Have Sword, Will Travel by Garth Nix & Sean Williams

Odo, a gentle-giant son of a miller, and Eleanor, a feisty daughter of a female knight, have long been friends. One day Odo finds an enchanted sword in the dried up river.  He reluctantly takes on the title of "knight," and with a much more eager Eleanor as he squire, undertakes a quest to find out why the river has stopped running. Under the tutelage of the old--and slightly forgetful--sword, they have many adventures and find their true destiny.

This is a entertaining new romp by one of my favorite authors.  Although it is not connected to his other recent book, Frogkisser, it has a similar tone and story line. Both are about young people who are given an unexpected magical gift, and must use it to save their people.  I will be happy to recommend both of these to kids who like The Frog Princess series by E.D. Baker. They all have a similar tongue-in-cheek type humor, and have fun with well known high fantasy tropes. (2017, 274 p.)