num_pages: 459
description: The year is A.D. 793; Jack and his sister have been kidnapped by Vikings and taken to the court of Ivar the Boneless and his terrifying half-troll wife; but things get even worse when Jack finds himself on a dangerous quest to find the magical Mimir's Well in a far-off land, with his sister's life forfeit if he fails.Other threats include a willful mother Dragon, a giant spider, and a troll-boar with a surprising personality -- to say nothing of Ivar the Boneless and his wife, Queen Frith, a shape-shifting half-troll, and several eight foot tall, orange-haired, full-time trolls. But in stories by award-winner Nancy Farmer, appearances do deceive. She has never told a richer, funnier tale, nor offered more timeless encouragement to young seekers than "Just say no to pillaging."
language: English
title: The Sea of Trolls
titlecomplete: The Sea of Trolls (Sea of Trolls, #1)
characters: Jack Tenpenny
genres: Adventure, Historical, Fantasy, Childrens, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Mythology, Fiction
ratings_count: 15649
series: Sea of Trolls
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: James Tiptree Jr. Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers