THE WHITE DARKNESS

By Geraldine McCaughrean

Synopsis

Unlike her school friends, who are obsessed with make-up and boyfriends, Symone lives in a world of her own with an unusual imaginary friend, Captain Oates, hero of the Antarctic. A trip to the South Pole leaves Sym fighting for her life; how will she survive her ordeal?

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Narrator	Ruth Sillers
Length	9hrs 10mins
Catalogue No.	616626
Publisher	BBC/ Chivers Audio

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