The sword of summer

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Label

The sword of summer

Statement of responsibility

Rick Riordan

Title variation

• Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard
• Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard

Creator

• Riordan, Rick
• trueRiordan, Rick

Author

• Riordan, Rick

Subject

• trueTeenage boys
• truePeople who are deaf
• Quests (Expeditions) -- Juvenile fiction
• trueSixteen-year-old boys
• trueSwords
• trueAfrican Americans
• trueBooks for reluctant readers
• trueBoston, Massachusetts
• trueChase, Magnus (Fictitious character)
• Chase, Magnus (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
• trueDeath
• trueDemigods
• Fantasy -- Juvenile fiction
• trueFantasy fiction
• trueGiants
• trueGods and goddesses, Norse
• Homeless children -- Juvenile fiction
• trueHomelessness
• trueMuslims
• trueMythological fiction
• Mythology, Norse -- Fiction
• Mythology, Norse -- Juvenile fiction

Genre

• Fiction
• Juvenile fiction
• trueMythological fiction
• trueBooks for reluctant readers
• trueFantasy fiction

Language

eng

Summary

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 is tracked down by a man he's never met -- a man his mother claimed was dangerous. The man 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

Member of

• Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard, 01
• trueMagnus Chase and the gods of Asgard

Theme

• trueQuest for magical items

Storyline

• truePlot-driven

Pace

• trueFast-paced

Writing style

• trueAttention-grabbing

Character

• trueSarcastic
• trueReligiously diverse
• trueAbility diverse
• trueCulturally diverse

Award

• Blue Hen Book Award (Delaware) for Chapter Books, 2018.
• YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2016.
• Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest), Intermediate, 2018.

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Intended audience

630

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.R4829

LC item number

Sw 2015

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

630

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 5
• 12

Series statement

Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard

Series volume

bk. 1

Target audience

pre adolescent