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Children’s Book Committee – September 2018 Pick

Survival Tails: The Titanic
by Katrina Charman

With the help of friends, four-legged Mutt sneaks aboard the Titanic to reunite with his beloved, young owner, Alice.

Survival Tails: The Titanic

Our Young Reviewer Says:

This book about the Titanic is told in the voices of the animals on the ship. I like that because it makes the story less freaky, than if it was told from a human perspective. At first I didn’t want to read it, and thought it would be too freaky, but I decided to start with the Fact File at the end of the book, which got me interested and helped ease into the book. After that, it was gripping and I didn’t want to put it down. There was suspense when I thought the father in the story was going to die, and then relief when he didn’t.

– Maizie, 9 Years Old, Washington, DC.

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