringle's vendetta against the goblins, Morgo in particular, due to them killing his parents.
30	%%* KidHero: Kringle.
31	* LargeAndInCharge: Morgo is the largest of the goblins, and is their king. Kringle even muses that his large size is the reason why he is their ruler.
32	* MagicWand: Ithgar, the Iron Wand, which the goblins use to create storms.
33	* MagneticHero: Kringle. By the end, he's gathered enough allies to challenge the goblin army.
34	* TheMarvelousDeer: The spirit of Kringle's father takes the form of a reindeer.
35	* MonsterLord: Morgo the Goblin King.
36	* MookLieutenant: Snegg leads the goblin raiding parties while Morgo remains in his underground palace.
37	* NiceJobBreakingItHerod: Morgo has his goblin underlings abduct as many children as they can due to overhearing a prophecy that a child would rid the world of goblins. The goblins attempting to kidnap Kringle ends up setting off the series of events that leads to Kringle opposing the goblins.
38	* OurElvesAreDifferent: They harbor the children who've escaped the goblins and help them find new homes.
39	* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: They live underground, have an insatiable desire to steal, and feed off of fear. They also come in various sizes and colors, ranging from green, to red, to black.
40	* ParentalAbandonment: Kringle's parents were killed by goblins when he was an infant, leaving him to be raised by Merwen.
41	* ParentalSubstitute: Merwen to Kringle after his parents were killed.
42	* PoweredByAForsakenChild: The goblins use the children they've captured to power Morgo's War Dragon.
43	* ProtagonistTitle: Kringle is the titular main character.
44	* PsychopathicManchild: Morgo. He's prone to throwing fits when he doesn't get his way and has a tendency to behave like a spoiled child.
45	* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The goblins' evil is showcased through their mass enslavement of the children they capture.
46	* TakeOverTheWorld: Morgo seeks to unleash the ancient beast Grunding in order to allow goblin-kind to dominate the earth.
47	%%* ThirdPersonPerson: The goblins all engage in this.
48	* WouldHurtAChild: The goblins kidnap children and turn them into their slaves.
49	* YouKilledMyFather: Kringle's parents were killed by goblins. His father was killed by the Goblin King, Morgo, himself.

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