02437cam a2200505 i 4500 1400715648 TxAuBib 20240712120000.0 150810s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015018467 9781423160915 1423160916 9781484760352 1484760352 9781484760383 1484760387 9780606399722 0606399720 9781484749715 1484749715 (OCoLC)907096960 TxAuBib rda Riordan, Rick, author. The sword of summer / Rick Riordan. Magnus chase and the gods of Asgard : The sword of summer. First edition. New York : Disney-Hyperion, 2015. ix, 497 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard ; 1 Magnus Chase has seen his share of trouble. Ever since that terrible night two years ago when his mother told him to run, he has lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, staying one step ahead of the police and truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph 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. Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die .. Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.8 18.0 177142. Reading Counts! 4.5. 20240712. A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG.) Chase, Magnus Juvenile fiction. Mythology, Norse Juvenile fiction. Homeless children Juvenile fiction. Quests (Expeditions) Juvenile fiction. Fantasy fiction. Novels. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard ; 1.