{"product_id":"a-suffragists-guide-to-the-antarctic-hardcover","title":"A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYi Shun Lai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA teen's fight for suffrage turns into one of survival when her crew's Antarctic expedition ship gets stuck in the ice in this historical novel told in journal entries perfect for fans of Gary Paulsen and \u003ci\u003eThe Downstairs Girl.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNovember 1914. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClara Ketterling-Dunbar is one of twenty-eight crew members of \u003ci\u003eThe Resolute\u003c\/i\u003e--a ship meant for an Antarctic expedition now marooned on ice one hundred miles from the shore of the continent. An eighteen-year-old American, Clara has told the crew she's a twenty-one-year-old Canadian. Since the war broke out, sentiment toward Americans has not been the most favorable, and Clara will be underestimated enough simply for being a woman without also giving away just how young she is. Two members of the crew know her nationality, but no one knows the truth of her activities in England before \u003ci\u003eThe Resolute\u003c\/i\u003e set sail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe and her suffragist sisters in the Women's Social \u0026amp; Political Union were waging war of a different kind in London. They taught Clara to fight. And now, even marooned on the ice, she won't stop fighting for women's rights...or for survival. In the wilderness of Antarctica, Clara is determined to demonstrate what a woman is truly capable of--if the crew will let her.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYi Shun Lai lives in Southern California, and she can talk to you forever about plants and animals and deserts both hot and cold. She volunteers for ShelterBox, an international disaster-relief organization, and was once invited to be a crew member aboard an Antarctic cruise line. She's the author of novels \u003ci\u003eNot a Self-Help Book: The Misadventures of Marty Wu \u003c\/i\u003eand A \u003ci\u003eSuffragist's Guide to the Antarctic\u003c\/i\u003e and memoir \u003ci\u003ePin Ups\u003c\/i\u003e. You can read her essays in \u003ci\u003eShondaland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrevity\u003c\/i\u003e. Find her on the web at TheGoodDirt.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 7.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752406221088,"sku":"9781665937764","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c40456450a4cbdc10aa9bfa9f33faf70.webp?v=1779994908","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-suffragists-guide-to-the-antarctic-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}