Marooned in the Arctic: The True Story of Ada Blackjack, the ""Female Robinson Crusoe""

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Peggy Caravantes

Marooned in the Arctic

The True Story of Ada Blackjack, the ""Female Robinson Crusoe""

Peggy Caravantes

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Chicago Review Press
07 June 2016

Children's & young adult: general non-fiction; People & places (Children's&YA)

Series: Women of Action

A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2017

In 1921, four men ventured into the Arctic for a top-secret expedition: an attempt to claim uninhabited Wrangel Island in northern Siberia for Great Britain. With the men was a young Inuit woman named Ada Blackjack, who had signed on as cook and seamstress to earn money to care for her sick son. Conditions soon turned dire for the team when they were unable to kill enough game to survive. Three of the men tried to cross the frozen Chukchi Sea for help but were never seen again, leaving Ada with one remaining team member who soon died of scurvy. Determined to be reunited with her son, Ada learned to survive alone in the icy world by trapping foxes, catching seals, and avoiding polar bears. After she was finally rescued in August 1923, after two years total on the island, Ada became a celebrity, with newspapers calling her a real ""female Robinson Crusoe."" The first young adult book about Blackjack's remarkable story,Marooned in the Arcticincludes sidebars on relevant topics of interest to teens, including the use cats on ships, the phenomenon known as Arctic hysteria, and aspects of Inuit culture and beliefs. With excerpts from diaries, letters, and telegrams; historic photos; a map; source notes; and a bibliography, this is an indispensible resource for any young adventure lover, classroom, or library.

By: Peggy Caravantes
Imprint: Chicago Review Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 371g
ISBN: 9781613730980
ISBN 10: 1613730985
Series: Women of Action
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 07 June 2016
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peggy Caravantes is a former English and history teacher, middle school principal, and deputy school superintendent. She is the author of The Many Faces of Josephine Baker and more than a dozen other books for middle grade and young adult readers. Her books have been selected for the California Titles for Young Adults, Tri-State Books of Note, and Top Forty Young Adult Nonfiction Books lists.