The Polar Bear Explorers' Club is the first book I've read for the #BritishBookChallenge18 You can find out more about the Challenge here. Now, on to the review! Stella has wanted to be an explorer for as long as she can remember. Her foster-father, Felix, is preparing for a big trip to a strange and dangerous place called the Icelands and Stella is finally able to convince him to take her. On the voyage she teams up with three other junior explorers, Shay, Ethan and Beanie. Each explorer has their own unique approach to adventuring. Ethan is a magician, Beanie is a medic obsessed with macabre facts about the untimely demise of past explorers and Shay can summon wolves. Stella is unsure of her gift yet this becomes more clear as the novel progresses. When the four children get separated from the expedition, they embark on a wild adventure involving deadly frost fairies, man-eating cabbages, escaped convicts, an ice castle and singing cucumbers. Throughout the journey they learn a lot about each other and what really makes a good explorer. This is a perfect winter read, the characters are full of life and the novel speeds along at a great pace. The dangers are real and even somewhat terrifying (in a good way) and Stella is a fantastic hero. I really recommend this novel to anyone ages 10 and up!
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1/2/2018 11:13:26 am
Fab Review! I'm yet to read this book, but I'm bumping it up the pile! Thanks for linking to the British Books Challenge!
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