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“Moving, well-written, and interesting perspective.”
Reading age
8-12
Genre
Historical fiction
Publisher
Scholastic
Publication date
1998
My summary of the book
In London, Margaret Ann Brady, a teenage orphan, will have her life changed forever. Margaret and one of the workers of St. Abernathy’s Orphanage met a wealthy American lady called Mrs. Carstairs. She asked Margaret to accompany her on her voyage on the Titanic. Margaret agreed because this was her only chance to see her older brother, working in a factory in Boston, Massachusetts. After three days of paradise, their voyage becomes a disaster when the Titanic hits an iceberg, and the rest is history.
My thoughts
We all know the tragic story of the Titanic, but this book offered a new angle. Dear America: Voyage on the Great Titanic, the Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, was a Titanic novel unlike I’ve ever read before. This is the perspective of a maid accompanying a passenger. The book places you right in the story with vivid details of the historical events.
The story told like a journal is excellent but sad, and it’ll keep you reading until the end. The story brought tears to my eyes at some parts of the book. I thought Margaret was a very clever character in the story.
At the end of the book, you can find pictures and a timeline to back up all the facts.
My rating
