The Sea of Trolls

The Sea of TrollsJack was eleven when the berserkers loomed out of the fog and nabbed him. "It seems that things are stirring across the water," the Bard had warned. "Ships are being built, swords are being forged." "Is that bad?" Jack had asked, for his Saxon village had never before seen berserkers. "Of course. People don't make ships and swords unless they intend to use them." The year is A. D. 793. In the next months, Jack and his little sister, Lucy, are enslaved

Jack was eleven when the berserkers loomed out of the fog and nabbed him. "It seems that things are stirring across the water," the Bard had warned. "Ships are being built, swords are being forged."

"Is that bad?" Jack had asked, for his Saxon village had never before seen berserkers.

"Of course. People don't make ships and swords unless they intend to use them."

The year is A.D. 793. In the next months, Jack and his little sister, Lucy, are enslaved by Olaf One-Brow and his fierce young shipmate, Thorgil. With a crow named Bold Heart for mysterious company, they are swept up into an adventure-quest in the spirit of The Lord of the Rings.

Award-winner Nancy Farmer has never told a richer, funnier tale, nor offered more timeless encouragement to young seekers than "Just say no to pillaging."

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/01/2006
ISBN: 9780689867460
Pages: 459
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.90w x 1.17d
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/26/2006 pg. 54

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 81202 / Sea of Trolls
Reading Level: 4.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 16