Unsinkable/ Gordan Korman /170 pages

Unsinkable is the 1st book in the Titanic trilogy written by Gordan Korman.  I listened to it on CD and found it very enjoyable.  The narrator is Michael Page, and he does a great job with the British and Irish voices.  Unsinkable takes us from the beginning of the voyage to April 12.  We meet 4 teenage characters all from different classes.  Paddy the stowaway who is a thief from Dublin, Archie an underage steward whose father works in the boiler room, Juliana the daughter of an English Lord, and Sophie the daughter of an American suffragette.  To add interest to the story, Jack the Ripper may be aboard the ship!  Korman adds many interesting facts about the Titanic and her passengers so you get a feel of what life on board may have been like.  Of course, being Korman, there's plenty of action too.  Great read for grades 4-7.