Today's book 02/14/2014

• Hopkinson, Deborah. TITANIC : VOICES FROM THE DISASTER

  Hopkinson, Deborah. TITANIC : VOICES FROM THE DISASTER New York : Scholastic, 2012 IL 3-6, RL 7.6 ISBN 0545116740 Have you ever wondered what it was really like to be aboard the Titanic when she sank? In Titanic: Voices from the Disaster, Deborah Hopkinson collects eyewitness accounts from crew, passengers, and those involved in the rescue effort. These account are woven together to present an eerie witness to perhaps the most famous shipwreck ever. The book moves along as the Titanic maiden voyage slowly unfolds. Photographs taken by a passenger who got off the ship before she set sail on the open sea, help the reader feel what it was like aboard the floating city. Information is provided in the back of the book about the final fate of the passengers whose accounts are included. An extensive list of sources and websites is also included in the back. (Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award nominee, 2014)

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