titanic voices from the disaster by deborah hopkinson

Hopkinson packs her thoroughly researched story with a wealth of information about the ship itself (this book is an invaluable resource for students), and her portraits of the shipmates are fully realized and often heartbreaking. The author quotes these four and others freely, their voices forming a deeply intimate account of the tragedy. She threads together the stories of many passengers and crew members, focusing on a handful of survivors that includes an Argentine-born stewardess, a rambunctious nine-year-old British boy, a science teacher from England, and an American teenager traveling with his parents. Publisher's Weekly February 20, 2012, Praise for Titanic: Voices from the Disaster *'Hopkinson puts a human face on the Titanic 's sinking in this riveting nonfiction chronicle.' - Publishers Weekly, starred review *'In what's sure to be a definitive work commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, Hopkinson offers a well-researched and fascinating account of the disaster.' - Kirkus, starred review *'An absorbing and richly satisfying read.' - School Library Journal, starred review *'Hopkinson knows precisely what's she doing in her coverage of the Titanic disaster: providing young readers with a basic introduction to the event without overdramatizing, drawing unwarranted conclusions, or prolonging the ordeal.' - Horn Book, starred review 'What gives Hopkinson's effort a unique flavor is her almost exclusive use of the recollections of survivors as her source material, giving the tale we know so well a grittier, far less mythic feel.' - Booklist, Hopkinson puts a human face on the Titanic's sinking in this riveting nonfiction chronicle of the ship's collision with an iceberg and the tragic aftermath. Photos of the ship, the (purported) iceberg, telegrams sent to and from the Titanic, and of the survivors' rescue add significant context and amplify the immediacy of the drama. Chapters detailing the sinking, the scramble for lifeboats, and the harrowing wait for the Carpathia's arrival are fast-paced and riveting.

Hopkinson puts a human face on the Titanic's sinking in this riveting nonfiction chronicle of the ship's collision with an iceberg and the tragic aftermath.

Titanic voices from the disaster by deborah hopkinson