The Golden Compass. ISBN: 0-440-41832-1. Phillip Pullman. 1995. Ages 12-18. Upper-class scholars, gypsies, witches and other mythical creatures.
Synopsis:
Tremendously clever and mischievous, Lyra Belacqua has the run of Jordan College. Orphaned and taken in by its scholars, Lyra is intelligent but lacks formal education. She befriends the town’s children of all sorts, enjoying being a leader among them. Her need to be in places she is not supposed to unlocks a world and a whole new meaning of knowledge. This newfound knowledge takes her, and her daemon, Pantalaimon, on a journey that can equal no other. Guided by the Golden Compass, aka the Alethiometer, Lyra goes on this journey as something she knows she must undertake. The Gobblers have begun taking children of all backgrounds, Lyra’s friend Roger included. To get him back, Lyra must travel North, along a dangerous and exciting path. Her uncle, Lord Asriel, plays a crucial part in this journey, as he has been captured at Svalbard by the bears. Mrs. Coulter, who Lyra finds out is in charge of the General Oblation Board aka GOB aka the Gobblers, tries to use Lyra in her scientific research. She later finds out that despite everything she has ever known, that these two people are her parents. Along with help from Iorek Byrnison, John Faa, Farder Coram, the Gyptians, the witches, and Lee Scoresby, Lyra finds a way to rescue the children who have been captured; she not only rescues them, but their daemons, who Mrs. Coulter has found a way to separate from each other. In the end, Lyra must continue her journey alone, with only Pan to keep her company. She ventures into the unknown to find the truth, a truth Lyra will only know when she sees it.
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