Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-271) and index.

Wilson's Children, October 2012.

Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012.

School Library Journal starred, February 2012.

Horn Book Starred, March 2012.

Pub Weekly, February 2012.

Booklist, December 2011.

Kirkus Starred, January 2012.

Horn Book, November 2012.

Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2012.

Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2012.

Draws on stories from survivors and archival photographs to describe the history of the "Titanic" from its launch to its sinking.

7.6.

3-6.

1040L Lexile.

V Fountas.

Diagram of the ship -- Setting sail -- A floating palace -- A peaceful Sunday -- "Iceberg right ahead." -- Impact! -- In the radio room: "It's a CQD OM." -- A light in the distance -- Women and children first -- The last boats -- In the water -- "She's gone." -- A long, cold night -- Rescue at dawn -- Aftermath: the end of all hope -- Discovering the Titanic -- Glossary -- People in this book -- Other famous Titanic figures -- Survivor letters from the Carpathia -- Titanic timeline -- Be a Titanic researcher: find out more -- Titanic facts and figures -- From the British wreck commissioner's final report, 1912 -- Titanic: the lifeboat launching sequence reexamined -- Titanic statistics: who lived and who died.