Young Adult Fiction: Antarctica's Frozen Chosen

Title:"Antarctica's Frozen Chosen" ISBN: 07344-0519-7  CIP: 9780734405197 Author: Hazel Edwards Publisher:  Originally published by Lothian/Hachette but rights now with Hazel Edwards E-book(Kindle) :  Amazon  Read a sample page CIP 978073441292 8  Alchemy links to where Hazel's e-books available for sale online  As part of Literary Tourism,Tripfiction has listed all of Hazel's Antarctic fiction so travellers can read about settings before, during or after visiting, or enjoy as armchair travellers.

 NEWSFLASH

 Educators and YA readers' interest in infection/ pandemic threat in both 'Antarctica's Frozen Chosen' and sequel 'Outback Ferals' has soared.

Ironically, each was written well before COVID.  Discussion notes available. Alchemy links to where both available.

 

Part of 2012 National Year of Reading.

'Antarctica's Frozen Chosen' Discussion  Notes

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  Hazel researching in Antarctica

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Those who are chosen to work in Antarctica are called 'the frozen chosen'.The author was on an Australian Antarctic expedition in 2001.   While 'beset' in the polar ice, Hazel started writing this novel with the expert help of the 'boffins' and 'tradies' onboard the polar re-supply ship.

When Kyle gets a job for the Antarctic summer as a marine biologist, his Spanish girlfriend Jade e-mails daily.Jade, an eco-activist is involved with an online protest group, but doesn't realise she's being used.  Patagonian Toothfish poachers!  Genetic modifications crossing over from rats to humans, quarantines the expeditioners and Kyle dicovers that courage is more than physical bravery. Saying no to your mates takes courage too.

Hazel's other Antarctic publications include  picture book Antarctic Dad,  memoir 'Antarctic Writer on ice' , Antarctic Close-up, and classroom scripts in ' Right or Wrong; Plays to Make You Think'

Available on Kindle  are Antarctic Dognapping  and Shooting Antarctica, an easy reading mystery for developing adult literacy.

'Outback Ferals' is the sequel, starring eco-warrior Kyle, but in the outback and around Darwin (NT) , tackling a pandemic threat & questions of mateship.

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Buy your own copy of Antarctica's Frozen Chosen

These online retailers have copies available  Alchemy links to where available. The audio is available from Louis Braille - :

Australian Online Bookshop Amazon.com Dymocks Bookseller Ebook

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