On the eve of her twelfth birthday, Stella dreams of only one thing: to go on a distant expedition with her adoptive father, a brave explorer, who, in turn, dreams of reaching the coldest part of the Land of Eternal Ice. But the rules of the Polar Bear Research Club prohibit girls from taking part in dangerous trips. And Stella’s aunt is convinced that she is getting the wrong upbringing, surrounded by all these dinosaurs and fairies, and that she belongs in a boarding school for noble maidens, where a desperate daredevil will be turned into a real lady: “They will explain to her that a girl should not gallop on unicorns and study dusty old cards". However, Stella is an unusual girl, she is a snow orphan found in an icy desert, and her father makes a strong-willed decision: to break the rules of the club! Stella's cherished dream comes true, and she sets off to meet the most incredible adventures in the fantastic land of eternal winter. The first book in the series about brave Stella and her friends. For the first time in Russian!