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A boy, orphaned and raised in the Frozen North by reindeer herders, boards his birth parents' sled and sets its special compass to "Home," where he uncovers a plot that threatens his mermaid godmothers and other friends of his family.
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Classical in form, resolved, unpretentious and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
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- Author
- Stewart, Paul, Chris Riddell
- First published
- 1999
- Pages
- 272
- Publisher
- Random House Childrens Books, Fickling Books, David, Random House Children's Books
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9782745923226
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