Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good

Wry, witty and very funny diary-style story packed with doodles and comic strips about the frustration trickster god Loki feels at having to live trapped in the body of a weedy eleven-year-old boy.

After one trick too many, Loki is banished to live on Earth as a "normal" school boy. Forbidden from using his AWESOME godly powers, Loki must show moral improvement. As he records his lies THE TRUTH in his magical (judgemental) diary, it becomes clear Loki hasn’t a clue how to tell good from evil, trust from tricks, or friends from enemies.

Winner of Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2022 (UK) Winner of FCBG Children’s Book Award 2023 (UK) Winner of Childrens Literature Festival Book Awards 2023 (UK) Winner of The Fantastic Book Awards 2023 (UK) Winner of Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2023 (UK) Short-listed for Indie Champions Award 2023 (UK) Short-listed for The British Book Awards - Best Children’s Book 2023 (UK) Short-listed for The Awesome Book Award 2022 (UK) Short-listed for Leicester Libraries Best Book Award 2023 (UK) Short-listed for King's School Chester School Book Award 2023 (UK)

This bad boy’s journey is a laugh-out-loud delight, packed with cartoons and footnotes, perfect for fans of The Wimpy Kid. The Daily Mail

outrageously funny […] Sharp wit, ethical dilemmas, sly mythological references and oodles of doodles are a recipe for pure reading pleasure.

Guardian
Often laugh-out-loud funny, this is an irreverent romp through practical moral philosophy, like Netflix’s The Good Place with more snarky cartoon snakes. Observer
Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid fans need look no further than this laugh-out-loud offering from Stowell. […] Presented as a diary, the cartoon-packed text will help reluctant readers while also giving a fun introduction to Norse mythology. -- Keeba Critchlow, Neil Armstrong and Hephzibah Anderson Mail on Sunday
not just bestselling and funny; its pithy cartooning didn’t insult anyone’s intelligence. -- Kitty Empire Kitty Empire's Chapter Books of the Year, Observer

Louie Stowell writes books about magic, gods and monsters (mostly). She has written carefully-researched books about space, ancient Egypt, politics and science but eventually lapsed into just making stuff up. She has written fiction for 8–12 (Nosy Crow and Walker Books US), but Loki: A Bad God's Guide series is her first as both author and illustrator, inspired by her research into Norse myths.

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