Part of Magic Tree House, book 17
First published 1999
Jack and Annie step from the Magic Tree House onto the deck of the Titanic. The massive ship cuts through dark Atlantic waters while passengers dance and dine below. The siblings know what awaits this vessel, but they are just two children among thousands of souls aboard. As the night unfolds, they witness the ship's tragic encounter with an iceberg. Chaos erupts as the unsinkable ship begins its descent into the icy depths. Jack and Annie must navigate flooding corridors and panicking crowds. They face impossible choices about whom they can help and how they might escape. The clock ticks toward disaster as they struggle to find their way back to the Magic Tree House. Their adventure becomes a race against time as the ocean claims the great ship. This journey tests their courage and teaches them about human bravery in the face of inevitable tragedy.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, mystery
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, race-against-time
Setting: Titanic, Atlantic Ocean
Period: 20th-century
96 pages · Paperback · Random House Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: death