by Geraldine McCaughrean · OUP Oxford · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780192726186
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«The White Darkness» is Geraldine McCaughrean's young adult adventure novel, published by OUP Oxford in paperback (272 pages, in English).
Sym, a teenager whose imaginary companion is Captain Titus Oates, hero of the Antarctic, travels with her eccentric uncle Victor to Antarctica. What seemed like a fascinating expedition turns into a nightmare: Victor seeks the so-called Symme's Hole, and Sym, isolated and not knowing whom to trust, must survive the ice, the deception, and her own fears.
Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award in 2008.
Recommended for young people from 12 years old and for readers of adventure, suspense, and survival in extreme environments.
Geraldine McCaughrean is a British children's novelist. She has written more than 170 books, including Peter Pan in Scarlet (2004), the official sequel to Peter Pan commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital, es worldwide. She has received the Carnegie Medal twice and the Michael L. Printz Award among others.
