| Edition |
First US edition |
| Descript |
216 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm |
| Content |
text |
| Media |
unmediated |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Note |
"Originally published in 2018 in Australia ... under the title My Polar Dream." -- Verso |
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"As seen on a National Geographic documentary." -- Cover |
| Summary |
Twelve-year-old, Hameister had a dream: to complete the Polar Hat Trick: expeditions to the North Pole, across the Greenland ice sheet, and to the North Pole. At sixteen she became the youngest person in history to complete it. She endured extremes of cold and blizzards; treacherous terrain where one wrong step could be fatal; struggled through sastrugi, ice rubble and emotional lows to achieve an extraordinary goal. And along the way, she made a sandwich for online trolls, inspired young people, and made international headlines. Here she details her quest-- and charts a path for anyone who wants to make the impossible possible. -- adapted from dust flap |
| Contents |
Prologue: That sandwich -- How it all began. Born to be brave ; Big dreams -- The North Pole. Expedition 1. False starts and midnight emergencies ; Going north ; Part one complete -- Greenland crossing. Expedition 2. Greenland's warm welcome ; A slow start ; Blizzard days ; The new normal ; The blur between -- The South Pole. Expedition 3. Prepping in Punta ; The first 10 days ; Dreaming of a white Christmas ; Welcome to 2018 ; The end of this chapter |
| Subject |
Hameister, Jade, 2001- -- Juvenile literature
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Women explorers -- Australia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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Teenagers -- Australia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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Polar regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature
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Women adventurers -- Australia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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Women explorers -- Australia -- Biography
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Teenagers -- Australia -- Biography
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Polar regions -- Discovery and exploration
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Women adventurers -- Australia -- Biography
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Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Biography
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Autobiography
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Young adult literature
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| ISBN |
9781250317681 |
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1250317681 |
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