false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177506974m/709054.jpg 709054 9 2918941 book 2007 The White Darkness total:725|5:177|4:230|3:167|2:111|1:40| 725 2568 1165 302 4 3 false true Thu Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 11:11:57 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 10:28:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 3 false false Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 19:33:42 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 21:21:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 14:01:27 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 14:18:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 11:20:38 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 11:59:38 -0800 2008 The White Darkness, HarperTempest, 373 pages. Fictional chapter book, mystery.

Description: Symone is obsessed with Antarctica, particularly with early 20th century Antarctic explorers. In fact, she can apparently communicate with the spirit of a departed explorer ...more...]]> 1 1 false true Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jun 12 09:30:42 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 18:35:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 21 13:41:50 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 13:42:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 12:36:50 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 08:29:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false true Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 07:31:47 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 04:52:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 15:22:37 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 07:31:17 -0800 2008
I'm going to echo several other reviews here: this is beautifully written, atmospheric, and engrossing, and yet it just didn't do it for me.

When Symone's generous uncle offers to whisk her and her mom away to Paris, Sym jumps at the chance--and when h...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 14:19:18 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 14:37:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 25 07:51:36 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 29 20:57:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 17:59:20 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 11:36:10 -0800 2008
I read it, and I read it fast. I stayed up all night to finish this mother. I was...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 11 15:07:43 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 15:08:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 29 17:07:41 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 31 14:50:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jan 29 07:08:44 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 11:04:07 -0800 2008
For Polar Survival stories, I liked Shackleton's Stowaway by McKernan way better--but they're not even really readalikes, unless you're an Antarctica nut. White Darkness actual...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 18:10:25 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 18:12:19 -0800 2008 4 1 false false Thu Aug 07 14:05:27 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 14:08:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 12:41:48 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:41:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 07:08:53 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 07:40:29 -0800 2009
It is a tale of a teen from England who gets taken on a surprise trip to Antartica with her...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Feb 18 20:15:55 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 20:20:46 -0800 2009 The author draws upon historical facts and figures in regards to exploration of the Antarctic throughout the book. The main character, Symone or “Sym”, grows-up emersing herself in information about Arctic exploration, and is most fascinated by Captain Scott’s expedition to the S...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=709054