Sym has always been a little different from the other girls her age. She doesn't really fit in and to make her even more different than everyone she talks to her imaginary friend Captain Oates who lived about a hundred years before her. Captain Oates died a tragic death when he and his other shipmates got stranded in Antarctica. Sym dreams of someday going there and when her "Uncle" an old family friend offers to take her and her mother to Paris, the adventure begins. With twists and twirls in the story Sym discovers what's she's made of and that some people aren't what they always appear to be. While on her wild adventure Sym discovers who she is and learns to stand up for herself and discovers who she is.
I really liked this book in the ways it described the area's which Sym and her Uncle went. Sym's depth is incredible to me and I was able to finally see a different side to social situations. While relating to Sym in some ways, others were completely foreign to me and it was good for me to see how terribly frustrating it could be if I couldn't formulate my thoughts and people rushed on in the conversation assuming I was stupid. If I were to use this book in my class it would probably be to help my students understand that there is more to a person than just what's on the surface.
- Reading level: Young Adult
- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: HarperTeen; Reprint edition (December 30, 2008)
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