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The Golden Compass
By Pullman, Philip
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-67987-924-4
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 1996
Gr 7-Up A novel set in London and in the Arctic regions of a world that is somewhat like our own. Lyra, apparently an orphan, lives among the scholars at Jordan College, Oxford. She becomes aware of a nefarious plot to steal children and transport them to the far north. As Lyra is drawn deeper and deeper into this mystery, she finds that the children are being made to suffer terribly. What she does not--and must not--know is that she is the keystone in an ancient prophecy. Her destiny is to save her world and to move on into a parall...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
