false 2108198 6 After the death of his father, Odd's life has been stuck in a downward spiral. However, his luck begins to change after he frees a trapped bear in the woods. Discovering that the bear is actually a Norse god, twelve-year-old Odd embarks on a perilous quest to save the other gods from evil frost giants. 2113600 book 3 3 2008 Odd and the Frost Giants total:474|5:134|4:199|3:119|2:21|1:1| 474 1866 982 154 4 2 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 07:25:24 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 07:36:10 -0800 2008
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