Notes from the Radical Reader:

• Noble Characters: Briana O’ Toole is a girl with hopes, dreams, and failures just like anyone else. Serving God and trusting in him has usually been easy. But when she is captured by Vikings, enslaved on one of their ships, and forced to serve the boy she hates most, her courage is tested time and time again. As the series continues, you see Briana, along with her brother, Devin, and her captor, Mikkel, struggle to face difficult circumstances with courage. Only by relying on Christ’s strength can they endure.
• Captivating Plots: I fell in love with this series when I first read it. Lois Walfrid Johnson has spun a tale of heroism and sacrifice, slavery and freedom, justice and vengeance. Follow Briana, Mikkel, and Devin as their journeys take them all across Ireland, Norway, Greenland, and beyond.  I recommend the books usually to girls, just because the protagonist is a girl. But it would be great for boys also!
• Elaborate Worlds: The stories display a unique time in history when Viking raids were feared and frequent, when the ships with the dragons’ heads struck fear in every heart, and when the toll of a monastery bell would tell you that the Vikings had been sighted on the horizon. Johnson’s engaging writing style, vivid descriptions and character building, and hope-filled themes will leave you enraptured in the world she has created.