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Chapter Book · Ages 9–16 · 2003 · Est. 3.5 hour read
Mystery of the Silver Coins
Part of the Viking Quest series
A daring escape ignites a clash of faiths and survival.
4.3/5 Goodreads · 1,409 ratings
208 pages· 36,660 words· Est. 3.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Bree, a captive in tenth-century Norway, escapes a Viking ship with her friend Lil. As they hide in the woods, Mikkel and his crew hunt them, believing Bree stole silver coins. Amidst the chase, Bree grapples with forgiveness, while Mikkel questions the power of the Irish Christian God over his own. Meanwhile, in Ireland, Bree's brother Devin struggles with anger over her kidnapping. Can faith and forgiveness triumph in this perilous quest?
From the publisher
In this second installment of the Viking Quest series, Bree finds herself in a physical and spiritual battle for survival.Bree, along with another young slave, makes a daring escape from the ship as soon as it reaches harbor. They hide in the woods as Mikkel and his Viking sailors begin a relentless search, certain that Bree is responsible for a missing bag of silver coins.Bree must face her unwillingness to forgive the Vikings, and Mikkel begins to wonder: Is the God of these Irish Christians really more powerful than our own Viking gods?
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 208
- Words
- 36,660
- Reading age
- 9–16
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- ~720L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.6
- F&P level
- ~Q
- AR points
- 5
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 82564
Publication
- Published
- September 1, 2003
- Publisher
- Moody Publishers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780802431134
- LCCN
- 2003012109
- OCLC
- 52901443
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