Thriller

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

I picked up this novel along with The Dressmaker in the gift shop in the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Having just seen so many artifacts and hearing about all the different people whose lives were devastated by the sinking of Titanic I wanted to hear more. This book was as emotional for me as it was walking through the museum.

I am Irish and my extended family is quite large, so I knew I would enjoy reading about Irish kids aboard the Titanic. It felt as if they could be my kin.
Barry's story brought me aboard the Titanic as a first-class passenger as he left Ireland and his grandparents behind to go live with his parents, who had virtually no relationship with. His homesickness brought him to speak with only other passages from his hometown, the Flynn's . As he fought the brothers and sought after Pegeen I felt as I was inside the story myself.

When they didn't let him aboard a lifeboat I found myself yelling "he's only 15!" Iwith tears coming down my face. This book is more of a middle school /young adult read, but I believe people of all ages would be touched by this story of tragedy. ( )

This fictional book is set on the Titanic. It follows Barry who is traveling to America from Ireland. Unfortunately for Barry, he is on board the soon-to-be-doomed Titanic. This is the only fictional story I read about the Titanic, but the author did such an amazing job, I thought the story was real. The book is simple and easy to read so I was easily engulfed in its many pages. If you like the Titanic, you will want to check out this book. ( )

The horror story of the Titanic in 1912 is told from the perspective of a young Irishman on his way to these United States. His courage and fortitude are paramount.