Samantha Ringle is your average fourth grader or so you might think. She loves winter and all it brings: fluffy snowflakes, warm clothes, igloos, ice skating, cocoa, and snowball fights with friends. But in a heartbeat, everything she thinks she knows about winter will change. Samantha has just made a new friend a snowflake fairy princess named Rebecca who needs her help. In her home world of Freeze-Land, life was once joyful, and laughter rang through the streets until the darkest day in its history, when Santa Claus died in a freak accident. Now an evil warrior named Lord Ninstragger is in charge. A dark sun shoots dark rays into a sky filled with tiny black rocks and even black snowflakes. Everywhere she looks, she sees darkness and danger. Goblins blow fountains of smoke, working with black rain clouds to keep out the light. Lord Ninstragger wants the world to be as sad as it can be, and he's succeeding. If there is any hope that joy can return to their world, the Freezians know they need a champion, and Samantha is just the girl for the job. She's filled with confidence that she can save her friend but will her confidence and new superpowers be enough to save her friend's world? Six earlier champions have failed, and Samantha is Freeze-Land's last hope. Can Samantha defeat Lord Ninstragger and his ninstings?

Fifth-grader Samantha Ringle thought once she had saved Freeze-land, her quest was overno more secret planet of snow and no more crazy people trying to rule over it. But in the winter after her first adventure, Samanthas life takes an unexpected twist, and once again Freeze-land needs her. As Samantha sets out to save the day once more, she believes it will be easier this time around. She has the help of children who went to Freeze-land before her, and she knows all she needed to defeat the evil dictator Ninstragger was a made-up spell (along with lots of persistence). But now she must face two of Ninstraggers siblings, both stronger than him and much stronger than Samantha can ever be. Rescuing Freeze-land from these two is going to be much harder than she thoughtespecially when it comes down to a question of choosing good or evil. In this sequel to Freeze-Land: A New Beginning, a young girl must once again travel to a magical wintery land in order to save its people from a new evil.

It's 1857, and teenager Peter Griffin joins a sea mission to solve a world-famous mystery: what really happened to arctic explorer Sir John Franklin. Franklin and his crew of 128 men had sailed from England twelve years earlier in search of the Northwest Passage, a sea route through the Arctic between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Mysteriously, the entire Franklin expedition disappeared without a trace. Based on true events and real people, Peter's fictional first-person account brings this Arctic adventure to new life. His journal details the long, dark days cooped up on board the ship, the ever-present dangers lurking in the forbidding, icy landscape, and the sadness that he and his shipmates experience as they come closer to realizing the ultimate end of Franklin and his men. In his introduction, Ken McGoogan provides readers with background on the dramatic 2014 discovery of the wreck of Franklin's HMS Erebus and connects these events to the story of the 1857 expedition. [Fry reading level - 2.7

Once again, twelve-year-old Samantha Ringle is desperately needed in Freeze-land. The land she lovesand has saved many times overis in danger of being controlled by Sisinarta, the evil mother of the Morultas. This could be the greatest threat Freeze-land has ever faced, and the Freeziens believe only Santa Claus can help. To bring Santa Clauss soul to Freeze-land, Samantha and her friends must embark on a quest to find the shards of a special snowflake that, when connected, will bring Santa back. However, nothing is ever simple, as the shards are spread across five planets. It will take strength and patience, but Samantha is willing to try if only to stop Sisinarta. Of course, theres a catch. If Samantha accepts this mission to save Freeze-land once more, she might never be able to return to Earth. Its up to Samantha: will she risk her life on Earth to save her beloved Freeze-land or will she allow the Morultas to rule the land with a wicked fist? What decision will Samantha make, and will she live to regret it?

Having barely succeeded in her last two ventures into Freeze-Land, Samantha Ringle is called once again to save the Freeziens. If she thought her first two trips were tough, shes really in for it this time. Mustering up all her bravery, Samantha leaves Earth to lead Freeze-Lands side in the war against Forliek and his evil minions. Forliek is a formidable foe. He wont go down without a fight, and Samantha feels ill prepared for battle. Despite her doubts, and lacking other options, she leads the Freezien army to their possible doom. She soon realizes her opponents are a force to be reckoned with. They have the advantage of years of practice as well as unique powers. Samantha is lucky when she makes friends with an ancient one who brings distinct qualities and powers to the Freezien side. With Samanthas help, they might have a chance to win this war after all. If they dont, the young hero from Earth could be trapped in Freeze-Land forever with the odious Forliek in power.