<p><strong>2014 MIDWEST BOOK AWARD GOLD MEDAL for CHILDREN&#39;S FICTION</strong></p><p><strong>Listed among 2014 BEST BOOKS FOR GIRLS by A MIGHTY GIRL.</strong></p><p>ODIN&rsquo;S PROMISE is a historical novel for middle-grade readers, a story of the first year of German occupation of Norway in World War II as seen through the eyes of a young girl.</p><p>Eleven-year-old Mari grew up tucked safely under the wings of her parents, grandma, and her older siblings. After Hitler&rsquo;s troops invade Norway in Spring 1940, she is forced to grow beyond her &ldquo;little girl&rdquo; nickname to deal with harsh new realities. At her side for support and protection is Odin, her faithful elkhound.</p><p>As the year progresses, Mari, her family, and her neighbors are drawn into the Norwegian underground resistance movement.</p><p>&ldquo;Readers will cheer for Mari as she discovers her inner strength &ndash; and the courage to help celebrate Norway&rsquo;s spirit of resistance.&rdquo; &mdash; Kathleen Ernst, author of American Girl&rsquo;s Caroline Abbott series and Chloe Ellefson Mystery series.</p><p>&ldquo;Beautifully written, emotionally taut novel of one girl&rsquo;s coming of age during war time.&rdquo; &mdash; Gayle Rosengren</p>