The White Darkness - Softcover

"What makes the book truly stand out is Sym's unique personality... and, through it all, McCaughreen's inspired wordplay and powerful imagery."--The Horn Book

"This is an amazing work...there is no question that McCaughrean is a fine writer."--KLIATT

..".the ratcheting terror, thrilling double-crosses and gorgeously articulated star character -- Antarctica itself -- combine for a girl's adventure yarn of the first order."--Publishers Weekly

"Lyrical language actively engages the senses, plunging readers into a captivating landscape that challenges the boundaries of reality....This imaginative novel offers plenty of action."--Booklist (starred review)

"Readers will find this a triply compelling tale: for its slow revelation of a deranged soul; for its young narrator, who turns out to be tougher than she or anyone else supposes; and for its wildly hostile setting, which quickly turns the secret expedition into a frantic struggle to survive."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

When her uncle takes her on a dream trip to the Antarctic wilderness, Sym's obsession with Captain Oates and the doomed expedition becomes a reality as she herself is soon in a fight for her life in some of the harshest terrain on the planet. Reprint.