Crossing the Black Ice Bridge

Written by Alex Bell · Illustrated by Tomislav Tomic

Part of the The Polar Bear Explorers' Club series

A cursed friend, a lost spell book, and a deadly bridge—can they break the curse in time?

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352 pages· 920L

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Bookroo's summary

Stella Starflake Pearl faces expulsion and a dire quest to save her friend Shay from a witch wolf curse. With only an ice queen's spell book and her own magic, she must brave the Black Ice Bridge, a place no explorer has returned from. Alongside her fellow junior explorers, Stella encounters distrustful mermaids, red devil squids, and irksome trolls. As they navigate these dangers, the stakes rise: can they find the cure before time runs out? Embark on this thrilling adventure where courage and friendship are tested to their limits.

From the publisher

In the final book of the whimsical Polar Bear Explorers’ Club series, Stella and the gang go on their most perilous adventure yet to find a cure for their cursed friend. Stella Starflake Pearl has been expelled from the Polar Bear Explorers’ Club. But that’s not going to stop her and the rest of the junior explorers from embarking on another exceptionally perilous expedition. It hasn’t been long since Shay was bitten by a witch wolf, but he’s in danger of turning into one himself. Only an ice queen’s long-lost spell book and Stella’s ice princess magic has the power to break the curse. The one thing standing in their way is a treacherous monolith no explorer has ever returned from…the Black Ice Bridge. In this final, daring installment of the Polar Bear Explorers’ Club series, Stella and the rest of the gang embark on their most fearsome quest yet, plagued by distrustful mermaids, screeching red devil squids, irksome trolls, and a centuries-old curse.

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