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McKernan, Victoria

Shackleton's Stowaway

323 pp. | Knopf | February, 2005 | Trade ISBN 0-375-82691-2 $15.95 | Library ISBN 0-375-92691-7 $17.99
(3) YA A worthy fictional companion to recent nonfiction accounts of Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic voyage, McKernan's novel sticks closely to the facts and effectively conveys the grueling work, mind-numbing boredom, and growing dread of the stranded crew. Perce Blackborow--a character based on the eighteen-year-old stowaway on the Endurance--narrates events with immediacy; Shackleton is accurately portrayed as a tireless, inspiring leader.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl

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