A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic
Autor Yi Shun Laien Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 apr 2024 – vârsta ani
November 1914.
Clara Ketterling-Dunbar is one of twenty-eight crew members of The Resolute—a ship meant for an Antarctic expedition now marooned on ice one hundred miles from the shore of the continent. An eighteen-year-old American, Clara has told the crew she’s a twenty-one-year-old Canadian. Since the war broke out, sentiment toward Americans has not been the most favorable, and Clara will be underestimated enough simply for being a woman without also giving away just how young she is. Two members of the crew know her nationality, but no one knows the truth of her activities in England before The Resolute set sail.
She and her suffragist sisters in the Women’s Social & Political Union were waging war of a different kind in London. They taught Clara to fight. And now, even marooned on the ice, she won’t stop fighting for women’s rights…or for survival. In the wilderness of Antarctica, Clara is determined to demonstrate what a woman is truly capable of—if the crew will let her.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781665937764
ISBN-10: 1665937769
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: 5C jkt (fx: emboss) matte finish; black-and-white int. map; digital
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Colecția Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10: 1665937769
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: 5C jkt (fx: emboss) matte finish; black-and-white int. map; digital
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Colecția Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Notă biografică
Yi Shun Lai lives in Southern California, and she can talk to you forever about plants and animals and deserts both hot and cold. She volunteers for ShelterBox, an international disaster relief organization, and was once invited to be a crew member aboard an Antarctic cruise line. She’s the author of novels Not a Self-Help Book: The Misadventures of Marty Wu and A Suffragist’s Guide to the Antarctic and memoir Pin Ups. You can read her essays in Shondaland and Brevity. Find her on the web at TheGoodDirt.org.
Extras
Antarctic Expedition Feared Lost!ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION FEARED LOST!
Staff Editorial, London Daily Times
1 November 1914
Amidst the carnage of the Great War, another strike against hope: Sir Douglas Henderson’s much-anticipated crossing of the Antarctic continent is presumed doomed, with all crew members assumed deceased. As there has been no communication from the expedition ship The Resolute since mid-October, one must assume the worst.
The news from the expedition was already bleak, with colder-than-usual temperatures in the Antarctic spring setting the timeline back by weeks. The ship became locked in sea ice a mere hundred miles from their desired destination on the Antarctic continent. Then the oil for the engines that were meant to propel the expedition sledges across Sir Douglas’s beloved “Blue Continent” was reported hopelessly frozen, rendering the sledges useless even if the crew could manage to make shore. Who knows what other bad luck has befallen the expedition since it last sent word?
Among the missing crew is Canadian Clara Ketterling-Dunbar, the only woman on crew and first-ever woman on any polar expedition. This newspaper has found fact that she is a member of the Women’s Social and Political Union, that group of dangerous suffragettes angling for a voice in what is rightfully a man’s world!
Sir Douglas would have been well advised to not overlook the old truism that women on board are bad luck to begin with.
Staff Editorial, London Daily Times
1 November 1914
Amidst the carnage of the Great War, another strike against hope: Sir Douglas Henderson’s much-anticipated crossing of the Antarctic continent is presumed doomed, with all crew members assumed deceased. As there has been no communication from the expedition ship The Resolute since mid-October, one must assume the worst.
The news from the expedition was already bleak, with colder-than-usual temperatures in the Antarctic spring setting the timeline back by weeks. The ship became locked in sea ice a mere hundred miles from their desired destination on the Antarctic continent. Then the oil for the engines that were meant to propel the expedition sledges across Sir Douglas’s beloved “Blue Continent” was reported hopelessly frozen, rendering the sledges useless even if the crew could manage to make shore. Who knows what other bad luck has befallen the expedition since it last sent word?
Among the missing crew is Canadian Clara Ketterling-Dunbar, the only woman on crew and first-ever woman on any polar expedition. This newspaper has found fact that she is a member of the Women’s Social and Political Union, that group of dangerous suffragettes angling for a voice in what is rightfully a man’s world!
Sir Douglas would have been well advised to not overlook the old truism that women on board are bad luck to begin with.
Recenzii
**A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year**
A Junior Library Guild Selection
★ "As a character, Clara feels modern but not anachronistic; she’s wrestling with social issues that continue to resonate today, and her strong voice propels readers through an adventure as compelling as Shackleton’s own to a heartfelt, realistic conclusion. Polar exploration transforms a young woman in unexpected and interesting ways in this original, evocative tale."
★ "A young woman joins an Antarctic voyage at the dawning of World War I in this gripping--and sometimes gut-wrenching--adventure tale. . . Lai showcases her incredible skills as a storyteller. . .. Witty and poignant commentary on unimaginable peril and infuriating injustice (plus some vengeance) ensures that this historical fiction will be long remembered."
"A great historical adventure for young adults, told in journal entries. This book would appeal to readers looking for a strong female role model and would be a welcome [addition for] libraries serving teens."
"Clara is a defiant and resilient heroine who immediately endears herself to both the reader and her motley crew. As tension mounts and survival becomes uncertain, Lai neatly underscores the courage it took—and still takes—to be a woman in a male-dominated world."
"Lai successfully blends the events of Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition with the social climate of the suffragist movement in 1914 and pairs it with a sharp-witted, charismatic narrator who readers can easily root for."
A Junior Library Guild Selection
★ "As a character, Clara feels modern but not anachronistic; she’s wrestling with social issues that continue to resonate today, and her strong voice propels readers through an adventure as compelling as Shackleton’s own to a heartfelt, realistic conclusion. Polar exploration transforms a young woman in unexpected and interesting ways in this original, evocative tale."
★ "A young woman joins an Antarctic voyage at the dawning of World War I in this gripping--and sometimes gut-wrenching--adventure tale. . . Lai showcases her incredible skills as a storyteller. . .. Witty and poignant commentary on unimaginable peril and infuriating injustice (plus some vengeance) ensures that this historical fiction will be long remembered."
"A great historical adventure for young adults, told in journal entries. This book would appeal to readers looking for a strong female role model and would be a welcome [addition for] libraries serving teens."
"Clara is a defiant and resilient heroine who immediately endears herself to both the reader and her motley crew. As tension mounts and survival becomes uncertain, Lai neatly underscores the courage it took—and still takes—to be a woman in a male-dominated world."
"Lai successfully blends the events of Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition with the social climate of the suffragist movement in 1914 and pairs it with a sharp-witted, charismatic narrator who readers can easily root for."
Descriere
Clara's fight for suffrage turns into one of survival when her crew's Antarctic expedition ship gets stuck in the ice, perfect for fans of Gary Paulsen and The Downstairs Girl.