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swood
Unregistered User
(8/26/04 8:59 am)
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Norse mythology in YA lit
Hello,
I'm reviewing Nancy Farmer's latest book The Sea
of Trolls, which features lots of Norse mythology. I don't think
I've ever read a book (the D'Aulaires
book excluded) that has made Norse mythology so accessible to
me.
I did a brief search of the Sur La Lune site to see what other books
might be available on the subject. I'm specifically looking for
YA lit with Norse mythology themes. Nothing comes to mind except
Diana Wynne Jones' Eight
Days of Luke.
I thought I would ask the experts here at Sur La Lune!
Thank you,
Sarah
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Veronica
Schanoes
Registered User
(8/26/04 9:38 am)
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Re: Norse mythology in YA lit
Tom Holt's Expecting
Someone Taller is based on Wagner's ring cycle and involves
valkyries and suchlike. Don't know if it's still in print, though.
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Richard
Parks
Registered User
(8/26/04 2:12 pm)
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Re: Norse mythology in YA lit
One I remember from childhood was Henry Treece's VIKING'S
DAWN. The Norse religion was treated rather straightforwardly,
though the only supernatural element I remember was a Lap or Finnish
crewmember who could whistle up winds.
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AliceCEB
Registered User
(8/26/04 7:25 pm)
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Re: Norse mythology in YA lit
A couple of books that use Norse mythology as part of their plot:
Neil Gaiman's American
Gods and Michael Chabon's Summerland.
What's YA is pretty broad--Gaiman's AG
is arguably "adult", and Chabon's Summerland
is arguably "middle grade", but I think both have appeal
for the teen market.
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Veronica
Schanoes
Registered User
(8/30/04 3:03 pm)
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Re: Norse mythology in YA lit
Oh yeah, and of course Douglas Adams's Long
Dark Teatime of the Soul is all about Norse mythology.
Again, not exactly YA, but not exactly not YA either. I read it
when I was 14 and liked it fine.
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Black
Sheep
Registered User
(8/31/04 4:24 am)
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Re: Norse mythology in YA lit
I love Diana Wynne Jones' "Eight
Days of Luke"!
In no particular order (YA and children's):
Jeremy Strong, "There's
a Viking in my Bed" (+ sequels)
Emily Rodda, "Bob
and the House Elves"
Susan Price, "Elfgift"
+ "Elfking"
Diana Paxson, "The
Wolf and the Raven" + "Dragons
of the Rhine" + "Lord
of Horses" (trilogy)
Melvin Burgess (automatic Burgess content warning!), "Bloodtide"
Rosemary Sutcliff, "The
Shield Ring" + "Sword
Song"
Cressida Cowell, "Hiccup
the Viking" + "How
to Train a Dragon"
And for adults who enjoy differing points of view:
Johanna Sinisalo, "Not
Before Sundown"
Enjoy!
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Black
Sheep
Registered User
(8/31/04 6:53 am)
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Re: Norse mythology in YA lit
And:
Welwyn Wittion Katz, "Out
of the Dark"
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swood
Unregistered User
(8/31/04 1:46 pm)
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Thank you!
Thank you all for adding to this list, I forgot about the Rosemary Sutcliff books. I'm going to check the index at the library; I'll let you know if I find anything interesting.
(Burgess wrote a book based on Norse mythology? Content warning indeed!)
Sarah
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