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Thorfinn and the Gruesome Games

Thorfinn the Nicest Viking

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Thorfinn and the Gruesome Games

By: David MacPhail
Narrated by: Ross Dwyer
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Everyone knows Vikings are ruthless barbarians whose idea of a good time involves pillaging, plundering and feasting. But Thorfinn is no ordinary Viking! He is always polite and happily offers to wash the dirty dishes. Too bad his dad is Harald the Skull-Splitter, Village Chief and the roughest and toughest Viking of them all.

Harald, Thorfinn and the other Vikings are preparing to compete in the annual Gruesome Games, held on the Scottish island of Uraig. It falls to Thorfinn to save their village, but in a competition where belching, axe-throwing, pie-clobbering and goat-throwing are great point scorers, what help will a terribly nice Viking with a talent for baking be?

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Critic reviews

'The story cracks along at a good pace ... This is a highly entertaining book celebrating difference that will delight newly confident readers.' (School Library Association)
'This little novel is a perfect barrel of laughs for boys and girls alike.' (Suffolk Libraries)
'An easy, fun read that would work well as a read aloud.' (Education Queensland)
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