Loki: Tales of a Bad God: World Book Day 2024 Synopsis
After Norse god Loki played one too many tricks in Asgard, Odin banished him to live on Earth as an eleven-year-old school boy. With Thor, Heimdall and the giant Hyrrokkin pretending to be his family, Loki must record his deeds in a magical (slightly sarcastic) diary to prove he’s learning how to become more virtuous.
It’s a bit of a work in progress.
In this diary entry, Loki recounts three spectacular stories, including:
1) Triumphs (and failures) as Loki and Thor take on three tasks for Heimdall.
2) The Norse tale of Thor almost marrying a giant.
3) Loki as a robot. Sort of…
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781529519723 |
| Publication date: |
15th February 2024 |
| Author: |
Louie Stowell |
| Illustrator: |
Louie Stowell |
| Publisher: |
Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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About Louie Stowell
Louie Stowell was born in London and has lived there ever since, except for a short stint in Watford to study advertising. She’s worked as a copywriter, cartoonist, PR and in-house fiction writer, and was Publisher at Ladybird/Penguin Random House before writing full-time.
Her 2019 debut, The Dragon in the Library, was followed by The Monster in the Lake in 2020 and The Wizard in the Wood in 2021. Otherland, a standalone middle-grade novel, followed in 2021. The first book in her series, Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good, was an instant #3 Sunday Times (UK) Bestseller.
She lives in London with her wife Karen, her dog Buffy, and a creepy puppet that is probably cursed.
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