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The Ice Queen
Merry Christmas and Happy Ice Queen!
Fourteen-year-old Josey and her ten-year-old, video-game-obsessed brother, Mason, live in Baudette, Minnesota, the Walleye Capital of the World. Their family owns and operates Baxter’s Bait Shop, a town landmark.
Every year before Christmas, Baudette hosts an ice-fishing tournament called the Ice Queen that draws thousands of anglers and generates a lot of money for local businesses. First place prize for catching the largest fish is $10,000, but it’s the $20,000 grand prize that consumes everyone. To win the title of Ice Queen, the walleye must beat the Minnesota record of 18.6 pounds.
The current Ice Queen was caught 61 years ago by resident Augustus Moss. No one has been able to break the state record and claim the grand prize since then. Moss passed away several years ago, but his only granddaughter, recluse Winnie Moss, still lives just outside town.
The week of the Ice Queen contest, Josey and Mason learn heartbreaking news. Their family owes a large debt and will lose the bait shop at the end of the week unless they can repay it. The two seem to have no other option but to catch the new Ice Queen and win the money. But first they have to find the Lost City, a mysterious hidden spot where Augustus caught his record walleye.
Gigantic walleyes and a search for the legendary Lost City await the pair. The only person that can help them is a loner who hates everything about the Ice Queen. Can the two kids catch the Ice Queen and save the family bait shop?
Fourteen-year-old Josey and her ten-year-old, video-game-obsessed brother, Mason, live in Baudette, Minnesota, the Walleye Capital of the World. Their family owns and operates Baxter’s Bait Shop, a town landmark.
Every year before Christmas, Baudette hosts an ice-fishing tournament called the Ice Queen that draws thousands of anglers and generates a lot of money for local businesses. First place prize for catching the largest fish is $10,000, but it’s the $20,000 grand prize that consumes everyone. To win the title of Ice Queen, the walleye must beat the Minnesota record of 18.6 pounds.
The current Ice Queen was caught 61 years ago by resident Augustus Moss. No one has been able to break the state record and claim the grand prize since then. Moss passed away several years ago, but his only granddaughter, recluse Winnie Moss, still lives just outside town.
The week of the Ice Queen contest, Josey and Mason learn heartbreaking news. Their family owes a large debt and will lose the bait shop at the end of the week unless they can repay it. The two seem to have no other option but to catch the new Ice Queen and win the money. But first they have to find the Lost City, a mysterious hidden spot where Augustus caught his record walleye.
Gigantic walleyes and a search for the legendary Lost City await the pair. The only person that can help them is a loner who hates everything about the Ice Queen. Can the two kids catch the Ice Queen and save the family bait shop?
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First published December 1, 2020
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May 10, 2023
October 29, 2021
The ice queen by lane walker. Josey and Mason lived in a house right by lake david and the house they lived in was connected to a bait shop that thare family have owned for years. But Josey the oldest over hered here father and a guy that works at a bank saying that they owe the bank $20,000 by the end of the week or they will take the bait shop. Josey knew about the ice composition. In just one week. Catching the ice queen was $20,000, catching the biggest fish of the year was $10,000 and 2 place was $100. So Josey told Mason about the shop and went fishing. They did not catch 1 fish today and so far the biggest fish of the year was 16.5 pounds. They needed help so they went to an old friend that was alive the last time the ice queen got caught. The day they were going to go talk to here their parents threw a party they do every year so they lied about going to the ice rink so they could go to their old friends house. She was trying to win a video game contest. They went fishing, one the biggest of the year got $10,000 but it was not enuf. They talked together as a family then a knock on the door no yon was there but there was a box they opened it and there was $10,000 there friend must have one the contest now they can save the shop.
The ice queen by lane walker. Josey and Mason lived in a house right by lake david and the house they lived in was connected to a bait shop that thare family have owned for years. But Josey the oldest over hered here father and a guy that works at a bank saying that they owe the bank $20,000 by the end of the week or they will take the bait shop. Josey knew about the ice composition. In just one week. Catching the ice queen was $20,000, catching the biggest fish of the year was $10,000 and 2 place was $100. So Josey told Mason about the shop and went fishing. They did not catch 1 fish today and so far the biggest fish of the year was 16.5 pounds. They needed help so they went to an old friend that was alive the last time the ice queen got caught. The day they were going to go talk to here their parents threw a party they do every year so they lied about going to the ice rink so they could go to their old friends house. She was trying to win a video game contest. They went fishing, one the biggest of the year got $10,000 but it was not enuf. They talked together as a family then a knock on the door no yon was there but there was a box they opened it and there was $10,000 there friend must have one the contest now they can save the shop.
November 15, 2025
Christian Middle Grade book
She and her brother must win the fishing competition’s cash prize to save their bait shop!
STRONGLY DISLIKE: they go seek advice from “the witch.” Seeing as this is explicitly a Christian book, I REALLY did NOT like that.
Why are we teaching Christian kids — or any kids, for that matter — to go to witches to solve their problems?
Seriously!?!
Turns out, the lady is NOT a witch — just a 73 year old lonely lady who plays video games. But still.
We don’t know that at first.
Page 24: "Josey, I know who we need to talk to," he began.
"Who?" I asked…
"The witch," he quietly mouthed, almost whisper-ing.
"Winnie the Witch? Are you out of your mind?"
They reiterate several times that she is a witch, and on page 94, she agrees with them, saying: “I could have told you this area is no good, but you two wouldn't have listened to an old witch.”
Dagnabit, Mr. Walker, how am I supposed to put a Witch book in my church library? The parents would NOT be happy with me!
She and her brother must win the fishing competition’s cash prize to save their bait shop!
STRONGLY DISLIKE: they go seek advice from “the witch.” Seeing as this is explicitly a Christian book, I REALLY did NOT like that.
Why are we teaching Christian kids — or any kids, for that matter — to go to witches to solve their problems?
Seriously!?!
Turns out, the lady is NOT a witch — just a 73 year old lonely lady who plays video games. But still.
We don’t know that at first.
Page 24: "Josey, I know who we need to talk to," he began.
"Who?" I asked…
"The witch," he quietly mouthed, almost whisper-ing.
"Winnie the Witch? Are you out of your mind?"
They reiterate several times that she is a witch, and on page 94, she agrees with them, saying: “I could have told you this area is no good, but you two wouldn't have listened to an old witch.”
Dagnabit, Mr. Walker, how am I supposed to put a Witch book in my church library? The parents would NOT be happy with me!
May 24, 2024
This book Is pretty good but there are some parts that talked longer than they should and other things
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April 6, 2022I liked the book it was cool and had some thrillers. It also was about fishing and I love fishing. So it's about a girl named Josey and she is trying to save her dad's bait shop. So they have to come up with 20,000 dollars to save it or it is owned by the bank. So Josey goes and meets Winnie the townspeople call Winnie a witch. The reason they call her a witch is because she is not nice. So she tells Josey she had a swimming hole and that stuff I don't want to spoil any more so that is it.
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