Hat-Trick Teddy
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Summary
A story bursting with fun， footy， family， friends and Nonna's meatballs from NRL superstar and Dally M Medal winner， James Tedesco。
For every kid who dreams big！
Twelve-year-old Teddy is a footy star in the making。 He plays rugby league at home on the farm。 He plays for the Menangle Meerkats with his friends from school。
But when a storm turns his team's playing fields into a mud-pit， Teddy is faced with the worst decision of his life: if he wants to keep playing， he will need to switch teams from the Meerkats to their arch rivals - the Camden Rams。
But can a Meerkat really be a Ram？
Based on James's own footy-playing childhood， Hat-Trick Teddy encourages kids to follow their dreams regardless of the obstacles in their way。
Perfect for fans of David Warner's The Kaboom Kid！， Tim Cahill's Tiny Timmy， Anh Do's Weirdo series and the Treehouse series。
For every kid who dreams big！
Twelve-year-old Teddy is a footy star in the making。 He plays rugby league at home on the farm。 He plays for the Menangle Meerkats with his friends from school。
But when a storm turns his team's playing fields into a mud-pit， Teddy is faced with the worst decision of his life: if he wants to keep playing， he will need to switch teams from the Meerkats to their arch rivals - the Camden Rams。
But can a Meerkat really be a Ram？
Based on James's own footy-playing childhood， Hat-Trick Teddy encourages kids to follow their dreams regardless of the obstacles in their way。
Perfect for fans of David Warner's The Kaboom Kid！， Tim Cahill's Tiny Timmy， Anh Do's Weirdo series and the Treehouse series。
Reviews
Jodie Pedano
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With all the rave reviews I really expected something on par with “Circe” by Madeleine Miller （which is probably one of my all time favourite books）。 This book pales sadly in comparison。 I mean REALLY pales in comparison despite that book being cited as a comparison in many reviews I read about this book。 In short it is badly written and really comes across as a “young readers” book to me。 So halfway through it， after egging myself on （an “ok one more chapter just to see if it gets better” type With all the rave reviews I really expected something on par with “Circe” by Madeleine Miller （which is probably one of my all time favourite books）。 This book pales sadly in comparison。 I mean REALLY pales in comparison despite that book being cited as a comparison in many reviews I read about this book。 In short it is badly written and really comes across as a “young readers” book to me。 So halfway through it， after egging myself on （an “ok one more chapter just to see if it gets better” type of negotiation with myself） I gave up exasperated so in all fairness I guess it could have gotten much better but after enduring roughly half of the book waiting for the great story I was anticipating， I was left disappointed and returned the book。 。。。more
Amber Guffey
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Beautiful retelling of Norse myth。 So excited that my friend wrote a （fantastic） novel， go read it！
Alex
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I received an eARC copy of this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review。This book really surprised me in a good way。 I enjoyed it as a beautiful retelling of Norse mythology with twists， turns， and betrayals。The characters were so well written， I cared about all of them。 When one felt betrayed， I actually felt that betrayal as well。 I connected with the main character Angrboda as all she wanted was a quiet life and not put herself in the way of anyone else。 However， fate seems to have I received an eARC copy of this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review。This book really surprised me in a good way。 I enjoyed it as a beautiful retelling of Norse mythology with twists， turns， and betrayals。The characters were so well written， I cared about all of them。 When one felt betrayed， I actually felt that betrayal as well。 I connected with the main character Angrboda as all she wanted was a quiet life and not put herself in the way of anyone else。 However， fate seems to have another destiny for her。I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who also enjoys books like Madeline Miller’s “Song of Achilles” and “Circe”。 。。。more
Anniken Haga
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My comments while reading this book: ''The fact that the narrator pronounces Hel as hell is really frustrating！ And the girls looks， but we'll see''''I've always had my own thoughts on Fenris and Jordmungandr， and because of that， I'm not the biggest fan of how they are portraied here。 I can understand why they're made that way， and can see that many would prefer this interpritation， but I don't''''*sigh*And the author did so well for so long， then it seems she started disregarding the original My comments while reading this book: ''The fact that the narrator pronounces Hel as hell is really frustrating！ And the girls looks， but we'll see''''I've always had my own thoughts on Fenris and Jordmungandr， and because of that， I'm not the biggest fan of how they are portraied here。 I can understand why they're made that way， and can see that many would prefer this interpritation， but I don't''''*sigh*And the author did so well for so long， then it seems she started disregarding the original stories。 