The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)

Summary: Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule.  North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal--including her friend Roger.  North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world.

Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors?  This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want.  

But what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other... (from amazon.com)

Where can I find it?: Lower/Middle School library, Lithgow building AND Upper School library, Walczak building

Tags: Arctic Regions; Kidnapping; Missing persons--Experiments; Belacqua, Lyra (Fictitious character); Young adult fiction; Missing persons; Familiars (Spirits); Fantasy