Tragic,exciting and a very good read
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When I first got this I found it hard to get into, but after the first few pages I got hooked.It's a story about an orphan girl, who gets taken on as a companion by Mrs. Carstairs and travels on the Titanic 1st class. It's about her adventures and the tragedy that strikes when the Titanic hits an iceberg. I was crying at the end. I'd say
Cover 9/10
educational 10/10
exciting 10/10
I recommend it to anyone over 8
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Good book
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I enjoyed this book.
It's the fictional diary of a gorl called Margaret Ann Brady. She was on the Titanic and it describes her experiences before and during the time that it sunk.
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Fictional diary of a young girl on the Titanic.
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This book was originally published as part of the Dear America series of historical diaries. This edition of the book has been published as a part of the My Story series, which also consists of fictional historical diaries. Thirteen-year-old Margaret Ann Brady lives at an orphanage in London. Her parents have died, and she longs to join her older brother, who has immigrated to Boston, in America. Margaret gets what she thinks is the opportunity of a lifetime: a job as the companion of Mrs. Carstairs, a wealthy American woman traveling home on the Titanic. All Margaret has to do is keep Mrs. Carstairs company on the voyage, and she will get free passage to America where she can join her brother. And she will get the chance to travel on the grandest ship ever built. Margaret describes in her diary the luxuries of first class through the eyes of a child who has lived her life in poverty, her adventures on the ship, and the tragedy that occurs when the Titanic hits an iceberg and sinks. Young readers who enjoy diary historical fiction, or who are fascinated by the story of the Titanic, are sure to love Margaret's diary. I think it is one of the best novels for young readers about the disaster. I'd definitely recommend it to readers who have an interest.
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The diary of a fictional young girl on the Titanic.
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Thirteen-year-old Margaret, the fictional passenger that is the "writer" of the "diary" that makes up this book, shouldn't have even been on the Titanic. By a twist of fate that she interprets as good fortune, the orphan, who has been living at an orphanage since her mother died and her brother decided he couldn't care for her properly, gets a job with a wealthy American woman, Mrs. Carstairs. The job is fairly simple: Margaret just has to keep Mrs. Carstairs company during her return voyage to New York, and it comes with a ticket to America. Margaret takes the job eagerly: her brother now is living and working in America, able to support her, and has been saving up for a ticket for her for awhile. Now she can join him immediatley. But Mrs. Carstairs is returning to America on the Titanic. And we all know that voyage is doomed to end of tragedy. So Margaret unknowingly heads off into a disaster. We see through her eyes how the luxuries of first class would appear to a child who lived in poverty all of her life. And of course, the disaster plays a large role in the story as well. I highly reccomend this to fans of the Dear America series, historical fiction, and of course, the Titanic!
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Voyage on the Great Titanic!
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This Book is ABSOLUTELY fab!! I enjoyed every moment of it, it never got boring,definetly a five stars! I really couldn't put it down. Furthermore I rate it Better than Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets because I love diaries of people and it's fiction based on fact.
with it's exciting moments and those moments of fear, fun and laughter, you'll surely LOVE it, Its a top book , even Adults could read it!!
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