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Freya

Steve Barlow - Author

You take Freya’s role in a quest to recover Thor’s lost hammer. Choices affect the story’s progress, so the reader helps shape the adventure rather than simply following a fixed path.

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You are Freya, fearless goddess of the Vikings. You are called on by Odin, father of the gods, to find Thor's lost hammer before it falls into the wrong hands ... This is a choose-your-own-destiny adventure where YOU are the hero. This is a title in the interactive I HERO Legends series - where the reader plays the part of a legendary hero! In each adventure the reader makes a choice that affects how the story progresses - it really is 'decide-your-own-destiny!Written by the award-winning duo Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore (more commonly known as the 2Steves), and illustrated by Andrew "2Hands" Tunney. Age appropriate for 6 to 8 year olds and more sensitive readers. Also suitable for reluctant readers and less confident older readers. Printed using a font approved by the British Dyslexia Association.

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Book Analysis

At a Glance

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Choice· ExplainedAgency· ExplainedHeroism· Explained

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Fear and suspenseFrightening scenes

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Beyond the Cover

choiceagencyheroism

Fiction

Themes in Context

Reader-shaped adventure

The reader plays Freya and makes choices that affect the story’s progress on a quest to find Thor’s hammer.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: The interactive construction gives the reader an active role in shaping the adventure through choices that affect how the story progresses.

Talk about: Which choices feel most important to you, and why?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

The interactive setup gives readers a direct part in the hero’s journey. It may suit a child who enjoys making story choices and stepping into a legendary character’s role.

What Deserves Attention

The quest involves a lost hammer and the possibility of it falling into the wrong hands. If that kind of peril concerns your child, you could check how the story presents the danger together.

A Conversation Worth Having

What makes you choose one path rather than another, and how do your choices change the way you think about being a hero?

Reading Approach

Let your child make the story choices and talk through what they expect each path to bring. If you read together, take turns choosing and compare your predictions with what follows.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.

What remains unconfirmed

Reader-shaped adventure: The specific choices, their consequences and the ending are not described.

Freya by Steve Barlow | Open Library

Limited information

Checked: 1 October 2026.

Relevant to: Reader-shaped adventure

Freya by Steve Barlow, Steve Skidmore (9781445152370/Paperback) | LoveReading4Kids