tertain students and adults. Now the ultimate challenge is given to 5 carefully chosen children - a chance to recreate Robert E. Scott's 1912 doomed attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole - without any adult help! Newly hired Andrew Morton is on the team that monitors the audio-video feed from hidden cameras and microphones for this Historical Survivor show. But Andrew is forbidden to assist the children or even let them know that there is an adult watching them all the time. Once the children have been dropped off on Antarctica, they will face many dangers and life-threatening hazards - all in the name of entertainment. Is there anything that Andrew can do to save the children and keep his job? Can the children survive the cold, ice, snow and reach the South Pole? This is the suspense book that will keep you reading to find out what happens next.
Friday, November 6, 2009
How Far Will Reality TV Go?
In Andrea White's book, Surviving Antarctica, Reality TV 2083, the answer is all the way to possible death. In the year 2083 education is controlled by the Department of Entertainment. All learning is done on television. The Department sets up reality survivor shows to educate and en
tertain students and adults. Now the ultimate challenge is given to 5 carefully chosen children - a chance to recreate Robert E. Scott's 1912 doomed attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole - without any adult help! Newly hired Andrew Morton is on the team that monitors the audio-video feed from hidden cameras and microphones for this Historical Survivor show. But Andrew is forbidden to assist the children or even let them know that there is an adult watching them all the time. Once the children have been dropped off on Antarctica, they will face many dangers and life-threatening hazards - all in the name of entertainment. Is there anything that Andrew can do to save the children and keep his job? Can the children survive the cold, ice, snow and reach the South Pole? This is the suspense book that will keep you reading to find out what happens next.
tertain students and adults. Now the ultimate challenge is given to 5 carefully chosen children - a chance to recreate Robert E. Scott's 1912 doomed attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole - without any adult help! Newly hired Andrew Morton is on the team that monitors the audio-video feed from hidden cameras and microphones for this Historical Survivor show. But Andrew is forbidden to assist the children or even let them know that there is an adult watching them all the time. Once the children have been dropped off on Antarctica, they will face many dangers and life-threatening hazards - all in the name of entertainment. Is there anything that Andrew can do to save the children and keep his job? Can the children survive the cold, ice, snow and reach the South Pole? This is the suspense book that will keep you reading to find out what happens next.
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