The Boxtrolls: A Novel

This novelization of the acclaimed stop-motion film introduces Eggs, a human boy lovingly raised by a community of subterranean, junk-collecting Boxtrolls. When a villainous pest exterminator, Archibald Snatcher, targets the Boxtrolls for eradication to gain social standing, Eggs and his new human friend Winnie must uncover the town's long-held prejudices and fight to save his adoptive family. The story explores themes of identity, family, prejudice, and bravery, set in a whimsical yet dark 19th-century European town obsessed with cheese. It's a tale of found family and standing up for the misunderstood.

When the Boxtrolls are targeted by Archibald Snatcher, who is bent on eradicating them, the kindhearted band of trolls must turn to their adopted charge Eggs and rich girl Winnie to bridge two worlds.