Surviving Antarctica : Reality TV 2083

English

ISBN: 006055455X

EAN: 9780060554552

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Performing Arts / Television & Radio/Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Polar Regions/Juvenile Fiction / School & Education/Juvenile Fiction / General/

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 04/01/2005

Age Range: 13-UP

Synopsis: Its 50 degrees below zero. The wind and snow blow so hard, you cant see your hand in front of your face. Your heating fuel is nearly gone, and so is your food. How do you survive? Five fourteen-year-olds face this desperate situation on a deadly journey in Antarctica. It is 2083. They are contes-tants on a reality TV show, Antarctic Survivor, which is set up to re-create Robert F. Scotts 1912 doomed attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. But in 2083 reality TV is not just an act. Contestants literally relive -- or die during -- the simulations of events. Robert Scott and his team were experienced explorers and scientists, but their attempt to reach the Pole proved fatal. What chance does the Antarctic Survivor team have? This action-packed, riveting adventure -- full of fascinating direct quotes from Scotts journals and other accounts of the expedition -- is both a heart-wrenching drama from the past and a disquieting glimpse into the future.

Awards: Beehive Young Adults Book Award – null  Bluebonnet Award – null  Nevada Young Readers Award – null  Virginia Readers Choice Awards – null 

Surviving Antarctica : Reality TV 2083

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.09 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 18.34 oz

Pages: 336