Sign-In
Cart
On Fractured Ice
Paperback
Series: Discover Remote Places
Publisher Price: $16.99
ISBN13: 9781737483977
Publisher: Readtodiscover
Published: Mar 12 2026
Pages: 156
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.42 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
On Fractured Ice
At the edge of the world, where the summer sun never sets and the sea ice speaks in sharp, gunshot cracks, survival is a delicate dance between ancient wisdom and a changing horizon.
In the tiny Inughuit village of Siorapaluk, fourteen-year-old twins Nanook and Anusha live on a razor-thin margin. Nanook is desperate to prove he is a hunter, but learns that the tundra has no room for tantrums. He must master Qinuituq-the deep, soul-stretching patience required to endure shifting floes and the poisonous green visions of his own fear. While Nanook tracks seals and avoids the great polar bear, his sister Anusha weaves stories that travel faster than a dogsled. But in a community of only forty people, a not-quite-true tale can become a secret with teeth.
As the Arctic summer warms and the ice begins to fracture weeks too early, old traditions collide with the modern world. When Anusha's reckless rumors about the local trader spread like a poison, the village's lifeline is severed just as a black cloud of hunger settles over their home.
Nanook and Anusha must learn that survival requires more than one kind of strength:
For Nanook, it is realizing that true hunting is about honoring the land's signs-and the life of a trapped wolf-rather than just the big kill.
For Anusha, it is discovering that while stories are the heartbeat of the people, only the truth can mend a broken community.
Can the twins find validation in their own unique gifts before the floes split and trust shatters completely?
On Fractured Ice is a thrilling adventure that proves the hunter's skill and the storyteller's truth are equally vital for a culture fighting to stay whole.
Also in
General Juvenile Fiction
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two the Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two)
Riordan, Rick
Paperback
Anne of Green Gables, 3-Book Box Set, Volume I: Anne of Avonlea; Anne of the Island; Anne of Green Gables
Montgomery, L. M.
Paperback
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monsters, The: The Graphic Novel
Venditti, Robert
Riordan, Rick
Paperback
Mary Anne Saves the Day: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #3): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Claudia and Mean Janine: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #4): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot (Captain Underpants #12)
Dav Pilkey
Hardcover
Dog Man: Big Jim Believes: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #14): From the Creator of Captain Underpants: Volume 14
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2: From the Creator of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Kinney, Jeff
Hardcover
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #1): Volume 1
Sutherland, Tui T.
Paperback
Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble
Green, John Patrick
Hastings, Christopher
Hardcover
Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12): From the Creator of Captain Underpants: Volume 12
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover
Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants: Volume 13
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover