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Over the Deep: A Titanic Adventure Kindle Edition

by Samantha Wilcoxson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
Ten year old Edwin is surprised to learn that he will be travelling to America on the famous new Titanic. Even more shocking is that he will be going with grandparents he has never known. Why does his mother want to send him away?

Edwin explores the ship, meeting men such as Thomas Andrews, Bruce Ismay, and Captain Smith. Along the way, he also learns secrets about his own family’s past. When the ship sinks and Edwin ends up in a lifeboat separated from everyone he knows, he wonders if he has survived the worst only to be abandoned in the middle of the Atlantic.
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  1. Reading age
    8 - 12 years
  2. Print length
    92 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    2 - 5
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  6. Publication date
    February 7, 2015
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  10. ISBN-13
    978-1502928672
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"The author's blend of believable character relationships with the context of their historical setting and her skill at weaving facts into her fiction make this a young adult novel worth reading, an appropriate gift for young readers or adults who enjoy a quick read about the Titanic or the western world of a hundred years ago." -Author, Blair Hodgkinson

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00TCULBZM
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 7, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.0 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 92 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1502928672
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 2 - 5
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
  • Best Sellers Rank: #3,174,668 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 out of 5 stars 23 ratings

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Samantha Wilcoxson

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Samantha Wilcoxson is an author of emotive biographical fiction and nonfiction featuring history's unsung heroes. She loves sharing trips to historic places with her family and spending time by the lake with a glass of wine. Her most recent work is a biography of James Alexander Hamilton published by Pen & Sword History. Samantha is currently writing a Wars of the Roses trilogy for Sapere Books.

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  • Susan Leithauser-Yee
    5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent historical novel for young people.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2015
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    The author makes history come to life for young people as she tells the Titanic tale from the perspective of 10-year-old Edwin. This entertaining tale will likely appeal to children, especially those interested in history, geography or engineering. The tragic tale of the Titanic is indeed, "deep". A great book to discuss with your child or student.
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  • Book Ace
    3.0 out of 5 stars Worth the price, especially for younger children
    Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2015
    This is a nice, short book that includes more historical detail than I've seen for other books this length.

    The story is fairly engaging, with the surprises that set Edwin on his journey and the inherent drama of the Titanic.

    The writing style is a little uneven, relying on telling at times more than showing and breaking out of point of view from time to time. Occasionally there are little glitches--a word left out here and there, and CreateSpace's printing looks more like a good dot-matrix than a crisp printing.

    Still, all in all, it's a pleasant read and should be of interest to children who like the Titanic or other adventure. Since it is fairly short, it could appeal to reluctant readers who would be overwhelmed by a larger text.
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  • Patricia Funke Pierce
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Read
    Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2015
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    I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The characters came to life and I was sad when the book came to an end. I couldn't put it down.

    The author did an excellent job of weaving fact and fiction together to create a compelling story.
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  • Mary R. O'Brien
    4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Read
    Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2015
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    This is an interesting read. I learned more about the Titanic tragedy from a different point of view.
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  • GUNDERSTONE
    5.0 out of 5 stars they enjoyed the story and the
    Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2015
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    I read this with my kids; they enjoyed the story and the content
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  • KPR
    5.0 out of 5 stars My 10-year-old (who loves ships) hugely enjoyed reading this very good book
    Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2017
    My 10-year-old (who loves ships) hugely enjoyed reading this very good book, which tells the story of the Titanic through the experience of Edwin (who is also 10). It helped very much that, while there are lovely passages of accurate description, there are no long chunks of text, and the chapters are short, all of which makes it a very accessible text.
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  • Estherann Grooms
    2.0 out of 5 stars Over the Deep: A Titanic Adventure
    Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2016
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    Although this book follows a predictable line, it's well done and enjoyable. Her historical characters are believable and act like the time period they are from.
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  • sweetviolets
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great for kids and parents!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015
    I really enjoyed reading this book with my son. We were both very entertained and pulled into the story with great character development; very well written.

    Spoiler alert: it sinks... ;-)
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  • presterjohn1
    5.0 out of 5 stars A believable voyage into adventure
    Reviewed in Canada on February 13, 2015
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    This enjoyable and informative young adult novel follows a boy, Edwin, through the adventure of a lifetime, first as his life goes through a great upheaval and transformation, and second as he finds himself an unexpected passenger about the RMS Titanic.

    While the book is packed with interesting historical tidbits about the Titanic (I learned quite a bit about the event), it never becomes a non-fiction book in masquerade. A tour of the ship is informative but the author deftly uses the tour to develop the relationship between Edwin and some of the other characters in the story, thus keeping the focus clearly on characters and their relationships.

    Edwin's story is of his times as the characters relate to each other according to the social standards of their era. The author observes the period expectations of complex etiquette and class distinctions while retaining the more personable and easy relations between boys on the ship who quickly make friends in a way that was still quite natural and normal when kids still looked at each other as they spoke instead of their cellphones and computer screens.

    It's hardly a spoiler to mention that the maiden voyage of the Titanic was not a resounding success. I can't speak for the author's intentions, but I found the story resonant by observing how Edwin's personal upheaval paralleled the Titanic's fateful voyage. Both are young and full of promise with unsinkable positivity toward their futures and both are faced with great challenges and obstacles. It's nice to see how the author was able to use these parallel voyages to send a clear message that there is always hope for survival and new beginnings even in the face of great personal tragedy.

    Another aspect I particularly appreciated is that the book never becomes a fantasy of the most irritating type in which the young hero begins to do things that a boy of his age and learning would never do. Edwin is a smart and believable character, never transformed in the heat of the moment into a young fantasy character. He feels real. He has the spark of real life in him. While Edwin is no coward, his courage is tested to the limits. He demonstrates a child's resilience, adjusting to changes that settled adults find greater difficulty in adapting to, but he also feels the shock of the moment and is swept along helplessly by a tide of events beyond his control. The mix is believable and touching.

    The author's blend of believable character relationships with the context of their historical setting and her skill at weaving facts into her fiction make this a young adult novel worth reading, an appropriate gift for young readers or adults who enjoy a quick read about the Titanic or the western world of a hundred years ago. I will look forward to future works by this writer.
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  • N.73
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2016
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    A good children's book.
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