Flanagan, John. The Icebound Land.(The Icebound Land: Ranger's Apprentice Series, vol. 3)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

FLANAGAN, John. The Icebound Land. 266p. (Ranger's Apprentice Series). CIP. Philomel. 2007. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-399-24456-8. LC 2006034561.

Gr 5-9--This third installment in the series picks up where The Burning Bridge (Philomel, 2006) left off. Apprentice Ranger Will and Evanlyn (Princess Cassandra incognito) are being taken by ship to the snowy northern country of the Skandians, a Viking-like group of raiders who plan to sell them as slaves. Will's mentor Halt, frustrated at not being allowed to follow them, stages an incident to get himself thrown out of the Ranger corps so that he can mount a rescue mission. He is joined by Will's friend Horace, and the chapters …