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Join Stella Starflake Pearl and her three fellow explorers as they trek across the snowy Icelands and come face-to-face with frost fairies, snow queens, outlaw hideouts, unicorns, pygmy dinosaurs and carnivorous cabbages.... When Stella and three other junior explorers get separated from their expedition, will they be able to cross the frozen wilderness and live to tell the tale?

Ice princess Stella Starflake and her father Felix are in trouble: President Fogg has expelled them from the Polar Bear Explorers' Club and banned them from going on any further expeditions. Stella's not going to be put off by rules and regulations, though. She knows her friend Shay is in danger of turning into a witch wolf himself, since receiving a deadly bite on their last adventure. It's vital that Stella and her friends set out to find the spellbook that could save his life, even if it means travelling over the cursed Black Ice Bridge.

When her best friend dies under mysterious circumstances, Sophie sets off to stay with her cousins on the remote Isle of Skye. It's been years since she last saw them—brooding Cameron with his scarred hand; Piper, who seems too perfect to be real; and peculiar little Lilias with her fear of bones. Still, Sophie never expected the strange new rules the family now lives by: Make no mention of Cameron's accident. Never leave the front gate unlocked. Above all, don't speak of the girl who's no longer there, the sister whose death might have closer ties to Sophie's past.

Stella Starflake Pearl is eagerly anticipating her next expedition. Suddenly disaster strikes when Stella's father, Felix, is snatched by a fearsome witch. Stella must bring her magic ice princess tiara to Witch Mountain or she will never see Felix again! But no one ever returns from Witch Mountain.... Stella, Ethan, Shay, Beanie and reluctant Jungle Cat explorer Percival set off into the unknown. They will face terrifying bat caves, poisonous apple groves, outraged vultures, argumentative mushrooms and deranged broomsticks in their quest to rescue Felix.

Bess has always loved her grandfather’s collection of curiosities. So she’s delighted when she’s handed the keys to his Odditorium. But unless she finds a way to draw in the crowds, she’ll have to close its doors for good. When a mysterious train pulls into town, bound for The Land of Halloween Sweets, Bess hatches a plan and sneaks onboard. She is soon discovered by Beau the puppeteer, Louie the violinist and Maria the fire witch. Eager to join their adventure, Bess sets out to search for the rarest sweet of all–the ghostly gobstopper.

It is said that destiny is determined by the stars. The signs of the Zodiac can predict who you’ll love, who you’ll hate, and who you’ll become. But the fates written in the stars are not always kind. Sometimes, they’re terrifying.

Here are six stories from the January and February 2003 issues of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, at once more current and more human than today's headlines.

Seit jeher gehören dem Polarbären-Entdeckerclub die größten Abenteurer an. An ihrem zwölften Geburtstag ist es für Stella endlich so weit: Zusammen mit den Junior-Entdeckern Beanie, Shay und Ethan reist sie in das geheimnisvolle Eisland. Als die Kinder vom Rest der Gruppe abgeschnitten werden, sind sie im Eis auf sich allein gestellt - dabei können sie einander nicht ausstehen! Den listigen Frostelfen und fleischfressenden Kohlköpfen entkommen sie gerade noch.

Junior-Entdeckerin Stella kann es kaum erwarten, ihre nächste abenteuerliche Expedition anzutreten. Doch dann geschieht das Unglück! Ihr Vater Felix wird von einer grausamen Hexe gefangengenommen. Stella muss ihre magische Eisprinzessinnen-Tiara zum Berg der Hexen bringen oder sie wird Felix nie wiedersehen. Gemeinsam mit Ethan, Shay, Beanie und dem zurückhaltenden Dschungelkatzen-Junior-Entdecker Gideon macht sie sich auf den Weg ins Ungewisse.

The Recess Bell's Justin Greenberg and Alex Gross share their personal experiences --ups & downs -- with mental health in very transparent fashion.

An independent podcast at The Park Ecovillage, Findhorn Community hosted by Callum Bell and Alex Wright.