Viking Pride

by Christopher Tebbetts

Fourteen-year-old Zack Gilman is not what you'd call a happy kid. The mild-mannered son of the world's biggest Minnesota Vikings fan, he is doomed to spend his days being dragged to football games, where he's forced to sing fight songs and make bratwurst runs for his dad's boisterous posse. The problem is, Zack hates all organized sports. The other problem is, he's six-foot-three, weighs 250 pounds, and his dad sees him as the next Vikings football...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0142500291
• ISBN13: 9780142500293
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

A really fun book

High school freshman, Zack Gilman, is so unhappy with his life - he can't bring himself to talk to the girl of his dreams, the school bully is out to make his life hell, and his father and his hyper-Minnesota Viking-fan friends are enough to embarrass Zack to death! However, when Zack passes through a magical snowfall, he suddenly finds himself in another world, like 9th century Scandinavia, but complete with magic. And, to make matters even more amazing, this world is peopled by all of the people he knows, but cast in the role of Vikings! The only way back home is forward, to fulfill an ancient prophecy. But, along the way, Zack might just learn a little about himself, and the people he thought he knew.This is a really fun book. I liked the story and the characters and even the lesson. Heck, if you don't like lessons, then don't worry about it, it's a great story even if you ignore them. The story itself has lots of interesting dialogue and all that, plus nice battle scenes and magic. If you want a story about a high school boy who succeeds, then this book is for you!