Marr and Armstrong Share Love of Norse Mythology
That's me holding the Viking shield with Marr on the left and Armstrong on the right On Monday, May 19th, we were treated to a visit by authors, Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong . They are friends and co-authors of the series, Blackwell Pages , which is a trilogy telling a fast-paced adventure story about some kids who are descendants of the Norse gods. The story explains how these descendants of Thor and Loki join together to find a way to save the world from destruction during Ragnarok. The authors spoke to the entire sixth grade and seventh grade classes in two presentations. That made it easy for me because I could take lots of pictures during the first presentation, and then concentrate on what they were saying the second time around. I am not always the best multi-tasker. Seventh graders listen intently Both authors have many books for older teens, but this series is designed for the middle grades. The impetus of these books was threefold. First was their own...