McCaughrean, Geraldine. The white darkness.McCAUGHREAN, Geraldine. The white darkness White Darkness is an original novel written by David A. McIntee and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice. . HarperCollins. 371p. c2005. 0-06-089035-5. $16.99. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. This is an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. work, highly praised in Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. where it was first published; there is no question that McCaughrean is a fine writer. The novel is difficult, however, to read and absorb; and it is a challenge to describe briefly in a review in this format. It is about an obsession obsession /ob·ses·sion/ (ob-sesh´un) a persistent unwanted idea or impulse that cannot be eliminated by reasoning.obses´sive ob·ses·sion n. 1. about Antarctica. Sym has "issues" that set her apart from "normal" teenagers in England, and when the opportunity comes to take a leave from school to go with her brilliant but odd Uncle Victor on a tour of Antarctica, she is thrilled. He has been giving her books for years about the Scott expedition and other historical sagas featuring the place, and in her own odd way, she has created an imaginary Imaginary can refer to:
Once in Antarctica with a group of tourists, she finds she fits in better than she is used to fitting in--this is a place she has spent years preparing for. However, Uncle Victor reveals his madness, his lifelong passion to prove there is a gate to the interior of the Earth near the pole, and in his madness he takes Sym and some others into the white darkness that is Antarctica. Then the story becomes one of survival, and Sym finds strength and essential knowledge from the dead Titus who is with her. The minute details of the landscape, the doomed expeditions--both Scott's and Uncle Victor's--and the imagined mind and heart of Sym as she survives and becomes reborn re·born adj. Emotionally or spiritually revived or regenerated. reborn Adjective active again after a period of inactivity Adj. 1. in a way: these are the elements of this story that make it unusual and challenging. Claire Rosser, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placements students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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