March

Provides an account of the voyage undertaken by polar explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew aboard the Endurance in 1914-15, telling how the men survived after their ship became locked inside an island of ice and drifted for ten months before being crushed.

This book is the Community Read 2004 book.

Two meetings of Books 'n Munchies will be held on Wednesday, March 10 so that more students can participate in the Community Read activities. The first will be at 7:45 am on Wednesday, March 10 in the MTA Library. The second will be at 3:00 pm at Topsham Public Library. A viewing of the IMAX film Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure will be shown at this meeting prior to the discussion.

Need to find the book? Mt. Ararat has copies. All local public libraries have copies of the book as well. Want to own your own copy? Check local bookstores (Bookland and Gulf of Maine in Brunswick) or check online for great used book deals.

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