Iceberg, by Jennifer A. Nielsen is another hit in her ever-growing list of fantastic books. Hazel Rothbury, a young and impoverished girl sneaks aboard a ship that will take her to the United States so she can work and send back money to her mother and brothers. Later, she finds out that the ship is the Titanic. Considered “unsinkable” and the best ship of its time. But, being extremely inquisitive, questions pop up in her mind about the safety of the ship she is on and its safety.
Hazel is helped by a new best friends, Charlie (a young crewman) and Sylvia (an heiress) along the cruise in not being caught while trying to keep some bad people from stealing money from Sylvia.
This story is definitely a page-turner. It incorporates much of the newer information about the actual sinking of Titanic and brings the real life struggles for survival to the reader. Though it’s MG YA historical fiction, you’ll quickly enter the story and feel it’s all quite real. I highly recommend “Iceberg.”