Curse of the Arctic Star

Curse of the Arctic Star
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2013-02-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1416990720

Nancy and her friends Bess and George tour the dangerous waters off the coast of Alaska on a posh new ship's maiden voyage, a journey that is overshadowed by a series of deaths and near-misses that reveal the work of a saboteur.

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2013-02-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442465719

Nancy and her friends take their detective skills on an Alaskan adventure in this second book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic series. Nancy’s Alaskan adventure continues as she, Bess, and George disembark the mystery-plagued Arctic Star cruise ship and explore the grand sites of the forty-ninth state: Skagway; the Yukon territory, and Denali National Park. It’s spectacular scenery, but things start to go wrong almost immediately, leading Nancy to believe that whoever was behind the unsolved mayhem aboard the ship has followed them onto dry land. The girl detectives had better watch their steps—they’re on uncharted and unknown territory!

Nancy Drew Diaries

Nancy Drew Diaries
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2030-12-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781442493551

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Arctic Circle

Arctic Circle
Author: Robert Leonard Reid
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2010
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 156792350X

A writer and musician, adventurer and gentleman, Robert Reid writes with passion, insight, and lyricism about the Arctic. His story of discovery will resonate with anyone who has considered the beauty of the wild, the mysteries of the North, and the possibility of its demise. --Book Jacket.

Four Against the Arctic

Four Against the Arctic
Author: David Roberts
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2005-09-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 0743272315

In 1743, four stranded Russian sailors survived the next six years in the Arctic with no provisions. Making a bow and arrows from driftwood--since there are no trees there--they survived on reindeer meat until another ship blown off course rescued them.

Troubling a Star

Troubling a Star
Author: Madeleine L'Engle
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2008-09-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1466814209

In book five of the award-winning Austin Family Chronicles young adult series from Madeleine L’Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, Vicky Austin experiences the difficulties and joys of growing up. After a year in New York City and a summer with her grandfather, Vicky Austin returns to the rural connecticut village she grew up in-- and feels totally out of place. Then she meets Adam Eddington's Great Aunt Serena, who reminds her of her beloved grandfather, and she begins to find a comfortable, if not exciting, routine to her days. At Christmas, Serena gives Vicky a trip to Antarctica, to visit Adam. Vicky can't believe her luck. But the trip is not what Vicky imagined it would be. First of all, she doesnt know where she stands with Adam. He's pulled back, saying they are just friends. But weren't they more than that, Vicky thinks. And Vicky's fellow passengers are not what they seem or they are more than she knows. Finally, even Aunt Serena's motives are suspect, as Vicky discovers a journal that belonged to Adam's famous uncle who disappeared many years earlier. As Vicky becomes more and more caught up in a mystery involving drugs, nuclear waste, and international espionage, she discovers that her assumptions about the world are hopelessly naive and that life, hers included, is as fragile as the ecosystem of Antarctica, the world's most remote continent. Books by Madeleine L'Engle A Wrinkle in Time Quintet A Wrinkle in Time A Wind in the Door A Swiftly Tilting Planet Many Waters An Acceptable Time A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Madeleine L'Engle; adapted & illustrated by Hope Larson Intergalactic P.S. 3 by Madeleine L'Engle; illustrated by Hope Larson: A standalone story set in the world of A Wrinkle in Time. The Austin Family Chronicles Meet the Austins (Volume 1) The Moon by Night (Volume 2) The Young Unicorns (Volume 3) A Ring of Endless Light (Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book! Troubling a Star (Volume 5) The Polly O'Keefe books The Arm of the Starfish Dragons in the Waters A House Like a Lotus And Both Were Young Camilla The Joys of Love

A Woman in the Polar Night

A Woman in the Polar Night
Author: Christiane Ritter
Publisher: Greystone Books
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2010-04-10
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1553656040

In this extraordinary adventure, a reluctant visitor to the Arctic thrives in the awesome and unforgiving landscape. In 1933, Christiane Ritter, a painter from Austria, travelled to Spitsbergen, an Arctic island north of Norway, to be with her husband. He had been taking part in a scientific expedition and stayed on to hunt and fish. “Leave everything as it is and follow me to the Arctic,” he wrote to his wife; but for Christiane, “as for all central Europeans, the Arctic was just another word for freezing and forsaken solitude. I did not follow at once.” Eventually she gave in, lured by his compelling stories about the remarkable wildlife and alluring light shows. She says: “They told of journeys by water and over ice, of the animals and the fascination of the wilderness, of the strange light over the landscape, of the strange illumination of one’s own self in the remoteness of the polar night. In his descriptions there was practically never any mention of cold or darkness, of storms or hardships.”

Mystery of the Midnight Rider

Mystery of the Midnight Rider
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2013-05-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442478640

Some equestrians are up to more than horseplay in this third book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic series. At the prestigious—and competitive—River Heights Horse Show, the prizes, which range from money to possible placement on the Olympic Team, are so highly coveted that anyone from the riders to the owners will do anything to win…even drug the horses! Who’s up to no good? Nancy, Bess and George are on the case!

Noah's Ark: Survivors

Noah's Ark: Survivors
Author: Harry Dayle
Publisher: Shelfless
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2013-08-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

May 1st: the Earth is scorched by a stray asteroid, wiping out almost all life. Almost, but not quite all. Three thousand souls aboard a cruise ship visiting the north pole are spared by a freak of nature. The ship’s first officer, Jake Noah, was looking forward to getting back to dry land once and for all. But then the world ended, and now he finds himself reluctantly in charge of the last handful of survivors of the human race. The limited resources on board mean that just staying alive will be a struggle. With the threat of mutiny ever present, can Jake rise to the challenge and lead his crew and their passengers on a quest for safety, or will he take the easy option and leave anarchy and chaos to prevail? Survivors is the first book in the thrilling action / adventure series, Noah's Ark. Keywords: apocalypse, apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, sci-fi, science fiction, asteroid, end of the world, sea stories, sea adventures, cruise ship, action adventure, thriller, series, serial, saga, books about the apocalypse, last survivors, last humans, end of days

The Cruise of the Arctic Star

The Cruise of the Arctic Star
Author: Scott O'Dell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1973
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Describes the experiences of the author and his crew sailing up the California coast and includes historical anecdotes connected with places along the way.