The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
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Something is awry in Oxford. Children are being snatched away, never to return. Lyra Belacqua thinks it’s a myth until her friend Roger disappears. No one else seems to notice, and she realizes it’s up to her to rescue him. When Lyra learns that her new foster mother, the oh-so charming Mrs. Coulter is involved, she runs away to the raw frozen North with a band of gyptians, an armored bear, and a mysteriously powerful gadget given to her by a former caretaker. Piece by piece, she bravely uncovers the mystery of where the children are and what is being done to them. But can she save them? Lyra’s adventures deeper and deeper into danger gave me the most delightful jitters, and there’s no doubt that she belongs on my list of coolest fictional females. And I haven’t even mentioned Pullman’s writing, which is musical, bonechilling- glorious! Lucky for me, there are two more books in the trilogy, and I’m already counting down until the movie comes out on December 7.