INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Hirsch, Odo

Bartlett and the Ice Voyage

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Andrew McLean. An impatient but goodhearted queen longs to taste a melidrop, a tropical fruit that rots within a day. Bartlett, a truth-speaking explorer, agrees to take on the quest and ends up harnessing an iceberg to his ship to keep the fruit from spoiling. A harmonious integration of varied settings and characters, plus suspenseful adventures and choices, makes this a pleasing and entertaining read.

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