Titanic: Voices From the Disaster (Scholastic Focus)

by Hopkinson, Deborah

• ISBN13: 9780545116749
• ISBN10: 0545116740
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-04-01
• Publisher: Scholastic Press

Summary

Critically acclaimed nonfiction author Deborah Hopkinson pieces together the story of the TITANIC and that fateful April night, drawing on the voices of survivors and archival photographs. Scheduled to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the TITANIC, a topic that continues to haunt and thrill readers to this day, this book by critically acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson weaves together the voices and stories of real TITANIC survivors and witnesses to the disaster -- from the stewardess Violet Jessop to Captain Arthur Rostron of the CARPATHIA, who came to the rescue of the sinking ship. Packed with heartstopping action, devastating drama, fascinating historical details, loads of archival photographs on almost every page, and quotes from primary sources, this gripping story, which follows the TITANIC and its passengers from the ship's celebrated launch at Belfast to its cataclysmic icy end, is sure to thrill and move readers.

Author Biography

Deborah Hopkinson is the author of such award-winning children’s books as SWEET CLARA AND THE FREEDOM QUILT; GIRL WONDER: A BASEBALL STORY IN NINE INNINGS; A BAND OF ANGELS; and Dear America: HEAR MY SORROW. Her nonfiction books, SHUTTING OUT THE SKY: LIFE IN THE TENEMENTS OF NEW YORK and UP BEFORE DAYBREAK: COTTON AND PEOPLE IN AMERICA, have garnered much acclaim. Deborah lives in Corvallis, Oregon, where, in addition to writing, she works full-time as the Director of Foundation Relations at Oregon State University Foundation.