The Dark Materials Trilogy : Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

“Without this child, we shall all die.” Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world… Paperback , 397 pages Published April 1st 2011 by Scholastic UK (first published 1995)