I'll continue listening， for maybe there's a reason for it， but my joy is quickly fading''When I first saw this book， I was over the moon at a story about Angrboda and Norse Mythology told from a new point of view。 Then I saw that the author was an American， and I instantly had my doubts， but the author profile made a point out of how she had studied Norse Mythology， and so I thought I would give the book a chance。 I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised at the beginning of the book。 The writing was good and I liked the characters of Loke and Skadi and Angrboda， and how they interacted。 Then Hel came into the picture， and things started going downhill from there。 The first clue was Hel's looks， and how they were so clearly modified to make the character more ''likable''。 And then the author started taking liberties with the stories and lore， changing parts of it to fit her idea better， clearly trying to lift Odin up as the good-guy in the end。 On top of that， the last half of the book was plain boring to me。 We knew how it was going to end， and so everything leading up to it felt like a bunch of fluff that wasn't really needed。 And I can't help feel that how things were done and the lore changed was a reflection on the author being American and how Americans view the world。 I originally thought I would give this book a 3 star rating， but now it's definitely down to 2， even if that feels a little too high with all the things that were problematic for me， for they were huge points for me。 So maybe a 1。5/5 star rating， because of the first part that I liked， but I'm rounding it down， for that fits better with my feelings about the book at this moment， although I might round it up at some later point， if I feel that's right。 。。。more
Princess May
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A solid 4 stars for this retelling of a Norse myth。 I have a vague idea of who these characters are and what to expect with their stories but I really liked how this was written， in a way that didn't bore me as much as Circe did。 And yes， there were instances when I rolled my eyes at the writing （specifically the constant shift between old language to modern language - there's both an "are you stupid" and a "you take me for a fool" in this book 🤦♀️） but overall I enjoyed the flow of the story a A solid 4 stars for this retelling of a Norse myth。 I have a vague idea of who these characters are and what to expect with their stories but I really liked how this was written， in a way that didn't bore me as much as Circe did。 And yes， there were instances when I rolled my eyes at the writing （specifically the constant shift between old language to modern language - there's both an "are you stupid" and a "you take me for a fool" in this book 🤦♀️） but overall I enjoyed the flow of the story and the banter in the dialogue。Would've given it a 5 star if it weren't for the forced romance between two characters at the end that felt like it was only inserted in the story for the convenience of it。 I didn't mind it as much but some people might。 🤷 。。。more
Jeremiah
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I loved this book。 It has spoken to me on every level and will be a joy read again and again。 This novel reads like pure mythology and is such a genuine treasure to someone who loves myths， faery tales， and legends。
laureneliza
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DNF at about 15%。 The dialogue was so。。。。 casual？ Maybe it was meant to be accessible， but I couldn't match the concept to the prose and I found it incredibly jarring。 DNF at about 15%。 The dialogue was so。。。。 casual？ Maybe it was meant to be accessible， but I couldn't match the concept to the prose and I found it incredibly jarring。 。。。more
Jaybee
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DNF。 I barely read for the last week or so because I just wasn’t into this book。 I quit over 100 pages in。 It may be the right book at the wrong time or it may not be for me。 I’m keeping it for now to try again later。
Amma
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Growth。 Heartbreak。 Sacrifice。 Love。 Loyalty。 Mythology。。。 My kind of story。
Larry
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3。5 stars。 Rounded up to 4 after much soul searching。 This novel does for Norse Mythology what Madeline Miller’s Circe does for Greek mythology。 Here， an originally unsympathetic， perhaps villainous character’s story is retold in such a way that they are transformed into a somewhat heroic and very sympathetic protagonist。 The prose is fairly straight forward。 I don’t remember much imagery or flowing flowery language-and mind you I love that stuff-yet the story moves grippingly forward， piloted b 3。5 stars。 Rounded up to 4 after much soul searching。 This novel does for Norse Mythology what Madeline Miller’s Circe does for Greek mythology。 Here， an originally unsympathetic， perhaps villainous character’s story is retold in such a way that they are transformed into a somewhat heroic and very sympathetic protagonist。 The prose is fairly straight forward。 I don’t remember much imagery or flowing flowery language-and mind you I love that stuff-yet the story moves grippingly forward， piloted by both character interactions and tension， intrigants， and the vibrant imaginings of Norse mythology。 