Iceberg

Jennifer A. Nielsen's "Iceberg" is a gripping middle-grade historical thriller set aboard the ill-fated Titanic. Ten-year-old Hazel Rothbury, determined to avoid a factory job and pursue her dream of journalism, secretly boards the ship to write a story that could save her family from financial hardship. As Hazel navigates the ship's secrets with the help of new friends, she stumbles upon a deeper mystery. The narrative intensifies dramatically when the Titanic strikes an iceberg, plunging Hazel and her companions into a desperate struggle for survival. This book explores themes of resilience, bravery, social class, and the power of individual dreams against overwhelming odds, offering both historical context and a thrilling adventure.

The thrilling story of a young girl who stows away onboard the Titanicand as she explores, attempting to find answers to her many questions about the ship, suddenly finds herself caught up in the desperate struggle to survive after it strikes an iceberg. Hazel Rothbury is traveling all alone from her home in England aboard the celebrated ship Titanic. Following the untimely death of her father, Hazel's mother is sending her to the US to work in a factory, so that she might send money back home to help her family make ends meet. But Hazel harbors a secret dream: She wants to be a journalist, and she just knows that if she can write and sell a story about the Titanic's maiden voyage, she could earn enough money to support her family and not have to go to a sweatshop. When Hazel discovers that mother didn't send her with enough money for a ticket, she decides she must stow away onboard the storied ship. With the help of a porter named Charlie and a sweet first-class passenger named Sylvia, Hazel explores the opulent ship in secret, but a haunting mystery quickly finds her. The danger only intensifies when calamity strikes, and readers will be caught up in the terror and suspense alongside Hazel as she fights to save her friends and herself. Bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen weaves an extraordinary tapestry of survival and disaster in this magnificent thriller.