Alex Bell crée des récits ancrés dans le macabre, explorant des thèmes tels que le sang, la mort, la folie et le meurtre. S'éloignant d'une carrière juridique qu'elle jugeait insatisfaisante, elle s'immerge dans la création de mondes imaginaires. Son écriture se caractérise par un sens vibrant et puissant du fantastique, entraînant les lecteurs dans des royaumes souvent sombres, mais captivants.
Une île maudite peuplée de sorcières, de trolls et de loups damnés : la suite tant attendue du Club de l'Ours Polaire. Personne n'est jamais revenu vivant du Mont des Sorcières, or c'est justement là que se dirige le père de Stella... Accompagnée d'Ethan, Shay, Dragigus et de Gideon, un explorateur du Club du Chat de Jungle pas très coopératif, la jeune fille doit à tout prix lui venir en aide.
Stella Flocus Pearl rêve de devenir exploratrice comme son père Félix, qui est féologiste. Cependant, il est interdit aux jeunes filles de partir à l'aventure et Stella devra aller dans une école où elle apprendra les bonnes manières. Tel est le destin qui devrait l'attendre, lorsque son père décide de transgresser et de l'inviter sur son navire dans le Club de l'Ours Polaire à la conquête du pôle Nord. Dans ce troisième tome, Stella et son père ont des ennuis, car depuis qu'ils ont été bannis du club, ils ne peuvent plus organiser d'expéditions. Malgré tout, leur ami Shay a besoin d'un remède qui se trouve au-delà du Pont de Glace Noir. [SDM].
In this third installment of the Stella Starflake series, the protagonist encounters a thrilling array of fantastical creatures, including gargoyles, sea-gremlins, mermaids, and red devil squids. Stella must confront a formidable and dangerous challenge, adding excitement to her adventurous journey. The book also boasts an eye-catching foiled cover that enhances its appeal.
We're waiting for you to come and play. Dunvegan School for Girls has been closed for many years. Converted into a family home, the teachers and students are long gone. But they left something behind...Sophie arrives at the old schoolhouse to spend the summer with her cousins. Brooding Cameron with his scarred hand, strange Lilias with a fear of bones and Piper, who seems just a bit too good to be true. And then there's her other cousin. The girl with a room full of antique dolls. The girl that shouldn't be there. The girl that died.
In a distant watery corner of the Explorers Kingdom, a submarine engineer, Ursula, is determined to become an explorer. Unfortunately, she hides an extraordinary secret, which makes her the sworn enemy of the Ocean Squid Explorers' Club were they ever to find out... But when The Collector threatens the Club, Ursula throws caution to the wind and leads an expedition through treacherous waters, filled with gremlins, aboard the Blowfish submarine - and joined by her friends Max, Genie and Jai - and even her idol Stella! Thrilling, heart-pounding adventure with exquisite detail throughout. Alex Bell's world-building is second to none.
Directly below was a sight none of them had ever seen before - a kind of spiral, with glowing ruby-red lights that curved outwards like tentacles.In the middle was a dark circle, inky black. It had the look of a really, really deep well. Ursula and her friends are in a race against time. The Collector has taken Stella captive, and is hungrily snatching up all the beautiful places of the world in her snow globe prisons. She needs to be stopped, but first they must find her. To aid them in their quest, the explorers seek help from new allies, including a Pirate Queen, with a ghost ship that can defy time and space, and then take to the skies in a galaxy fairy rocket. But their journey is fraught with danger, as the future of the planet hangs in the balance. Escape into a sensational world filled with space moles, sea goblins and giant sharks, all covered with a sprinkling of moon dust!
"Stella Starflake Pearl just wants to be part of the Polar Bear Explorers Club. But Stella's a girl, and everyone knows that girls aren't allowed to be explorers. Stella's ready to prove everyone wrong"--
An ancient fairytale, a contemporary heroine - and a cracking good read.