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The White Darkness (Hardcover)
by Geraldine Mccaughrean (Author)
Key Phrases: hollow planet, safety flags, ice books, Symmes's Hole, Manfred Bruch, Camp Aurora (more...)
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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 7 Up—As with Not the End of the World (HarperTempest, 2005), McCaughrean weaves a tale of obsession and personal growth against the backdrop of nature's unrelenting power. Fourteen-year-old Sym Wates is fascinated with the Antarctic and the men who explored it, even to the point of creating an internal confidante in the form of Captain Lawrence "Titus" Oates, who was part of the doomed Scott expedition 90 years earlier. So when her "Uncle" Victor whisks the painfully shy, hearing-impaired teen away on a surprise trip to the South Pole, it seems like a dream come true. But Victor has his own agenda, seeking the legendary Symmes's Hole, portal to the interior of a hollow Earth. The lengths to which the madman pursues this quest provide the book with a dramatic drive and powerful revelations. Sym makes for an engaging (if occasionally melodramatic) narrator, although aspects of her character, such as her hearing loss, are not fully developed. An afterword on Scott's expedition in 1911 is included.—Christi Voth, Parker Library, CO
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Ruth Sillers flawlessly narrates the lion's share of the story of an unusual teenaged girl, Sym, who unwittingly embarks on a wild expedition to the Antarctic with her lunatic Uncle Victor. Sillers conveys youth, intelligence, and naïveté with elegance and perfect British diction. Captain "Titus" Oates (known for his famous last words to explorer Robert Falcon Scott--"I am just going outside and may be some time") exists in her imagination as both a friend and soul mate. Richard Morant as Oates is perfect--that gentle, romantic, and chivalrous voice in Sym's head is truly a voice to fall in love with. Sym (with Oates's help) must use everything she has ever learned about Antarctica to save her life. A.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details
  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: HarperTeen (January 2, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060890355
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060890353
  • Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 1.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars 7 customer reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,675 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hollow planet, safety flags, ice books, snow goggles, ice shelf, caterpillar tracks, ice axe
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