I rather enjoyed the dialogues， though these were not all that complicated either， tending to be fairly straightforward， unadorned， albeit playful。 Loki’s diologue seemed spot on， but then Loki seems easy to write。 Hel was presented in a very sympathetic way， but from my own writing I found that she is also a very surprisingly easy character to write in a sympathetic fashion。 It was rather an interesting tale on the mythology， spinning things on their head so that some of the most beloved characters are antagonistic and perhaps villains to a point， and further lesser known characters become central to the tale。 Freyja was an interesting rewriting for me， as it seemed like the author channeled every mean girl ever into her which is interesting as she seems to come off far nicer in the actual Edda。 The interactions with Sigyn was also fascinating， injecting a good deal of dramatic tension。 The working of prophecy itself was a nice impetus for dramatic irony。 Loki’s relationships all felt authentic， and I loved Skaldi’s friendship with the prot， though i question how far things went。。。just seems like every single gal pal story goes this route as of late， so yeah。。。anyway， I degrees。 This is overall a brilliant reimagine that kept me turning the pages while giving a nice firm nods to the mythology while adding to it subtly。 For lovers of mythology and in particular Norse mythology lovers I strongly recommend this work。 。。。more
Justine
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It's been a lot of years since I read any Viking mythology， so this story and some of the references in it combined the new with the familiar and forgotten。As it happens， I'm currently watching Vikings on Netflix， so it was a nice compliment for that。 It's been a lot of years since I read any Viking mythology， so this story and some of the references in it combined the new with the familiar and forgotten。As it happens， I'm currently watching Vikings on Netflix， so it was a nice compliment for that。 。。。more
Nathaniel
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Interesting premise， though Madeline Miller does it better。 The voice was inconsistent and the story poorly executed。 Read like fanfiction for LARPers。
Michelle
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I really loved this book—especially the cover， which is one of my favorites。I had read an interview where the author mentions having an assignment （if memory serves me correctly） and not being able to center the story on Loki and so decided to take the perspective of Angrboda instead。 THANK YOU。 I’m fairly sick of Loki as portrayed by Marvel and I’ve never even seen the movies。But I love Angrboda’s fierce love for her children regardless of their forms and Gornichec’s take on Norse mythology her I really loved this book—especially the cover， which is one of my favorites。I had read an interview where the author mentions having an assignment （if memory serves me correctly） and not being able to center the story on Loki and so decided to take the perspective of Angrboda instead。 THANK YOU。 I’m fairly sick of Loki as portrayed by Marvel and I’ve never even seen the movies。But I love Angrboda’s fierce love for her children regardless of their forms and Gornichec’s take on Norse mythology here。 I also really appreciate her simple prose （I don’t mean any disrespect by this）。 This book is a great example that sometimes you don’t need to bog down your story with endless details and purple prose。 The action is fairly bare bones and this is exactly the type of book I needed right now， though didn’t know it when I picked it up。Loki （oh how I did appreciate he wasn’t drawn as a certain greasy black haired character） is in his Trickster-god form here， and while I did feel he veered a little on the YA goofus side with some of his dialogue （which at times felt too modern）， I was willing to throw that aside because I just liked this book so much。 。。。more
Ananya Rubayat
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I love Norse mythology because none of the gods are godly - they have all possible human flaws， multiplied by a thousand。 Loki had always been a favorite of mine， especially after reading Neil Gaiman's very satisfying 'Norse Mythology' book。 It got me even more curious about his children- the half dead Hel （whom they twisted weirdly in the Marvel movie）， the wolf Fenrir， and midgard serpent Jormundgandr。Really enjoyed this retelling/reimagining of Ragnarok， told from the perspective of Loki's gi I love Norse mythology because none of the gods are godly - they have all possible human flaws， multiplied by a thousand。 Loki had always been a favorite of mine， especially after reading Neil Gaiman's very satisfying 'Norse Mythology' book。 It got me even more curious about his children- the half dead Hel （whom they twisted weirdly in the Marvel movie）， the wolf Fenrir， and midgard serpent Jormundgandr。Really enjoyed this retelling/reimagining of Ragnarok， told from the perspective of Loki's giantess wife， and the 'Mother of Monsters'。 Not a lot of direct information is available about Angrboda in the Edda/poetic edda - so the author connected a lot of dots from many subplots to arrive at a portrait of her。 The result was very vivid， and surprisingly moving。 。。。more
Michelle
