Secret Viking Wishes

By Agnès Mathieu-Daudé, Olivier Tallec (Illustrator), Nanette McGuinness (Translator)

Book #2 in the Dagfrid, Viking Girl series

Viking siblings defy tradition, swapping swords for spatulas.

4.0/5 Goodreads · 41 ratings

48 pages

$7.00Save 5%

In stock. Also at Amazon or Bookshop.

Bookroo's summary

Dagfrid, a Viking girl, is stuck with chores while her brother Odalrik, destined to be a warrior, longs for more. As Odalrik secretly helps Dagfrid prepare a feast, they challenge gender roles, discovering unexpected talents and questioning their society's norms. Will they break free from tradition?

From the publisher

Meet Dagfrid, Viking Girl! For fans of How to Train Your Dragon, this early chapter book sets Viking norms on its head with humor and wit. Viking gender roles are turned on their head! Dagfrid’s brother, Odalrik, has turned sixteen years old. For his birthday, he gets a sword and should be in training to be a great warrior, but all Dagfrid sees him doing is laying around. All the while, she not only has to do the cleaning and sewing, but has been given the “honor” of preparing the meal for the chief’s banquet. Come to find out, Odalrik is bored and would love to learn how to cook and sew so he’s not so bored all the time, but his lot in life as a male is to be a leader. Together, they decide it’s all nonsense, so, hiding behind their house, Odalrik helps Dagfrid with the banquet and not only feels useful, but is quite good at cooking.

At a glance