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The Frozen Sea

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The Frozen Sea by Piers Torday

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By Piers Torday

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A spellbinding adventure from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Last Wild trilogy.

‘A dazzling adventure by an award-winning storyteller’ i Newspaper

‘Utterly brilliant … a nail-biting adventure of twists and turns’ Book Trust

Jewel Hastings doesn’t know who she is. But she is about to discover that she is one of the most remarkable people to have ever walked the earth…

On the run from school bullies, Jewel tumbles through the door of a mysterious old bookshop and falls headlong into Folio, the world of the imagination. There, she must begin a quest to rescue her missing aunt, helped only by her rude pet hamster Fizz and a malfunctioning copper robot.

From the shimmering lights of the Idea Jungle, to the desolate expanse of the Frozen Sea, their mission will bring them face-to-face with a danger both more magnificent and more deadly than they ever imagined. And what Jewel discovers will change her life, for ever…

‘Masterly storytelling – both entertaining and profound’ THE TIMES on THE LOST MAGICIAN

Reviews

15 Apr 2024

A great adventure story. Imagine running away from bullies and hiding in a book shop to escape them. You find an amazing old story book and open the pages only to be dragged into the story itself.
Will you escape this new land where animals can talk and rescue your missing aunt? Will you find out who you really are?
This was an unusual mix of modernity and history. As a child of the 70's and 80's there were parts of the book that I could identify with, mixed with a world of up to date technology and mobile phones. An unusual mix.

31 Aug 2023

I liked this book, but the first still is my favourite out of the two. It was nice to see the children grow up, and Evie’s future was unexpected… I thought she would be an inventor or something similar, but the ruler of folio? That was a big shock for me. One thing I disliked about the book was that the magician came out of no where, whereas he was trapped in a mirror in the last book which did not really make sense.

24 Aug 2023

the book I read was the frozen sea and I did not really have a favourite character but the only part of the book that was sad is that 4 big boys were bullying a girl just because her learning was on a higher level. I would recommend this book for anyone who likes sad stories.

14 Aug 2023

My favourite character was "The hamster" because I like pets. The hamster helped the main character to go through the challenge of the frozen sea. The book is a bit creepy and I will definitely recommend the book to someone else.

10 Aug 2023

This was a fiction book and I really enjoyed it because Jewel, the main character was very adventurous and I like adventure! Also Fizz the hamster was very funny!

04 Aug 2023

It is an interesting tale. I think if I read the first book it might make a bit more sense!

01 Aug 2023

It was interesting . It got me thinking I was in a different world. It was a book I have never read before.

30 Aug 2022

it was so shocking and emotional. My favourite character was Jewel because she was never giving up except on the last part before she got saved. I would recommend to people who are not sensitive.

22 Aug 2022

I loved fizz, he made me laugh. This book was a bit hard for me to read but I did enjoy it and would love to fall into Folio just like Jewel

10 Aug 2022

A fantastic fantasy story that would appeal to most young readers. I liked how the author chose a protagonist who was bullied in school and who was adopted. The description was fantastic and I loved the concept, however, as the novel went on, I felt the plot got weaker.

05 Aug 2022

It’s really good my favourite character is fizz he’s so funny

05 Aug 2022

It’s really adventurous

26 Jul 2022

I enjoyed this book, it is fiction. Some parts are scary but not as scary as other books by the author I have read.

I would recommend this book.

13 Jul 2022

I really liked it.
My favourite characters are Jewel and fizz.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure books.
5/5.

05 Jan 2022

Fun

03 Dec 2021

This is a cool book.Because it is about a frozen sea in the word!

02 Sep 2021

I am loving this book. My favourite character is, even though he is evil, baby bear. I cant wait to finish this book.

01 Aug 2021

It was great

23 Jul 2021

The book was a definitely a fiction. It's a continuation of previous story, The Lost Magician. The main character is a shy but very smart girl Jewel and her rude hamster, Fizz. They are going on an adventure to find out who Jewel is.

Yes, i would recomend it as I really liked it.

26 Feb 2021

peculiar. love it.

01 Dec 2020

I like that the children were never giving up to find their aunt Evie .

27 Sep 2020

I really liked how the author describes every single part in completely amazing vocabulary. The whole way through I was really gripped by the ending of chapters and definitely wanted to read more. It really is “the best book I ever read and by book I mean unbelievable secret weapon!” If you do read this book you will not be ashamed as it is mythical and the explanation to all the unbelievable things is very understandable. I recommend this book for 8+ as it is quite long and uses some different and difficult vocabulary but very enjoyable.

08 Sep 2020

This book was very exciting and thrilling. I liked Fizz the hamster. I would definitely recommend it.

23 Aug 2020

It was magical and full of confidence

13 Aug 2020

I liked how the green prince could shapeshift and how Pandora was so different to all the other robots and screamers.

11 Aug 2020

A girl called Jewel was sucked into a book and ended up in the magical world Folio. At the unicorn a dragon kidnaps Empress Evie. Jewel finds out who her mother was and who she is.

23 Jul 2020

alright
when in action scenes explanation and movements where hard to under stand
badly thought out plot

22 Jul 2020

it was a great book my favorite character is the girl

28 Jun 2020

An awesome world of books and facts. My favourite character was Fizz the hamster. I would recommend this to anyone.

25 Jun 2020

I thought it was a scary book but not too scary that you wanted to stop reading it. You have to read the Last Magician first.

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