First published 2010
George Calder thinks he has won the lottery. The ten-year-old boy sails aboard the famous Titanic with his little sister Phoebe and Aunt Daisy. The massive ship offers countless adventures for a curious kid. George wanders through exciting areas he has never seen before. When he sneaks into the first class storage cabin, a massive boom rocks the vessel. Water floods in everywhere. George must fight for survival as the unsinkable ship goes down. His world transforms in a single night. The boy faces choices that will determine whether he lives or dies. This story places young George at the center of history's most famous maritime disaster.
Genres: survival, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: coming-of-age, fish-out-of-water, survival
Setting: Titanic
Period: 1912
104 pages · Paperback · Scholastic Paperbacks