"Boulder and stone, crumble and crack! Who be here in the cave of ol' Scrachaback?" Penniless as a pauper but ready as a rump roast, the rascally boy known as Butterball has never seen a troll - until one night when a mean old monster marches down from the mountains and steals all the town's glistening gold. Grinning with mischief, Butterball grabs his tools and capers after the troll, following a trail of giant, muddy footprints into the hills in search of adventure - and maybe a little treasure of his own. Butterball and Scrachaback's Cave is the first chapter in a twisted little tale of guts, greed, and glittering glory - and of a boy who's far trickier than he looks.