SOS Titanic
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–+ · 1996 · Est. 4.5 hour read

SOS Titanic

Written by Eve Bunting

A teen's voyage on the Titanic turns perilous as danger looms beyond an iceberg.

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256 pages· 40,536 words· Est. 4.5 hour read
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Fifteen-year-old Barry O'Neill boards the Titanic, leaving Ireland for America. Threatened by the Flynn boys, Barry's journey is fraught with danger. But as the ship strikes an iceberg, his fears escalate into a fight for survival. Will Barry overcome the perils of the sea and the threats aboard? Discover the suspense as history's most infamous voyage unfolds.

From the publisher

Irish teenager Barry O’Neill is journeying to New York on the Titanic’s fateful maidenvoyage. He’s homesick and worried about the Flynn boys traveling in steerage, whohave threatened to throw him overboard. Little does Barry know that a struggle withthe Flynns is the least of the dangers that await him. This suspenseful story is based onthe true and terrible events that occured as the Titanic sank one hundred years ago.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
256
Words
40,536
Reading age
12–99+
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
690L
Themes & topics
Books about immigrationBooks about familiesBooks about class differencesBooks about the TitanicBooks about friendship
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.5
F&P level
~P
Scholastic level
V
AR points
6
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
14492
Publication
Published
March 20, 2012
First published
January 1, 1996
Publisher
Clarion Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780152013059

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