After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.
Awards
Winner of Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) (Gold) 2004 and Virginia Readers Choice Award (Middle School) 2007. Commended for Book Sense Book of the Year Award (Children's Literature) 2005 and Texas Lone Star Reading List 2005. Short-listed for Young Reader's Choice Award (Intermediate/Grades 7-9) 2007 and Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 2007 and Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Young Adult) 2007 and Young Hoosier Book Award (Middle Grades) 2007 and Nutmeg Book Award (Teen) 2008 and South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Junior Book) 2007 and Iowa Teen Award 2007 and Rhode Island Teen Book Award 2006 and Great Stone Face Book Award 2005 and Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (Juvenile) 2006 and Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Grades 6-8) 2007.



Book Information
ISBN 9780689867446
Author Nancy Farmer
Format Hardback
Page Count 480
Imprint Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publisher Simon & Schuster