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Title details for A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame by Louie Stowell - Available

A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame

#2 in series

by Louie Stowell
Louie Stowell
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When Thor's hammer goes missing, trickster god Loki, still trapped as a cranky eleven-year-old boy, is determined to prove he's innocent (for once!). The hilarious and doodle-packed series continues in this second volume.
Norse god Loki records the highs and lows of living on Earth as an eleven-year-old in grumbles, snarks, and doodles in his enchanted diary. He might not have shown any moral improvement (yet), but Odin has given Loki another chance to prove himself worthy of Asgard. Earning everyone's trust isn't easy, however. So far, Loki has managed to make only one human friend, Valerie, but is now irritated to learn that Valerie has made another friend, Georgina. Then, at Thor's birthday party (a pointless mortal ritual, though luckily there is cake), the magical hammer Mjolnir is stolen—and everyone suspects Loki! Can Loki find Thor's hammer, discover who the real thief is, and clear his name—or will his jealousy over Valerie's new friend cloud his judgment? From dangerous Frost Giants to disappointing parent-teacher conferences, Loki's riotously funny illustrated adventures continue.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Loki: A Bad God's Guide

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 9, 2023

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781536231687
    Kindle restrictions

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 690
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      March 1, 2023
      The Norse god of trickery gets another lesson in ethics when Thor's hammer is stolen. Confined to Midgard (Earth) in the form of 11-year-old Liam Smith by (as he puts it) "Poo-Poo Head Odin" until he can learn better behavior, the god of pranks continues the schooling begun in Loki: A Bad God's Guide To Being Good (2022). This time, he not only gets past major jealousy when Valerie, his one human friend, bonds with newly met fellow horse lover Georgina, but overcomes his deeply ingrained sense of self-righteousness to help save more than just this world from Frost Giants. Actually, along with folding in frequent glancing references to Norse myths, the author has salutary messages for much of the immortal supporting cast (and readers, too). Loki, his protestations of innocence ignored, is not only automatically accused of stealing the hammer of Thor, but turns out to have been framed by one of his Asgardian victims. A multitude of cartoon scenes, pages of sequential panels, and spot-art sight gags like a bag of dog poop labeled "MY LIFE" mingle with the boastful, self-absorbed preteen's records of his misadventures, including exchanges with his developing conscience and an admonitory magic journal that displays his wildly variable virtue score. Georgina and a teacher present as Black, the rest of the cast as White. More life lessons abob in poop jokes, boasts, and mythological references on the way to a bit of world-saving. (Graphic adventure. 9-12)

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Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
Kindle restrictions

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:690
  • Text Difficulty:3

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