This tale of an Irish teenager aboard the doomed ship, from a Caldecott Medal winner, is a âtaut disaster story . . . nearly impossible to put downâ (Publishers Weekly).
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Fifteen-year-old Barry OâNeill is journeying to New York to reunite with his parents on the maiden voyage of the great ship Titanic. Heâs homesick, and worried about the Flynn boys traveling in steerage, who have threatened to throw him overboard. Little does Barry know that a struggle with the Flynns is the least of the dangers that await him.
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This âfast-pacedâ and suspenseful young adult adventure story is based on the true and terrible events that occurred as the Titanic sank, and âimmerses readers in the many human tragediesâ (Booklist).