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Thoroughly enjoyed this retelling of popular Norse mythology from the perspective of someone other than Odin or Thor or even Loki。
Cassandra L。 Manna
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Written in easy-to-read prose， that allowed me to read quickly， the book was simply okay。 It reminded me a lot of the book CIRCE。 I feel I had read the story before， although I know it was a take on ancient legends。 I felt there were a lot of unconnected gaps in the story and references that were never really connected or fulfilled。 For example， Angrboda forgot who she was before her burning and before Asgard。 And she went in search of who she was。。。and never found out？ Yes， she realized she was Written in easy-to-read prose， that allowed me to read quickly， the book was simply okay。 It reminded me a lot of the book CIRCE。 I feel I had read the story before， although I know it was a take on ancient legends。 I felt there were a lot of unconnected gaps in the story and references that were never really connected or fulfilled。 For example， Angrboda forgot who she was before her burning and before Asgard。 And she went in search of who she was。。。and never found out？ Yes， she realized she was “Mother Witch” but that was it。 No memories came back。 No old friends referenced， no past changes explained。 It just petered out like a frayed hem。 I felt that way about a lot of referenced story arcs。The writer is local to Cleveland， though！ So that was very cool。Rate Procedure:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - I loved the book so much I would reread it again and would recommend to a friend。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Thoroughly enjoyed the book， could not put it down， would recommend to a friend， but do not need to read again。⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Probably a good book that I enjoyed but there was something about it I did not love （e。g。 The writing style， the POV， etc。）。 I would only recommend to a friend if it was their "type" of book。⭐️⭐️ - A book I have below average feelings for and it would not come with a recommendation from me but I would mention it in conversation if related to the book topic at issue。⭐️ - I finished the book but I hated every second of it。 。。。more
Rachel Nicardghail
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Loved this book！！ Its like a norse equivalent to circe and also is a must read
Danssair
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It starts a little slow but I enjoyed the second half and ending much more。 It's overall an interesting concept for a story。 It starts a little slow but I enjoyed the second half and ending much more。 It's overall an interesting concept for a story。 。。。more
Grace Morton
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I think there is a piece of this book that will always stay with me。 It was a little slow in the beginning and I wasn't sure where it was going， but once it started picking up speed， I couldn't put it down。 Angrboda was only known for being the mother of Loki's children。 Getting to hear her story was so empowering and beautiful。 It shows just how far a mother will go to protect her children。 I think there is a piece of this book that will always stay with me。 It was a little slow in the beginning and I wasn't sure where it was going， but once it started picking up speed， I couldn't put it down。 Angrboda was only known for being the mother of Loki's children。 Getting to hear her story was so empowering and beautiful。 It shows just how far a mother will go to protect her children。 。。。more
Ellen
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This book was recommended to be by a dear friend。 At first， I didn't think I would like it but I was pulled into a world of my ancestors。 I loved the witches who couldn't be burned。 I loved Skadi。 I think this book honors the old myths and breathes new life into them。 This book was recommended to be by a dear friend。 At first， I didn't think I would like it but I was pulled into a world of my ancestors。 I loved the witches who couldn't be burned。 I loved Skadi。 I think this book honors the old myths and breathes new life into them。 。。。more
CJ
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I can't really explain why this is a 3 star for me。 I liked it。 The characters were fascinating， the mythology was on point， and the theme of love was well executed。 The pacing felt strange at some places， and I didn't find any of the relationships convincing， but I kept listening anyway。 The atmosphere was captivating in a similar way to Madeline Miller's books， and A Thousand Ships。 Would recommend to people who enjoy myth-based fiction， especially hard-hitting。 I can't really explain why this is a 3 star for me。 I liked it。 The characters were fascinating， the mythology was on point， and the theme of love was well executed。 The pacing felt strange at some places， and I didn't find any of the relationships convincing， but I kept listening anyway。 The atmosphere was captivating in a similar way to Madeline Miller's books， and A Thousand Ships。 Would recommend to people who enjoy myth-based fiction， especially hard-hitting。 。。。more
Lata
