Fourteen-year-old Zack Gilman is not what you'd call a happy kid. The mild-mannered son of the world's biggest Minnesota Vikings fan, he is doomed to spend his days being dragged to football games, where he's forced to sing fight songs and make bratwurst runs for his dad's boisterous posse. The problem is, Zack hates all organized sports. The other problem is, he's six-foot-three, weighs 250 pounds, and his dad sees him as the next Vikings football MVP. It starts out as an ordinary day at the Minnesota Metrodome. When Zack is nominated vice president in charge of bratwurst by his dad's football cronies, he grudgingly sets out on a food run, only to find himself caught in a freak snowstorm. Zack loses his sense of direction and literally stumbles upon a strange key-like object. The moment he picks it up, Zack find himself in another world, another time, and on an adventure he never bargained for.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0142500291
ISBN13:9780142500293
Release Date:June 2003
Publisher:Puffin Books
Length:190 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.0" x 7.9"
Age Range:10 to 14 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 9
Customer Reviews
1 rating
A really fun book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
High school freshman, Zack Gilman, is so unhappy with his life - he can't bring himself to talk to the girl of his dreams, the school bully is out to make his life hell, and his father and his hyper-Minnesota Viking-fan friends are enough to embarrass Zack to death! However, when Zack passes through a magical snowfall, he suddenly finds himself in another world, like 9th century Scandinavia, but complete with magic. And, to make matters even more amazing, this world is peopled by all of the people he knows, but cast in the role of Vikings! The only way back home is forward, to fulfill an ancient prophecy. But, along the way, Zack might just learn a little about himself, and the people he thought he knew.This is a really fun book. I liked the story and the characters and even the lesson. Heck, if you don't like lessons, then don't worry about it, it's a great story even if you ignore them. The story itself has lots of interesting dialogue and all that, plus nice battle scenes and magic. If you want a story about a high school boy who succeeds, then this book is for you!
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