{"product_id":"when-we-were-vikings-9781982126773","title":"When We Were Vikings","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndie Next\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Pick for February 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook of the Month\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e January 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibraryReads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e January 2020 Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookreporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e New Release Spotlight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Best Books of the Week\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"January's Most Anticipated New Books\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"10 Books for the New Year\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Best Books in January\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Best Winter New Releases\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Zelda is a marvel, a living, breathing three-dimensional character with a voice so distinctive she leaps off the page.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Heartwarming and unforgettable.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Zelda, a twenty-one-year-old Viking enthusiast who lives with her older brother, Gert, life is best lived with some basic rules: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1. A smile means \"thank you for doing something small that I liked.\"\u003cbr\u003e 2. Fist bumps and dabs = respect.\u003cbr\u003e 3. Strange people are not appreciated in her home.\u003cbr\u003e 4. Tomatoes must go in the middle of the sandwich and not get the bread wet.\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sometimes the most important things don't fit on lists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when Zelda finds out that Gert has resorted to some questionable--and dangerous--methods to make enough money to keep them afloat, Zelda decides to launch her own quest. Her mission: to be legendary. It isn't long before Zelda finds herself in a battle that tests the reach of her heroism, her love for her brother, and the depth of her Viking strength. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A most welcome and wonderful debut\" (Tyrell Johnson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wolves of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eWhen We Were Vikings \u003c\/i\u003eis an uplifting debut about an unlikely heroine whose journey will leave you wanting to embark on a quest of your own, because after all...we are all legends of our own making.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMacDonald, Andrew David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Andrew David MacDonald grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He won a Western Magazine Award for Fiction, was shortlisted for the Canadian National Magazine Award for Fiction, and his work has been anthologized in four volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Journey Prize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, collecting the year's best Canadian stories from emerging writers. He has an MFA from the Program for Poets and Writers at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gallery\/Scout Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644625228050,"sku":"9781982126773","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_afb15aea-65cf-4f90-9327-119ca849be22.jpg?v=1733118815","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-we-were-vikings-9781982126773","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}