Buried in Ice by Owen Beattie and John Geiger and Shelley Tanaka is the first-rate true account of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition.  Attempting to discover a Northwest Passage, crew members died terrible deaths despite their best attempts to save themselves.  Recent analyses of three mummies Great photos of the mummies, and an excellent scientific mystery, as well. For older readers, 10+ (but not for the squeamish).