The Polar Bear Explorers' Club (The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club #1)
Description
A precocious young girl is determined to prove herself as an explorer in the first novel in the whimsical Polar Bear Explorers’ Club series.
Stella Starflake Pearl knows, without a doubt, that she was born to be an adventurer. It’s too bad girls are forbidden from becoming explorers.
But Stella’s father has never been one to play by the rules.
Leaving behind her pet polar bear, Gruff, and beloved unicorn, Magic, Stella and Felix set off on an expedition to the snowy Icelands. There, Stella plans to prove herself as a junior explorer, worthy of membership in the Polar Bear Explorers’ Club. So when Stella and three other junior explorers are separated from the rest of their expedition, she has the perfect opportunity. Can they explore the frozen wilderness and live to tell the tale?
The first in Alex Bell’s imaginative new series, The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club is a fun and daring adventure filled with magic, outlaws, and fantastic faraway lands.
Praise for The Polar Bear Explorers' Club (The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club #1)
[A] perilous and exciting adventure... Themes of perseverance, responsible use of magic, acceptance, and kindness are successfully and naturally interwoven.
— School Library Connection
[The Polar Bear Explorers' Club] is full of magic and adventure, and its empowering message will resonate with anyone who has been barred from following their dreams.
— Booklist
Celebrating kindness and belief in oneself, this satisfying series starter sheds light on Stella’s past just in time to look forward to a second expedition.
— Publishers Weekly