04258cam a2200397 4500 233461648 TxAuBib 20150605120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780804121743 0804121745 5d680999-5bb9-4547-9f6c-62b77a52c6f2 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1085508 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Gratton, Tessa. The Lost Sun [Libby Audiobook] : Songs of New Asgard Series, Book 1. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2013. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 273MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 273MB. HTML:Fans of Neil Gaiman's American Gods and Holly Black's The Curse Workers will embrace this richly drawn, Norse-mythology-infused alternate world: the United States of Asgard. Seventeen-year-old Soren Bearskin is trying to escape the past. His father, a famed warrior, lost himself to the battle-frenzy and killed thirteen innocent people. Soren cannot deny that berserking is in his blood--the fevers, insomnia, and occasional feelings of uncontrollable rage haunt him. So he tries to remain calm and detached from everyone at Sanctus Sigurd's Academy. But that's hard to do when a popular, beautiful girl like Astrid Glyn tells Soren she dreams of him. That's not all Astrid dreams of--the daughter of a renowned prophetess, Astrid is coming into her own inherited abilities. When Baldur, son of Odin and one of the most popular gods in the country, goes missing, Astrid sees where he is and convinces Soren to join her on a road trip that will take them to find not only a lost god, but also who they are beyond the legacy of their parents and everything they've been told they have to be.. "Strong writing and an inventive recasting of mythological characters combine to create an evocative, romantic adventure. The novel wisely allows its characters to revel in their mythological underpinnings rather than trying to make them seem like authentic contemporary teens, yet Soren and Astrid's struggle to understand their place in the larger world will still resonate with readers, while their intense, moving romance will elicit plenty of sighs. Reading like a slightly older sibling to Armstrong and Marr's Loki's Wolves, this rousing narrative offers all the best elements of a mythological quest while giving unfamiliar readers a thorough but not heavy-handed introduction to the traditional tales.". HTML:The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. "Gratton sets up an alternate universe where Norse gods are juxtaposed with typical American life in this first novel in a new series. While Astrid dreams of apples and Soren battles the berserker rage inside, they forge new alliances and a bond of friendship that puts them squarely in the path of a cat-and-mouse game played by gods.". HTML:Booklist. HTML:"A moving and original romance.". HTML:Publishers Weekly. Young Adult Fiction. Mythology. Fantasy. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-05 20:00:03. Daymond, Robbie. http://camellia.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=5d680999-5bb9-4547-9f6c-62b77a52c6f2 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/1085508-LostSun.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/1085508-LostSun.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5D680999-5BB9-4547-9F6C-62B77A52C6F2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/1085508-LostSun.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/1085508-LostSun.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=5D680999-5BB9-4547-9F6C-62B77A52C6F2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)