Tebbetts, Christopher. The quest for faith.(The Viking, Saga Two). Penguin Putnam, Puffin. 190p. c2003. 0-14-250030-5. $6.99. J Zack is transported back in time once again (following his adventure in Saga One, Viking Pride) to help the Vikings find the first of the objects needed for peace in the land. The friends he has made in the past resemble his friends and family in the present; even his enemies look the same! This time, Zack is on his way to Jotunheim, the land of the giants, to find the helmet of faith. They are pursued by Erik, an enemy, and must outmaneuver out·ma·neu·ver tr.v. out·ma·neu·vered, out·ma·neu·ver·ing, out·ma·neu·vers 1. To overcome (an opponent) by artful, clever maneuvering. 2. him and his crew, The way to Jotunheim is through a waterfall waterfall, a sudden unsupported drop in a stream. It is formed when the stream course is interrupted as when a stream passes over a layer of harder rock—often igneous—to an area of softer and therefore more easily eroded rock; the edge of a cliff or , and after almost drowning drowning /drown·ing/ (droun´ing) suffocation and death resulting from filling of the lungs with water or other substance. drowning, n asphyxiation because of submersion in a liquid. , they find that the giants would just as soon eat them as help them. The helmet of faith is hidden in the treasure vaults, and Zack and his friends must fight Erik and his crew after finding the helmet. Zack uses the helmet to fly over Erik's ship and cut the ropes that hold up the sails so Erik's ship must row home rather than depend on wind power. Junior high boys who love adventure and football will enjoy this book. Zack's dad is a devoted Minnesota Vikings Palmyra (pălmī`rə), ancient city of central Syria. A small modern village known as Tudmur is on the site. . MO |
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