{"product_id":"loki-a-bad-gods-guideisbn-9781536226318","title":"Loki: A Bad God's Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe spotlight is on trickster god Loki, still stuck as a peevish eleven-year-old, as he grapples with whether he will play the part of the hero or the villain in the school play—and in his mortal life. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNorse god Loki’s been able to avoid eternity in a pit of angry snakes, but living on Earth as an eleven-year-old is still a drag. When Thor and Loki’s “parents” abandon them to go on holiday, Odin sends Balder—Thor’s half brother and god of making Loki look bad—to babysit. Then there’s the school play. Despite Loki’s acting genius (it’s lying, after all), Thor is cast as the wonderful prince, while Loki is the villain. What?! At least Loki’s found a cool ring to wear with his costume. One that looks suspiciously like the cursed ring of Andvari. It’s probably a coincidence that when Loki wears it, everyone gives him the same adoring look they give Balder. And that new voice telling Loki to give in to his deepest, darkest desires is just his conscience, right? Loki starts to wonder: What’s the point of being good if everyone’s already decided you’re bad? Drama and hilarity ensue in this third doodle-packed diary that will have readers giving Loki a standing ovation.A magic ring threatens to derail the efforts of the god of mischief to mend his ways and so be allowed to return to Asgard. . . . More hilarious mythological tweaks and narrow squeaks.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cb\u003eLouie Stowell \u003c\/b\u003estarted her career writing carefully researched books about space, ancient Egypt, politics, and science, but eventually lapsed into just making stuff up. The author of the Kit the Wizard series, she was inspired by her research into Norse myths to write \u003ci\u003eLoki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good\u003c\/i\u003e, which became a number-one UK bestseller, and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eLoki: A Bad God’s Guide to Taking the Blame. \u003c\/i\u003eLouie Stowell writes full-time in London, where she lives with her wife, Karen; their dog, Buffy; and a creepy puppet that is probably cursed.\u003cb\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   This is a magical diary, which should be a wondrous thing, but in reality it is a living nightmare. Every time I, Loki, god of mischief, record my deeds inside its pages, the diary calculates my so-called virtue score. This calculation rarely goes in my favor.\u003cbr\u003e   And to make matters worse, if I stray ever so slightly from the truth, it corrects me. I have to put up with such nonsense because this diary is programmed with the so-called wisdom of smelly bum-bum Odin.\u003cbr\u003e   Correction: Odin does not have a smelly bum-bum.\u003cbr\u003e   HA! Victory! I made the diary say “smelly bum-bum”! \u003cbr\u003e   Anyway. I have been sent to Midgard, which you peasants call Earth, as punishment for cutting off the goddess Sif’s hair. The conditions of my punishment are that I must take the form of a mortal child and refrain from displaying my amazing godly powers. Luckily, I’ve discovered a loophole: as long as mortals don’t SEE me transforming into various animals and beings, I can do it as often as I like.\u003cbr\u003e   This is, irritatingly, true. \u003cbr\u003e   Accompanying me are my fake family: Thor, Hyrrokkin, and Heimdall.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This is what I have done on Earth so far . . . \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Discovered the horrors \u003cbr\u003e of mortal school.\u003cbr\u003e Made two mortal friends.\u003cbr\u003e Valerie\u003cbr\u003e Georgina\u003cbr\u003e Defeated many Frost Giants! \u003cbr\u003e (Well, the same ones twice.)\u003cbr\u003e Woo-hoo!\u003cbr\u003e Oh no!\u003cbr\u003e Woo-hoo!\u003cbr\u003e Oh no!\u003cbr\u003e And received magical gifts . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBECAUSE I AM AWESOME and a Good God™ now. \u003cbr\u003e   A GIANT'S GUIDE TO MAGIC SPELLS FOR BEGINNERS Wand\u003cbr\u003e   Lie detected. You were NOT given the book (and by extension the wand) because you are “awesome” and a Good God™ now. Hyrrokkin said that you “still have far to go and a lot to learn.”\u003cbr\u003e   Harrumph. I guess that’s why I’m still stuck here . . .","brand":"Walker Books US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304376226021,"sku":"NP9781536226318","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536226317_6ef4b923-ffbf-43ab-8446-5ecbdedb8234.jpg?v=1730757137","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/loki-a-bad-gods-guideisbn-9781536226318","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}