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Author
Series
His dark materials volume Prequel
Language
English
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Description
American balloonist Lee Scoresby and armored bear Iorek Byrnison meet when Lee and his hare daemon crash-land their trading balloon onto a port in the far Arctic North and find themselves in the middle of a political powder keg.
2) Fire star
Author
Series
Last dragon chronicles volume 3
Language
English
Formats
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.
Author
Series
Last dragon chronicles volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the weather grows wilder and the ice caps melt, Arctic bears starve, dragons awake, the earth goddess Gaia becomes restless, and Alexa, the daughter of best-selling author David Rain, uses her special abilities in an attempt to save the world from the forces of evil.
4) Horizon
Author
Series
Horizon (Scholastic) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
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
Language
English
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Description
"There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that's what April's father tells her when his scientific research takes them to a faraway Arctic outpost for six months. But one night, April catches a glimpse of something distinctly bear shaped loping across the horizon. A polar bear who shouldn't be there--who is hungry, lonely, and a long way from home. As their unlikely bond grows, April is determined to save her new friend--and so begins...
Author
Series
Horizon (Scholastic) volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
National Book Award winner Jude Watson joins the race for survival! The harrowing tale of survival and suspicion takes its most dramatic turn yet when Molly, Yoshi, and the rest discover that there are more than just monsters in the rift. There are other kids, too... The sevenbook megaseries begun by Scott Westerfeld (Uglies) reaches a pivotal turning point as only New York Times bestseller and National Book Award winner Jude Watson could deliver!...
7) Icefire
Author
Series
Last dragon chronicles volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
While researching the existence of dragons for an essay that could win him a trip to the Arctic, Chris 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
Robot racers volume 3
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
For the third leg of the robot races the contestants must choose between three possible Arctic routes, all of which are dangerous--especially when some of the racers are not playing by the rules.
Author
Series
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Agent 9 and his his robotic partner FiN are called in by the Super-Secret Spy Service to save the world from bumbling supervillain King Crab and his diabolical plans to melt the polar ice caps and build a massive water park."--Provided by publisher.
12) City of ice
Author
Series
City trilogy (Laurence Yep) volume 2
Publisher
Starscape
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
From the islands of Hawaii, Scirye and her loyal companions pursue the villainous Mr. Roland and evil dragon Badik all the way to the city of Nova Hafnia in the icy Arctic Circle, to prevent Roland from obtaining the power to alter the universe.
13) Endurance
Author
Series
Tides of war volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Ryan Keene and his sea lion, Hansel, are members of the US Navy's Marine Mammal Program, which sounds exciting but rarely involves any real danger. Mostly they are responsible for recovering lost objects from the ocean floor. That all changes they travel to the perilous Arctic, where polar bears stalk the ice and killer whales prowl the water. But even at the ends of the Earth, the most dangerous predator is man."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Lyra and her daemon hurtle toward danger in the cold, far North, determined to rescue the children held captive by the notorious and cruel Gobblers. Her difficult journey to uncover the truth will lead her to encounter fierce Gyptian fighters, mysterious flying witches, and the mighty deposed king of the armored bears, lorek Byrnison.