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A slow-moving and interesting take on Norse myths， but told from Angrboda the witch’s perspective。 She’s used and abused repeatedly， but is also super tough。The gods are well and truly horrible， while Hel， Fenrir and Jormungand are sympathetic。I found my attention wandering while reading， but could appreciate what the author was doing with this retelling。
Johanna Lehto
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What an interesting and captivating story。 The further the story went on， the more I wished I had paid attention in class when we talked about Norse mythology。 I never realized how amazing it was。 Genevieve Gornichec made a great job making Norse mythology more accessible to us modern readers。Totally recommend this book！
Princess Irene Uddon
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Full review coming soon！ ✨
Katrina
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If you're into the Norse mythology or the podcast Myths and Legends this is a MUST read。 A great take on the mythology and a more indepth look at how the god's stories intertwine。 Very engaging and intelligent。 Loved every minute！ If you're into the Norse mythology or the podcast Myths and Legends this is a MUST read。 A great take on the mythology and a more indepth look at how the god's stories intertwine。 Very engaging and intelligent。 Loved every minute！ 。。。more
Escapist
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This book broke me。 I think I cried the most while reading this book。 I just felt so sorry for her。 I want her to be happy with Loki because I really love Loki。 I felt so sad for all their children。 I want them all to live happily together。 I know that it was fated but I just wished this story is different。 5 stars because I cried a lot until my eyes got all puffy。 Stories that can make me cry always gonna be 5 stars。
Onni
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This was a nice story， although for the first half of the book it was so very domestic -- the myths and the legends did not come much into play until later， in fact， not until the last 50 pages or so。 But the author did a fine characterization of Loki （even though his speech was a bit too modern） and Baldur， and an imaginative take on the Iron-Witch and Hel。
Arynn
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Gornichec， the author， is incredibly knowledgeable in regards to Norse mythology。 You must be to masterfully rebirth it from a new perspective。 Like Madeline Miller's work， it's a fresh retelling of very old tales。 The book has queer representation， is an accessible read despite the complexity of the original myths， and the story building was strong。 I'll certainly recommend this book to those looking for queer & feminist mythology。The last 50 or so pages were my favorite though I feel the queer Gornichec， the author， is incredibly knowledgeable in regards to Norse mythology。 You must be to masterfully rebirth it from a new perspective。 Like Madeline Miller's work， it's a fresh retelling of very old tales。 The book has queer representation， is an accessible read despite the complexity of the original myths， and the story building was strong。 I'll certainly recommend this book to those looking for queer & feminist mythology。The last 50 or so pages were my favorite though I feel the queer storyline could have been fleshed out a lot more。My critiques are: （1） the banter/conversations were a little bland。 I think conversations are hard to make smooth & satisfying in a novel， so it's a minor concern。 （2） Also， I'm tired of women that are written as wise/all-knowing yet cannot seem to figure out how to avoid manipulative men。 Why is there always a storyline that makes the most wise women seem helpless？ I understand that was how the plot had to knit together， but it's still frustrating。 （3） As a previous reviewer mentioned， there's sort of a simpleness to the mother witch that disappoints。 Even though she is the oldest witch， seer， etc， she is written without much curiosity or intensity。Overall， if you can let go of those details， it's still a well done novel with an emotional and fitting ending。 。。。more
Sarah Szymanski
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2。5 stars。 Very much wanted to enjoy this one， but it was a struggle to get through and I'm not entirely sure why。 But I generally just。 Did Not want to read it lol， while at the same time I was very curious about how it would end， as someone who is not very familiar with Norse mythology。 I don't think I was overly interested in the characters， outside of Skadi， perhaps。 The story did pick up towards the end of the middle， and I did even enjoy the end and believed it was wrapped up well， but the 2。5 stars。 Very much wanted to enjoy this one， but it was a struggle to get through and I'm not entirely sure why。 But I generally just。 Did Not want to read it lol， while at the same time I was very curious about how it would end， as someone who is not very familiar with Norse mythology。 I don't think I was overly interested in the characters， outside of Skadi， perhaps。 The story did pick up towards the end of the middle， and I did even enjoy the end and believed it was wrapped up well， but the early bit was just not for me。 。。。more
Kris
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If you enjoy Norse mythology then you will appreciate this one。
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