S.O.S. Titanic

S.O.S. Titanic 
By: Eve Bunting

Barry has just boarded the Titanic. Famous because she was said to be unsinkable, the Titanic leads Barry on a journey he will never forget. First he has to leave his grandparents and his home to go live with his parents. He barely knows his parents and is dreading the arrival. He has a chaperon that won't let Barry out of his sight. To top it all off, the awful Flynn family has even boarded the Titanic in search of a better life. Barry soon learns that everything is not what it seems. He begins to mature, grow up, and feel things he has never felt before. He starts to like the Flynn girl. He even begins to enjoy himself on this long journey to New York. Then disaster strikes.

From this point on, the famous story of Titanic comes about. With it comes a remarkable story of brains, hope, struggle, and survival. I really enjoyed the fact that this book was educational and fun to read. We have all heard what happened on the ship the night she sank. To have it put in story form was an excellent way of capturing the attention of a reader. I feel that this would be a great book to use in the classroom and can think of several activities that could be used to go along with it.