I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
by Lauren Tarshis
Ages 7–10
Ten-year-old George is aboard the Titanic on its doomed maiden voyage — and must fight to survive the icy Atlantic when the unsinkable ship starts to go down. Fast-paced real-history survival fiction.
Heads-up for parents: Death & grief. Worth reading it yourself first.
- Author
- Lauren Tarshis
- Age
- Ages 7–10
- Type
- Survival, Historical Fiction, Chapter Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Scholastic
- In India
- Available
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