02530cam a2200409 i 4500 296100088 TxAuBib 20151015120000.0 150810s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015018467 9781423160915 19.99 1423160916 19.99 TxAuBib rda Riordan, Rick, 1964- The sword of summer [BOOK] / Rick Riordan. First edition. Los Angeles : 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 always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the 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...". 630L Lexile. Decoding demand: 98 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 88 (very high) Structure demand: 89 (very high) Lexile. 20250926. Chase, Magnus Juvenile fiction. Quests (Expeditions) Juvenile fiction. Mythology, Norse Juvenile fiction. Gods, Norse Juvenile fiction. Boston (Mass) Juvenile fiction. Adventure stories for children. Fantasy fiction for children. Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard ; 1.