The thrilling, wintry Nordic tale by Neil Gaiman, who weaves a magical story of legend and adventure that will enchant readers from beginning to end.

Odd, a young Viking boy, is left fatherless following a raid. In his icy, ancient world there is no mercy for an unlucky soul with a crushed foot and no one to protect him. Fleeing to the woods, Odd stumbles upon and releases a trapped bear...and then Odd's destiny begins to change.

The eagle, bear, and fox Odd encounters are Norse gods, trapped in animal form by the evil frost giant who has conquered Asgard, the city of the gods. Now our hero must reclaim Thor's hammer, outwit the frost giants and release the gods...

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 09/22/2009
ISBN: 9780061671739
Pages: 117
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.30w x 0.60d
Award: Nene Award - Nominee
Award: West Virginia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Honor Book
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Indies Choice Book Awards - Honor Book
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citations: Booklist 07/01/2009 pg. 61
Publishers Weekly 08/17/2009 pg. 62
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2009
School Library Journal 10/01/2009 pg. 126
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2009 pg. 672
Asimov's Science Fiction 02/01/2010 pg. 109
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2010
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Superior,Well Above Average
BookPage 10/01/2009

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 132851 / Odd and the Frost Giants
Reading Level: 5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 2