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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Press (July 31, 2018)
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• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1338226657
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1338226652
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 years and up
• Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 820L
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• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.03 x 0.75 x 5.28 inches
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A story of secrets, sisterhood, and adventure aboard the Titanic !Isabella is shocked when her parents book her passage on the incredible Titanic and inform her that she'll be sailing by herself. She is given an envelope and told the contents will explain everything, but she is forbidden from opening it until the boat reaches the U.S.Lucille is worried over her mother's poor health, and her father is always distracted, never around. Left to her own devices, Lucille discovers some dangerous secrets that could tear her family apart.Abby is desperate. She's all her little brother has in the world, and her only hope is start a new life in New York. But the only way to do that is to smuggle her little brother aboard the Titanic and hope they can last the week without him getting caught.Three girls, three different classes on the ship, yet their pasts and futures are more intertwined than they know--and their lives are about to be forever changed over the course of the Titanic's maiden voyage. That is, if they don't all drown in secrets first.

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• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1338226657
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1338226652
• Item weight ‏ : ‎ 218 g
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.4 x 1.9 x 13.4 cm
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MAIDEN VOYAGE

A titanic story.

by Sarah Jane ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 31, 2018

A compelling novel that stands both on its own merit and as an addition to the wealth of Titanic literature.

The tragic tale of the Titanic serves as backdrop for a series of smaller familial tragedies.

Three girls board the luxurious ship with no idea that their fates are soon to be irrevocably entwined. Lucy’s hope for this trip is for her parents to show affection for each other, though her father’s dark personality makes this unlikely. Abby, Lucy’s maid, hopes her secrets go undetected long enough for her to start a new life in America. And Isabella hopes to discover why her parents woke her in the night and made her board the Titanic —alone. An entertaining series of mishaps, misunderstandings, and revelations play out on various decks as the well-known climax approaches, this knowledge increasing the tension even further. In her debut novel, Jane liberally sprinkles historic references amid the action, including Marconi’s wireless and the women’s suffrage movement, to fold an authentic educational experience into the story. Jane shines at atmospheric descriptions of the opulence of the ship and the people themselves while also managing to bring her powers of keen observation to the third-class passengers, many of whom were immigrant families full of hope. The characters are white and of European background and straddle several economic classes.

Pub Date: July 31, 2018

ISBN: 978-1-338-22665-2

Page Count: 256

Publisher: Scholastic

Review Posted Online: April 29, 2018

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15, 2018

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“Maiden Voyage: A Titanic Story”

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"Maiden Voyage: A Titanic Story" by Sarah Jane

Three remarkable young lives intersect in this thrilling tale, set in April 1912 during the last days of the doomed luxury liner, Titanic.

Isabella James is an unwilling passenger. Her poor but loving parents purchase for her a third-class berth from London to New York—it’s all they can afford. But they will not be coming with her. Instead, they bid farewell to the anguished twelve-year-old girl, handing over their hard-earned savings and an envelope that she is not supposed to open until just before the Titanic docks in New York. Isabella has no idea that the envelope conceals clues to a true identity that she had never imagined—one that could change her life for the better, or possibly for much, much worse.

Lucy Miles, just into her teens, inhabits an entirely different world. She will be traveling first class, with her parents Phillip and Elisabeth. Her father is a hard man. Unbeknownst to his wife and daughter, he also is a fugitive from justice with plans that could ruin the family. Elisabeth, once a vigorous woman who campaigned actively for women’s right to vote, has fallen strangely ill and is now an invalid. As the Titanic enters its last hours before sinking, Lucy, who had hoped the trip would unite her family, will be forced to make a terrible choice between her parents.

Abigail “Abby” O’Rourke is an orphan. She is also a maid for the Miles family, who have given her a second-class berth. Abby’s mother, once a maid to the same family, has recently died under mysterious circumstances. Now all Abby has left in the world is her seven-year-old brother Felix, whom she has smuggled onto the Titanic as a stowaway. When they get to New York, Abby plans to run away with Felix, and make a new life in America.

This is only a dash of the drama that packs Maiden Voyage . As the three girls face their personal challenges, their lives intertwine further and further; and the more they learn about themselves, the stronger they become. At the novel’s action-packed crescendo, with the Titanic striking an iceberg, Isabella, Lucy and Abby must join forces to overcome an unexpected villain. Not only their own lives are at stake, but others they love, too—including Felix and a young crewman, Jasper, who has shown Abby the meaning of hope.

Maiden Voyage succeeds as a thriller and a historical novel. The story runs at a breakneck pace, and its occasional errors and plot holes disappear quickly in the rearview mirror. Young readers will enjoy the historical descriptions of the magnificent Titanic while learning how its opulence barely concealed often cruel class and social divisions. Most important, readers will draw inspiration from the stories of Isabella, Lucy and Abby—pointing to the vital humanity that emerges from study of the past.

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Genre : mystery/historical fiction

What did you like about the book?  Isabella, Lucy and Abby are all aboard the Titanic and their lives are about to become inextricably intertwined in complex ways. Lucy Miles is a wealthy young lady who is tasked with caring for her ill mother while trying to avoid her moody father. Abby is the Miles’ family maid who is still mourning her mother who died unexpectedly and has brought her younger brother Felix as a stowaway. Isabella was unexpectedly put aboard the Titanic by her parents who gave her a note revealing that she is actually a daughter of the Miles family. Drama ensues aboard the Titanic in all its decadence and impending doom.

Readers will enjoy seeing the Titanic from the diverse perspectives of Isabella, Lucy and Abby, all of whom are from different social classes. Historical details are peppered throughout including the advent of the telegram, the suffrage movement in England, etc. Overall, MAIDEN VOYAGE is a quick, enjoyable read with a devious villain. Readers will be rooting for the girls until the triumphant ending.

To whom would you recommend this book?   Students who like mysteries or who are obsessed with the Titanic will gravitate to this book.

Anything you didn’t like about it?  The villain of the story is a bit unbelievable and the story feels rushed at times. I would have appreciated even more background information on the Titanic, as well as a richer backstory to Isabella and Lucy (Abby’s backstory was sufficiently explored).

Who should buy this book?  Most middle schools

Where would you shelve it?  historical fiction

Should we (librarians/readers) put this on the top of our “to read” piles?  No

Reviewer’s Name, Library (or school), City:  Laura Gardner, Dartmouth Middle School, Dartmouth, MA

Date reviewed:  June 19, 2018

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