Where Snow Angels Go by Maggie O’Farrell, illustrated by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini
LY | Quiz # 239384 | BL 4.3 | Walker Books
Sylvie wakes one night without knowing why. Then she sees the most spectacular sight – a snow angel in her bedroom. He tells her that he is here to look after her, for Sylvie is not as well as she seems. Many months later, as Sylvie recovers from her illness, she longs to see her snow angel again. Will he ever come back to her? And how can Sylvie make sure that everyone she loves has their own snow angel, to keep them safe, too?
Brave and the Fox by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Sebastien Braun
LY | Quiz # 234907 | BL 4.0 | Scholastic Children’s Books
In the cold and icy white of her homeland, Brave leaves the warmth of her Inuit home and sets off on an adventure. As day turns into night, she comes face-to-face with danger, discovery and, most of all, magic. A story of bravery, determination and survival against the odds, Brave and the Fox will warm your heart with every read.
Light Night by Teresa Heapy, illustrated by Claire Keay
LY | Quiz # 244480 | BL 1.7 | Collins
The short, dark winter days make Fred feel down. With nowhere to play outside, it can be hard to have fun, but his mum might have just the perfect solution. They can’t do anything about the season but they can find new fun things to do that you can only do in the dark! Join Fred and his parents at the fantastic Light Night Fair and find some brightness in the winter nights in this uplifting book.
Carnival of the Clocks by Nick Sharratt
LY | Quiz # 242923 | BL 2.6 | Barrington Stoke
On a dark winter’s evening at the end of December, something strange is happening in the school playground. Lessons finished long ago, but there are lots of children still at school and they’re all carrying…clocks! Clocks of every shape and size – big, small, round and square, heart-shaped, star-shaped. What’s going on? Join the children and find out as they celebrate the winter solstice on the shortest day of the year.
The Snow Girl by Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Melissa Castrillon
MY | Quiz # 270246 | BL 5.7 | Usborne
When Tasha builds a snow girl with her grandpa, all she wants is for her to be real. If only wishes on snow could come true. Then Tasha meets Alyana, a friend made of wishes, starlight, snowfall and magic. But when your best friend is made of winter, what do you do when spring comes?
The Way Past Winter by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
MY | Quiz # 237405 | BL 5.3 | Chicken House
One night, a fur-clad stranger arrives seeking shelter for himself and his men. But by the next morning, they’ve gone – taking Oskar with them. Fearful for his safety, Mila and her sisters set out to bring Oskar back – even it means going north, crossing frozen wild-lands to find a way past an eternal winter.
The Sky Over Rebecca by Matthew Fox
MY | Quiz # 270389 | BL 4.0 | Hodder Children’s Books
When mysterious footprints appear in the Stockholm snow, ten-year-old Kara must discover where they’ve come from – and who they belong to. They lead Kara to Rebecca, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, and her younger brother Samuel. Kara realises they are refugees – from another time, World War Two – and are trying to find their way home.
Frostheart by Jamie Littler
MY | Quiz # 237767 | BL 5.6 | Puffin
Way out in the furthest part of the known world, a tiny stronghold exists all on its own, cut off from the rest of human-kin by monsters that lurk beneath the Snow Sea. There, a boy called Ash waits for the return of his parents, singing a forbidden lullaby to remind him of them and doing his best to avoid his grumpy yeti guardian, Tobu. But life is about to get a whole lot more adventurous for Ash. When a rescue attempt reveals he has amazing magical powers, he’s whisked aboard the Frostheart, a sleigh packed full of daring explorers who could use his help. But can they help him find his family?
Island by Nicky Singer, illustrated by Chris Riddell
MY+ | Quiz # 231618 | BL 4.5 | Caboodle Books Ltd
Teenager Cameron arrives on an uninhabited Arctic Island. He’s prepared for ice and storms and, stripped of his smart technology, possibly boredom. But he’s not prepared for 24-hour daylight and erupting graves! At first Cameron believes the explanations of his research scientist mother. But, as the island reveals itself to him, he begins to see, and hear, things that push him right to the edge of the possible.
Whiteout by Gabriel Dylan
UY | Quiz # 237764 | BL 5.6 | Stripes
There is something wrong with the remote ski village of Kaldgellan. Something is out there, something ancient and evil, among the pines and the deep untracked drifts, watching and waiting. And when the storms blow in, Charlie and his schoolmates wake to find the resort deserted. Cut off from the rest of the world far below, as night falls the few left alive on the snowbound mountain will wish they were somewhere, anywhere else. Only ski guide Hanna seems to know of Kaldgellan’s long-buried secrets, but whether Charlie can trust her is another question.
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