By:
Philip Pullman
Grade Level:
The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman, takes place in a fictional world that displays some characteristics that are similar to our own world, and others that are extremely atypical, for example every human has his or her own daemon companion. The protagonist of the story is a young girl named Lyra Belacque, who, similar to the fictional character Harry Potter, has more importance in life than she at this point in the novel even realizes.