{"product_id":"the-white-darkness-9780060890377","title":"The White Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Completely gripping.\" \u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Dazzling.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeraldine McCaughrean--two-time Carnegie Medalist for \u003cem\u003eWhere the World Ends\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePack of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e--takes readers on a spellbinding journey into the frozen heart of darkness with this lyrical, riveting, and imaginative young adult novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSymone \"Sym\" Wates is obsessed with the Antarctic and the brave, romantic figure of Captain Oates from Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole. In fact, Oates is the secret confidant to whom she spills all her hopes and fears. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Sym's uncle Victor is even more obsessed--and when he takes her on a dream trip into the bleak Antarctic wilderness, it turns into a nightmarish struggle for survival that will challenge everything she knows and loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcCaughrean, Geraldine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eGeraldine McCaughrean is the Printz Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe White Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e. She has been honored with England's most prestigious children's book award, the Carnegie Medal, and is the only three-time winner ever of the Whitbread Children's Book Award. She also wrote \u003cem\u003ePeter Pan in Scarlet\u003c\/em\u003e, the first official sequel to the treasured masterpiece \u003cem\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/em\u003e, and the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eThe Death-Defying Pepper Roux\u003c\/em\u003e. Geraldine lives in Berkshire, England, with her husband and actress daughter. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harperteen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526750015762,"sku":"9780060890377","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f07764ef-17b5-4c31-b17d-7e267e524025.jpg?v=1731282750","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-white-darkness-9780060890377","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}