Author : Eileen Enwright Hodgetts
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 40,73 MB
Release : 2021-07-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781737607007
Historical fiction of the senate inquiry into the sinking of RMS Titanic
Author : Diane Hoh
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 38,19 MB
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1453248188
DIVTwo teenagers discover true love aboard the doomed ocean liner/div DIVElizabeth Farr never wanted to return to America. During her family’s vacation abroad, she has fallen in love with England, and is despondent when her father refuses to let her stay. Returning to New York means having her debut into society, and that means a swiftly arranged marriage. Elizabeth will never go to college, never learn to be a reporter—as she sees it, her life is over as soon as the Titanic reaches port. Of course, if she’s unlucky, her life will be over far sooner than that./divDIV /divDIVAs Elizabeth and her family settle into their first-class cabins, Katie Hanrahan, a young Irish girl with dreams of finding fortune in America, makes her way to a steerage berth. Both girls have plans for the future, but love and death are about to intervene./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Diane Hoh including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./div
Author : Hazel Gaynor
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 11,36 MB
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0062316877
Inspired by true events, the New York Times bestselling novel The Girl Who Came Home is the poignant story of a group of Irish emigrants aboard RMS Titanic—a seamless blend of fact and fiction that explores the tragedy's impact and its lasting repercussions on survivors and their descendants. Ireland, 1912. Fourteen members of a small village set sail on RMS Titanic, hoping to find a better life in America. For seventeen-year-old Maggie Murphy, the journey is bittersweet. Though her future lies in an unknown new place, her heart remains in Ireland with Séamus, the sweetheart she left behind. When disaster strikes, Maggie is one of the lucky few passengers in steerage who survives. Waking up alone in a New York hospital, she vows never to speak of the terror and panic of that terrible night ever again. Chicago, 1982. Adrift after the death of her father, Grace Butler struggles to decide what comes next. When her Great Nana Maggie shares the painful secret she harbored for almost a lifetime about the Titanic, the revelation gives Grace new direction—and leads her and Maggie to unexpected reunions with those they thought lost long ago.
Author : Suzanne Weyn
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 18,16 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545085845
Chased by their pasts and drawn toward a more hopeful future, four sisters embark on the journey of their lives--aboard the "Titanic." Weyn's take on the infamous disaster is wholly original.--"Booklist," starred review.
Author : K. L. Cook
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 23,36 MB
Release : 2008-12-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0061979767
“The story of an entire generation growing up too quickly…impossible to put down until the dramatic and realistic conclusion.” — Library Journal, starred review “A brilliant portrait of a small town teenage girl, whose secret affair…feels utterly true…a fresh and indelible book.” — Joan Silber It's 1960 in the Panhandle town of Charnelle, Texas—a year and a half since sixteen-year-old Laura Tate's mother boarded a bus and mysteriously disappeared. Assuming responsibility for the Tate household, Laura cares for her father and three brothers and outwardly maintains a sense of calm. But her balance is upset and the repercussions of her family's struggles are revealed when a chance encounter with a married man leads Laura into a complicated relationship for which she is unprepared. As Kennedy battles Nixon for the White House, Laura must navigate complex emotional terrain and choose whether she, too, will flee Charnelle. A heartfelt portrait of a young woman's reckoning with the paradoxes of love—eloquent, tender, and heart-wrenching—K. L. Cook's unforgettable debut novel marks the arrival of a significant new voice in American fiction.
Author : Lauren Tarshis
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 35,20 MB
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545362687
The most terrifying events in history are brought vividly to life in this New York Times bestselling series! Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever. Lauren Tarshis brings history's most exciting and terrifying events to life in this New York Times bestselling series. Readers will be transported by stories of amazing kids and how they survived!
Author : Kate Alcott
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 43,32 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307948196
Tess, an aspiring seamstress, thinks she’s had an incredibly lucky break when she is hired by famous designer Lady Lucile Duff Gordon to be her personal maid on the Titanic. Once on board, Tess catches the eye of two men—a kind sailor and an enigmatic Chicago businessman—who offer differing views of what lies ahead for her in America. But on the fourth night, disaster strikes, and amidst the chaos, Tess is one of the last people allowed on a lifeboat. The survivors are rescued and taken to New York, but when rumors begin to circulate about the choices they made, Tess is forced to confront a serious question. Did Lady Duff Gordon save herself at the expense of others? Torn between loyalty to Lucile and her growing suspicion that the media’s charges might be true, Tess must decide whether to stay quiet and keep her fiery mentor’s good will or face what might be true and forever change her future.
Author : Giselle Beaumont
Publisher :
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 42,94 MB
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780692094068
A captivating historical romance between a young seafarer and her superior officer aboard the RMS Titanic. Will they survive the sinking together and live to see daylight?
Author : Dawn Ludlow
Publisher :
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 31,66 MB
Release : 2020-01-28
Category :
ISBN :
Diana Lancaster has never been in love. In fact, she believes herself incapable. After the loss of her mother and being raised by her father, she is offered a future in America she doesn't want but accepts. She boards the Titanic, headed for an entirely new life where she hopes to pursue passions her status always prevented. Unbeknownst to her, the ship and the people on it will irreversibly change the course of her life. Alexander Stirling, a Scotsman whose past somewhat mirrors her own, gives her hope for a life she never dared dream of. When the Titanic begins to go down, love, honor, and loyalty are tested in the pursuit of survival. Based on real events, Into the Night is a story of true love, tragedy, and hope. Noted as "tragic and captivating and wonderful," this novel is the first in the three-part Lancaster's Love Series which will follow their fates.
Author : Gordon Korman
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,82 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545123310
Stories of four young children who traveled on the Titanic and experienced all of the danger.
