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Southampton, 1912: Seventeen-year-old British-Chinese Valora Luck has quit her job and smuggled herself aboard the Titanic with two goals in mind: to reunite with her twin brother Jamie--her only family now that both their parents are dead--and to convince a part-owner of the Ringling Brothers Circus to take the twins on as acrobats. Quick-thinking Val talks her way into opulent first-class accommodations and finds Jamie with a group of fellow Chinese laborers in third class. But in the rigidly stratified world of the luxury liner, Val's ruse can only last so long, and after two long years apart, it's unclear if Jamie even wants the life Val proposes. Then, one moonless night in the North Atlantic, the unthinkable happens--the supposedly unsinkable ship is dealt a fatal blow--and Val and her companions suddenly find themselves in a race to survive.
Stacey Lee, master of historical fiction, brings a fresh perspective to an infamous tragedy, loosely inspired by the recently uncovered account of six Titanic survivors of Chinese descent.
Southampton, 1912: Seventeen-year-old British-Chinese Valora Luck has quit her job and smuggled herself aboard the Titanic with two goals in mind: to reunite with her twin brother Jamie--her only family now that both their parents are dead--and to convince a part-owner of the Ringling Brothers Circus to take the twins on as acrobats. Quick-thinking Val talks her way into opulent first-class accommodations and finds Jamie with a group of fellow Chinese laborers in third class. But in the rigidly stratified world of the luxury liner, Val's ruse can only last so long, and after two long years apart, it's unclear if Jamie even wants the life Val proposes. Then, one moonless night in the North Atlantic, the unthinkable happens--the supposedly unsinkable ship is dealt a fatal blow--and Val and her companions suddenly find themselves in a race to survive.
Stacey Lee, master of historical fiction, brings a fresh perspective to an infamous tragedy, loosely inspired by the recently uncovered account of six Titanic survivors of Chinese descent.
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR: Stacey Lee's The Downstairs Girl garnered five starred reviews! Under a Painted Sky was an ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Pick, and Outrun the Moon won the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Young Adult Literature.
FOUNDING MEMBER OF WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS: Stacey uses that platform to book conferences, panels, and events. She has established an incredible online network and is beloved in the kidlit community.
FORMIDABLE BRITISH-CHINESE PROTAGONIST: Valora Luck is a fiercely independent heroine whose sly sense of humor will win readers' hearts.
PAGE-TURNING DRAMA. HEARTBREAKING TRAGEDY: While readers will know the outcome for the ill-fated ship, they will be kept on the edges of their seats as they wait to discover who will survive and who will perish.
INSPIRED BY A HIDDEN HISTORY: Stacey was inspired by recently uncovered accounts of six Chinese survivors of the sinking, whose experiences are chronicled in the documentary The Six.
HISTORICAL NOTE IN BACK MATTER: The author addresses the real history behind the story, and why the Chinese survivors of the Titanic were written out of the historical record in the first place.
| Empfohlen (bis): | 17 |
|---|---|
| Empfohlen (von): | 12 |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
| Genre: | Importe, Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Kinder & Jugend |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - fest (Hardcover) |
| ISBN-13: | 9781524740986 |
| ISBN-10: | 1524740985 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Lee, Stacey |
| Hersteller: | Penguin Random House LLC |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 214 x 146 x 34 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Stacey Lee |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 04.05.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,492 kg |
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR: Stacey Lee's The Downstairs Girl garnered five starred reviews! Under a Painted Sky was an ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Pick, and Outrun the Moon won the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Young Adult Literature.
FOUNDING MEMBER OF WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS: Stacey uses that platform to book conferences, panels, and events. She has established an incredible online network and is beloved in the kidlit community.
FORMIDABLE BRITISH-CHINESE PROTAGONIST: Valora Luck is a fiercely independent heroine whose sly sense of humor will win readers' hearts.
PAGE-TURNING DRAMA. HEARTBREAKING TRAGEDY: While readers will know the outcome for the ill-fated ship, they will be kept on the edges of their seats as they wait to discover who will survive and who will perish.
INSPIRED BY A HIDDEN HISTORY: Stacey was inspired by recently uncovered accounts of six Chinese survivors of the sinking, whose experiences are chronicled in the documentary The Six.
HISTORICAL NOTE IN BACK MATTER: The author addresses the real history behind the story, and why the Chinese survivors of the Titanic were written out of the historical record in the first place.
| Empfohlen (bis): | 17 |
|---|---|
| Empfohlen (von): | 12 |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
| Genre: | Importe, Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Kinder & Jugend |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - fest (Hardcover) |
| ISBN-13: | 9781524740986 |
| ISBN-10: | 1524740985 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Lee, Stacey |
| Hersteller: | Penguin Random House LLC |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 214 x 146 x 34 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Stacey Lee |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 04.05.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,492 kg |
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