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...

Author: Neil Gaiman
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 09/22/2009
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.30w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780061671739
Audience: Ages 9-12

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


Award: 2010 Indies Choice Book Awards Honor Book - Middle Readers
Award: 2010 Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award Honor Book - Children's Literature
Award: 2011 Rhode Island Children's Book Awards Nominee - Grades 3-6
Award: 2011 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction
Award: 2009 Cybils Finalist - Fantasy/Sci-Fi/ELM/Midgr
Award: 2012 West Virginia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's
Award: 2012 Sequoyah Book Awards Nominee - Children's


Review Citation(s):
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

About the Author
Helquist, Brett: -

Brett Helquist's celebrated art has graced books from the charming Bedtime for Bear, which he also wrote, to the New York Times-bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket to the glorious picture book adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

Gaiman, Neil: -

Neil Gaiman is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of books for children and adults whose award-winning titles include Norse Mythology, American Gods, The Graveyard Book, Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett), Coraline, and The Sandman graphic novels. Neil Gaiman is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR and Professor in the Arts at Bard College.