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The White Darkness

Geraldine McCaughrean

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature!

“Completely gripping.” —People

“Dazzling.” —The Observer

Geraldine McCaughrean—two-time Carnegie Medalist for Where the World Ends and Pack of Lies—takes readers on a spellbinding journey into the frozen heart of darkness with this lyrical, riveting, and imaginative young adult novel.

Symone "Sym" Wates is obsessed with the Antarctic and the brave, romantic figure of Captain Oates from Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole. In fact, Oates is the secret confidant to whom she spills all her hopes and fears.

But Sym's uncle Victor is even more obsessed—and when he takes her on a dream trip into the bleak Antarctic wilderness, it turns into a nightmarish struggle for survival that will challenge everything she knows and loves.

Language: English

Pages: 369

Format: Paperback

Publisher: HarperTeen

Release: December 30, 2008

ISBN: 0060890371

ISBN 13: 9780060890377

The White Darkness

Geraldine McCaughrean

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature!

“Completely gripping.” —People

“Dazzling.” —The Observer

Geraldine McCaughrean—two-time Carnegie Medalist for Where the World Ends and Pack of Lies—takes readers on a spellbinding journey into the frozen heart of darkness with this lyrical, riveting, and imaginative young adult novel.

Symone "Sym" Wates is obsessed with the Antarctic and the brave, romantic figure of Captain Oates from Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole. In fact, Oates is the secret confidant to whom she spills all her hopes and fears.

But Sym's uncle Victor is even more obsessed—and when he takes her on a dream trip into the bleak Antarctic wilderness, it turns into a nightmarish struggle for survival that will challenge everything she knows and loves.

Language: English

Pages: 369

Format: Paperback

Publisher: HarperTeen

Release: December 30, 2008

ISBN: 0060890371

ISBN 13: 9780060890377

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