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Author
Series
His dark materials volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
2) Horizon
Author
Series
Horizon volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When Aero Horizon 16 crashes in the Arctic, eight children emerge from the wreckage to find themselves alone and surrounded, not by ice, but by a mysterious and deadly jungle full of carnivorous plants and predatory birds--the other five hundred people from the plane are gone, not necessarily dead, but taken by something that lives in the jungle. Horizon is the debut middle grade novel for Scott Westerfeld.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original volume 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to the Arctic, where a polar bear leads them onto very thin ice.
8) Icefire
Author
Series
Last Dragon Chronicles volume 2
Language
English
Description
While researching the existence of dragons for an essay that could win him a trip to the Arctic, David opens himself to the possibility that a great, ancient treasure exists there, guarded by bears, and that he has some role in its protection.
Author
Series
Mermaids rock volume 3
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Mermaids Rock! The entrance to the mermaid realm in the deep, blue ocean. Kai is really excited that Marina is coming to stay while her dad goes on a research trip to the Arctic - they're going to have so much fun! But when they don't hear from him for a few days they start to worry. Travelling through the whirlpool to see if they can find him, the friends are amazed by the icy scene and enchanted by the walruses they meet. But with no...
10) The bear report
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Description
Sophie is uninterested in writing a research report on polar bears until a polar bear named Olafur swoops her away to the Arctic, where she learns all about the playful bear's habits and habitat, from glacier mice to Northern Lights.
Author
Series
Secret Explorers volume 7
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Meet the Secret Explorers - a band of brainiac kids from all around the world. Everyone in this diverse group of young experts has a speciality, from outer space to dinosaurs, and each story follows a character who gets chosen for a "secret exploration".
14) Blown away
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
An unexpected adventure with his friends and a kite convinces Penguin Blue that he is not built for flying, and that he belongs on solid ice.
15) The subtle knife
Author
Series
His dark materials volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife.
17) Fire star
Author
Series
Last dragon chronicles volume 3
Publisher
Orchard Books
Language
English
Description
David Rain is faced with the most perilous task yet when Gwilanna returns, this time determined to resurrect the dragon Gawain on the ice cap of the Tooth of Ragnar, unless David and her friends can stop her.
18) Lost
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Language
English
Description
"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle readers, teen sleuths Sam and Annabel solve a mystery in the Arctic that has ties to the Franklin Expedition."--
"Sam and Annabel are excited to be on a cruise that will pass a site connected to the most famous mystery in Arctic history, the Franklin Expedition. But soon they realize there's more to the cruise than they ever imagined, and they find themselves trying to save a priceless artifact."--...
Author
Series
Very very far north volume 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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