Kata and Tor by Kevin Crossley-Holland Paperback published by Walker 1st May 2025 ISBN 9781406399059 For 12-14 Years
The year is 1966. King Hardrada is set to invade York with his Viking fleet of 300 ships, and his son Tor is sent ahead as a scout. But Tor’s mission is comprised when he falls for Kata, an Anglo-Saxon girl. How can he win her heart when he is bringing war to her village? As love and fate draw them together, and the birds of battle shriek, Kata and Tor must decide where their true loyalties lie to their homelands or to each other.
MY REVIEW
I found Kata and Tor, novel a very special lovely read. I liked how at the beginning of the book all the characters are explained. Tor, Norwegian, aged fifteen King Harald Hardrada’s illegitimate third son. kata , English, aged fifteen a villager of Riccall. And The list of Villagers of Riccall, who lived in the village of Riccall. The list of Vikings names. And the Anglo-Saxons and others names. King Harald Hardrada is going to invade England. He is sending out 300 ship. His son will be his leading scout. Tor must find out everything he can. My favourite lines. Tor caught Kata’s eyes, and she caught his and winked at her. Knowing full well that there is a war going on, can there be any chance of a romance between Scout Tor and Angelo-Saxon Kata?
About author Kevin Crossley Holland
Kevin Crossley-Holland’s Arthur trilogy was translated into 25 languages, and the first book, The Seeing Stone, won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and has sold well over one million copies worldwide. He is a poet and historical novelist for children, also very well known for his retellings of myth and traditional tale, including Norse Myths and Norse Tales, and for his translation of Beowulf. He was the President of the School Library Association (2012-17) and is an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, a Patron of the Society of Storytelling, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His memoir of childhood, The Hidden Roads, was published in 2009. Bracelet of Bones, the first of his Viking Sagas, was published in 2011 and the second, Scramasax, in 2012. His new collection of poems, Gravity for Beginners, will be published early in 2021. https://www.instagram.com/kevincrossleyholland
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