loppear reviewed The golden compass by Philip Pullman
tbd
3 stars
Very part one, but good scary and wintry tale so far.
English language
Published Sept. 11, 1996 by Scholastic.
Northern Lights.
3 stars
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"Without this child, we shall all die." Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bearsfight. Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world...