Luck of the Titanic
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Historical / United States / 20th Century
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Stacey Lee
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl comes the richly imagined story of Valora and Jamie Luck, twin British-Chinese acrobats traveling aboard the Titanic on its ill-fated maiden voyage.Valora Luck has two things: a ticket for the biggest and most luxurious ocean liner in the world, and a dream of leaving England behind and making a life for herself as a circus performer in New York. Much to her surprise though, she's turned away at the gangway; apparently, Chinese aren't allowed into America. But Val has to get on that ship. Her twin brother Jamie, who has spent two long years at sea, is there, as is an influential circus owner, whom Val hopes to audition for. Thankfully, there's not much a trained acrobat like Val can't overcome when she puts her mind to it.As a stowaway, Val should keep her head down and stay out of sight. But the clock is ticking and she has just seven days as the ship makes its way across the Atlantic to find Jamie, perform for the circus owner, and convince him to help get them both into America.Then one night the unthinkable happens, and suddenly Val's dreams of a new life are crushed under the weight of the only thing that matters: survival.
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Author
Stacey Lee
Pages
384
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2021-05-04
ISBN
1524740985 9781524740986
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"Oh my gosh. ITS SO GOOD. You won't stop thinking about it."
Nelle
"Good gravy, this hurt. I knew it would, but somehow, it was more painful than I expected. Props to Lee for writing such a brilliant, emotional story highlighting the forgotten parts of such a famous disaster. Props to the audiobook narrator, Rebecca Yeo, for taking the story to the next level. I highly recommend this book, and that you schedule a bit of time to recover from it once you finish. :’)"
Olivia
"I found this to be a rather delightful, engrossing, and intriguing story. I've always been interested in the history and stories about the Titanic as a lot of people are, but this was a very interesting and different story spun with the Titanic coming from the fact that there were 6 Chinese survivors. The author imagined a sister of one of the Chinese men who survived the sinking of the Titanic and created this amazing story, which made me want to go research and learn more about the Titanic and everyone and the stories on it.<br/>The characters come alive and have such great personalities too. Valora and Jamie Luck are twins, who are raised to be British Chinese acrobats and Valora has a ticket and sneaks onto the Titanic to find and meet up with Jamie. Jamie is with a group of Chinese men who are all working together shoveling coal and down in the 3rd class and with Valora's ticket she ends up in the first class. Valora wants to get Jamie to go with her to America and star as acrobats and Jamie has his own plans. Valora and Jamie meet and have relationships and friendships with a few others on the Titanic that are entertaining, important and also there's a little bit of swoony romance thrown in as well. <br/>The ending of the story is, of course, one of the most intense things with everything that happens with the Titanic and each character and what happens with them. This is a very well-written and great historical fiction story that you should have on your radar to pick up to read and enjoy as soon as you can! <br/>Thanks so much to NetGalley and Penguin Group Penguin Young Readers Group for letting me read and review this amazing book. All opinions are my own."
Annette W
"Look at this beautiful cover!!! I love reading historical novels, and when they are inspired by true events, they read different. I have always been fascinated by what happened with the Titanic. So many hopes and dreams were on that ship. I love that this novel included diverse characters, as well as a very important message on family. If you’re new to historical fiction, this one is perfect. The narrative flows beautifully, make it it effortless to grasp the story line. Inspirational story, it will stay with me for a while."
Ellie
