Clarke Peters
Description
This "series reveals a young orphan's incredible journey into a parallel world where a human soul exists outside of the body--in the form of a talking animal....Lyra was left as a baby at Oxford's Jordan College but now desires a life of adventure beyond the confines of her bookish surroundings. While searching for a missing friend, she uncovers a plot involoving stolen children and embarks upon a dangerous quest that will change her life forever."...