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"I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis, Chapters 1–8

Mon Oct 09 10:46:12 EDT 2023
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In this first book of the historical fiction I Survived series, ten-year-old George Calder does not want his first-class journey on the greatest ship in the world to end, but in the middle of the night, he is told to put on a life jacket.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1–8, Chapters 9–16
lurch
The ship lurched.
bellow
More screams and cries. A bellowing sound, like a giant beast was dying a terrible death.
fumble
“Morning,” said Phoebe, peering through the silk curtains of her bed and fumbling for her spectacles.
practically
Her curly brown hair was practically standing straight up.
meringue
Last night George had eaten two plates of roast beef, veal and ham pie, carrots sweet as candy, and a mysterious dessert called meringue pudding. It tasted like sugary clouds.
resist
He’d slid down the banister of the grand staircase in the first class lobby. How could he resist? The wood was so shiny and polished, curving around like a ride at the fair.
telegram
“No more trouble,” she repeated, tapping his chest. “I don’t want to have to send a telegram to your father.”
recreation
He saw the engine rooms and the boiler rooms, and wound up on the third-class recreation deck. He was watching some boys play marbles when he noticed that he wasn’t alone.
amber
A little boy was staring up at him with huge eyes the color of amber glass.
decent
George told Marco about their farm and their trip and explained that any decent person living in New York had to be a Giants fan.
maiden
It had been Uncle Cliff's dream to be on the maiden voyage of the Titanic.
suite
He’d struck it rich selling automobiles and had plenty of money to pay for one of the biggest suites on the ship.
obsession
“What if the Titanic was hit by a meteor?” said Phoebe, whose latest obsession was outer space.
determined
She was determined to see a shooting star before they docked in New York.
starboard
They run up the starboard side of the ship, up two decks, through the stokers’ quarters, and into their dining hall.
quarters
They run up the starboard side of the ship, up two decks, through the stokers’ quarters, and into their dining hall.
apparently
People are saying he sold the coffin to the British Museum. Then he packed the princess herself in a wooden crate. Apparently he’s bringing her back for his collection.
superstitious
“I’m glad I’m not the superstitious type!”
Mr. Stead chuckled. “In any case, nothing can harm this ship. Not even the curse of a mummy!”
pry
He’d find Mr. Burrows’s crate, pry it open, and take a quick peek at the mummy.
lunge
The panther lunged and grabbed the branch in its jaws.
stoke
The hold was in the very front of the ship, past the mail sorting room and the cabins where the stokers and firemen stayed.
steep
George walked right through the doors of the first class baggage room and down a steep metal staircase that led to the hold.
hearty
“Ah, a prince from first class,” the man said with a hearty laugh.
clatter
The knife clattered to the floor, but George didn’t try to get it.
eerie
An eerie silence surrounded him, and George’s heart skipped a beat as he realized that the engines had been turned off.
tattered
A bunch of young men in tattered coats and hats were pelting each other with balls of ice, roaring with laughter like kids having a snowball fight.
pelt
A bunch of young men in tattered coats and hats were pelting each other with balls of ice, roaring with laughter like kids having a snowball fight.
cautious
“Is that why they’ve stopped the engines?” said the new man. “Because of some ice on the deck?”
“Just being cautious, it seems, following regulations,” said the older fellow.
regulation
“Is that why they’ve stopped the engines?” said the new man. “Because of some ice on the deck?”
“Just being cautious, it seems, following regulations,” said the older fellow.
jostle
More ice balls came sailing up from below, and the men jostled to catch them.

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