The sword of summer /
Riordan, Rick.
The sword of summer / Rick Riordan. - ix, 497 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. - Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard ; bk. I .
Publisher's Weekly, August 2015. Kirkus Review, September 2015.
Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision. Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die ...
4.8 5-8 630L Lexile
9781423160915 1423160916 9781423163374 9781484760352
2015018467
Mythology, Norse--Juvenile fiction.
Mythology, Norse--Fiction.
Norse mythology--Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers--Fiction.
Mythology, Norse--Fiction.
Magic--Fiction.
Fantasy.
Fantasy fiction.
PZ7.R4829 / Sw 2015
F RIO
The sword of summer / Rick Riordan. - ix, 497 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. - Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard ; bk. I .
Publisher's Weekly, August 2015. Kirkus Review, September 2015.
Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision. Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die ...
4.8 5-8 630L Lexile
9781423160915 1423160916 9781423163374 9781484760352
2015018467
Mythology, Norse--Juvenile fiction.
Mythology, Norse--Fiction.
Norse mythology--Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers--Fiction.
Mythology, Norse--Fiction.
Magic--Fiction.
Fantasy.
Fantasy fiction.
PZ7.R4829 / Sw 2015
F RIO