The wind and snow blow so hard, you can't 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. Scott's
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 Scott's journals and other accounts of the expedition - is
both a heart-wrenching drama from the past and a disquieting glimpse
into the future.
Ages 12+