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: Lois Walfrid Johnson has spun a tale of heroism and sacrifice, slavery and freedom, justice and vengeance, in which every adventure tries the courage of the two Irish children and their Norwegian captor. Follow Briana, Mikkel, and Devin as their journeys take them to Ireland, Norway, Greenland, and beyond. 
• 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 immersed in the historical world she has brought to life.