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S. O. S. Titanic by Eve Bunting (2012, Trade Paperback)

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"SOS Titanic" by Eve Bunting is a young adult fiction novel published by Harcourt in 1996. The book, written in English, is a trade paperback with 252 pages, focusing on the topics of travel, historical events, and adventure on board the ill-fated Titanic.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100152013059

ISBN-139780152013059

eBay Product ID (ePID)41043

Product Key Features

Book TitleS.O.S. Titanic

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicHistorical / General, Travel, Action & Adventure / General, Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, Transportation / Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft, General, Historical / Medieval

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

AuthorEve Bunting

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight6.2 Oz

Item Length7 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN95-010712

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsGrade 6-9. Readers fascinated by the lore surrounding the sinking of the Titanic will likely enjoy this exciting, suspenseful, and romantic version of the tragedy. Fifteen-year-old Barry, a privileged, upper-class Irishman raised by his grandparents while his parents were off in China, is bound for America to join them at last. Class conflict comes aboard, too, in the form of Frank and Jonnie Flynn, who blame Barry's grandfather for their forced departure from Ireland via steerage. Frank's threats of revenge add a layer of fear to Barry's on-again, off-again relationship with their sister, Pegeen, as the plot steams steadily toward its inevitably icy climax. The final hundred pages of the book describe post-collision confusion that escalates toward chaos, including Barry's gallant attempt (in vain) to save Frank's life. He does succeed in saving Pegeen, and the two of them end up on the overturned inflatable life raft and are among those few rescued the next morning by the Carpathia. Lots of foreshadowing and hints of the supernatural (Watley, Barry's first-class steward, was born in a caul, which is said to have given him second sight) add interest, as does an interesting range of supporting characters. Joel Shoemaker, Southeast Jr. High School, Iowa City, IA, A dread sense of the inevitable drives this taut disaster story-and makes it nearly impossible to put down. Only moments after 15-year-old Barry O'Neill boards the Titanic in Queenstown, Ireland, the final port of call before the Atlantic crossing, he learns that the ship narrowly missed a collision at Southampton-a "bad omen," says a fellow passenger. Watley, Barry's steward in first class, claims intuitive knowledge that the voyage is ill-fated, while another uneasy passenger notes the shortage of lifeboats and refers to a novel written years earlier about an eerily similar ship called the Titan that sinks after colliding with an iceberg. Barry, understandably, is on edge-and so is the reader. When disaster finally strikes, Bunting (Spying on Miss Muller) unfolds the terrifying events in gripping climactic chapters. Barry acts nobly, risking his own life to save Pegeen, a girl from steerage class with whom he has fallen in love, and her brother, a ruffian with a longstanding grudge against Barry and his wealthy family. It's well-wrought historical fiction, but lest anyone forget, a brief afterword reminds readers of the horrifying and very real toll of the tragedy. Ages 12-up., "A dread sense of the inevitable drives this taut disaster story-and makes it nearly impossible to put down." -- Publishers Weekly "Readers fascinated by the lore surrounding the sinking of the Titanic will likely enjoy this exciting, suspenseful, and romantic version of the tragedy."-- School Library Journal "Bunting accurately and dramatically describes the ship's sinking and, at the same time, immerses readers in the many human tragedies. . . . this fast-paced story will satisfy readers looking for the human element in the Titanic's history."-- Booklist, "A dread sense of the inevitable drives this taut disaster story-and makes it nearly impossible to put down." -- Publishers Weekly "Readers fascinated by the lore surrounding the sinking of the Titanic will likely enjoy this exciting, suspenseful, and romantic version of the tragedy."-- School Library Journal "Bunting accurately and dramatically describes the ship's sinking and, at the same time, immerses readers in the many human tragedies. . . . this fast-paced story will satisfy readers looking for the human element in the Titanic's history."-- Booklist --, "A dread sense of the inevitable drives this taut disaster story-and makes it nearly impossible to put down." - Publishers Weekly "Readers fascinated by the lore surrounding the sinking of the Titanic will likely enjoy this exciting, suspenseful, and romantic version of the tragedy."- School Library Journal "Bunting accurately and dramatically describes the ship's sinking and, at the same time, immerses readers in the many human tragedies. . . . this fast-paced story will satisfy readers looking for the human element in the Titanic's history."- Booklist

Grade FromSeventh Grade

Grade ToTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal813.54

SynopsisIrish teenager Barry O'Neill is journeying to New York on the Titanic's fateful maiden voyage. He's 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. This suspenseful story is based on the true and terrible events that occured as the Titanic sank one hundred years ago., Eve Bunting's gripping account of a immigrant teen passenger on the Titanic, based on the true and terrible events of 100 years ago.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.B91527