Blast from the North (Lug) - Hardcover

Zeltser, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1512406414 ISBN 13: 9781512406412

Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®, 2016

Synopsis

After saving his clan from saber-toothed tigers, Lug the caveboy has become a hero. The only problem: between the nightmares and his sudden skittishness around animals, he doesn't feel like much of a hero. But now he and his friends, Stony and Echo, have even bigger problems. A giant glacier is rolling toward their village―faster than any ordinary mass of ice should move―and it's on course to crush the whole settlement! Maybe Blast, the mysterious northern boy who lives on the glacier, can help Lug's clan. Or maybe it will be up to Lug to save the day again, whether he's ready to or not.

About this title

About the Author

David Zeltser is the author of the Lug series, Ninja Baby, Stinker, and The Universe Ate My Homework. He studied physics at Harvard and was fortunate to co-author a paper with the world renowned physicist Howard Georgi. Now David writes children's books, graphic novels, and screenplays and lives with his family and many barking sea lions in Santa Cruz, California. Follow him on Twitter (@davidzeltser) and at www.davidzeltser.com.

Review

"A rogue glacier is heading towards Lug's village and mayhem ensues. The people in the village have never seen something like this before and Lug, along with his friends and his trusted mammoth, Woolly, decide to investigate. They discover that the glacier is actually the home of Blast, a seemingly innocuous fellow cavemen whose mission is to steal the local livestock of the villages he encounters. It's now up to Lug and friends to stop Blast from absconding with their animals and save the village from further plunder. This delightful series serves up laughs and action throughout. Fans of the previous tale will enjoy this outing and will eagerly anticipate further adventures from their favorite prehistoric friend."―School Library Journal

(Journal)

"Lug, the boy who'd rather paint cave walls, is back in a second adventure. With a fast-approaching glacier, Lug and his friends Stony and Echo are caught up in saving their clans from a frosty demise. On their first close-up view of the glacier, they discover and resuscitate a boy (Blast) frozen in ice. Blast encourages them to buy into his idea of bringing their two clans into his ice castle to protect them from the glacier, but what the friends find in the ice castle quickly shifts from intriguing to frightening. When Lug is thrown into the dungeon, he discovers other groups of people being held prisoner by Blast and his cronies. Can the three friends succeed in slowing the glacier, protecting their clans, and freeing the people and animals? Zeltser pairs friendship and climate change in this adventure of good versus evil, and heroes versus bullies. With short chapters, plenteous dialogue, and humorous illustrations, this is a good choice for reluctant readers or fans of the Ice Age animated movies."―Booklist

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About this edition

• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1512406414
• ISBN 13: 9781512406412
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160