{"product_id":"erik-vs-everything-hardcover","title":"Erik vs. Everything - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristina Uss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan a worrier really become a warrior? Nine-year-old Erik Sheepflattener's life motto is Avoid Stuff, despite his family's attempts to bring out his inner Viking. In this outrageously quirky, \"funny and perceptive\"* novel\u003cem\u003e . . . \u003c\/em\u003ewhy not be both? (*\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Erik Sheepflattener. Each member of his modern-day Viking-heritage family has a motto to live by. His parents have Family and Pride. His sisters have Conquer and Win. His grandfather has Turnip. But Erik is developing a motto he can truly believe in: Avoid Stuff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMostly, Erik's fierce family ignores or discounts him, especially when he tries to say no. But while spending the summer with his rough-and-tumble cousins and older sister Brunhilde in Minnesota, axe-wielding Bru gets the idea to name and Conquer all of Erik's fears. Will anyone hear him say no before it's too late? And will Erik end up defined by his fears, or by his fearless family? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eErik vs. Everything\u003c\/em\u003e is an adventurous, humorous, and heartfelt romp about finding your place, speaking up for yourself, and pursuing what you love . . . even when it scares you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina Uss\u003c\/b\u003e has written about bicycling and travel for many magazines and newspapers. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle, \u003c\/i\u003ewas a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year and received starred reviews from S\u003ci\u003ehelf Awareness, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Publisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. Christina lives in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Erik vs. Everything\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699469815871,"sku":"9780358126713","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/002ef4467fa306b78c7af1d30125b404.webp?v=1765013532","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/erik-vs-everything-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}