# Erik vs. Everything - Hardcover

by **Christina Uss** (Author)

**Can a worrier really become a warrior? Nine-year-old Erik Sheepflattener's life motto is Avoid Stuff, despite his family's attempts to bring out his inner Viking. In this outrageously quirky, "funny and perceptive"\* novel _. . ._ why not be both? (\*_Booklist_, starred review)**

Meet Erik Sheepflattener. Each member of his modern-day Viking-heritage family has a motto to live by. His parents have Family and Pride. His sisters have Conquer and Win. His grandfather has Turnip. But Erik is developing a motto he can truly believe in: Avoid Stuff.

Mostly, Erik's fierce family ignores or discounts him, especially when he tries to say no. But while spending the summer with his rough-and-tumble cousins and older sister Brunhilde in Minnesota, axe-wielding Bru gets the idea to name and Conquer all of Erik's fears. Will anyone hear him say no before it's too late? And will Erik end up defined by his fears, or by his fearless family?

_Erik vs. Everything_ is an adventurous, humorous, and heartfelt romp about finding your place, speaking up for yourself, and pursuing what you love . . . even when it scares you.

### Author Biography

**Christina Uss** has written about bicycling and travel for many magazines and newspapers. Her first novel, _The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle,_ was a _Kirkus Reviews_ Best Book of the Year and received starred reviews from S_helf Awareness, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews,_ and _Publisher's Weekly_. Christina lives in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.

**Number of Pages:** 288

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** August 03, 2021

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Erik vs. Everything

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 5.5

**Point Value:** 8

## Details

- **Price:** 16.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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