Fifteen-year-old Samuel Scott died while building the Titanic. As the ship sails to her doom, his ghost moves restlessly alongside the passengers and crew: Frederick Fleet: the young look-out who spotted the iceberg and who survived in a life-boat with (the unsinkable) Molly Brown; Howard Hartley Wallace: the heroic band-leader who played ragtime music as the freezing waters lapped at his feet; Harold Bride: the junior radio operator whose messages echoed on, long after the ship had disappeared to its icy grave!
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'I was captivated by the writing and I couldn't put it down ... The book is beautifully produced - the cover making it look like an artefact from the time with delicate illustration and patterned design by Dave Hopkins while Emma Byrne reproduces tickets, -- NI4Kids 'It is obviously a challenge to be able to make vivid and compelling a story whose ending we all know but Pierce manages this ... writing is entirely captivating, the detail fascinating and the terror real.' -- NI4Kids 'an impressive debut ... he world of the yard is well-realised and the stylistic leap of having this character die within the novel's opening pages is brave and clever' -- NI4Kids 'It teems with historical characters and is the result of prodigious research into their final fates.' -- Verbal Magazine 'A stunning debut from a talented local ... beautifully written, exciting book' -- Verbal Magazine 'I certainly shed a tear at the end ... Beautifully handled...beautifully written ...I enjoyed it very, very much.' -- BBC Radio Ulster's Arts Extra 'I'm particularly excited to read Spirit of the Titanic, as I'm really interested in the Titanic and everything to do with it.' -- Wondrous ReadsBBC Radio Ulster's Arts Extra 'I would not mind betting that readers in Northern Ireland having read this story, will make their way to Belfast City Cemetery to see the unmarked grave of one Samuel Joseph Scott, which is part of the official tour. A ghostly Sam is on the cover of 'his -- Books for Keeps 'this familiar story does not fail to grip the reader ... The notes (at the end) make the story even more alive, as they tell of the lives, after the rescue, of several of the real life characters in the story.' --Books for Keeps
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Tallaght-born Nicola Pierce is a writer, living in Belfast.
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By Lisa Redmond
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There are many books about the Titanic but this book is unique in that it takes as it's starting point not 14th April 1912 but 20th April 1910 because that was when Titanic claimed it's first victim Samuel Joseph Scott a fifteen year old boy who worked on the ship at the Harland and Wolff shipyard. Samuel roams the ship as a ghost, witness to the glamour of first class and the hard work below decks. The book features a cast of both real and imagined characters including Frederick Fleet; the young lookout who spotted the iceberg, Harold Bride; the radio operator, the brave band leader and of course Captain Edward John Smith. I admit I approached this book with trepidation, I have had a lifelong fascination with Titanic and reading anything about those that perished makes me weep. I even cry reading the wiki entry. I wondered how on earth a writer would be able to create a novel which deals with such a tragic event and make it not only suitable but an enjoyable read for the 10+ age group. In this her first novel for children Nicola Pierce has done just that and her tale is compelling, even though we all know the ending the narrative is utterly engrossing. I admit I laughed I cried and I stayed up way past my usual bedtime in order to finish this poignant and beautifully written book. This is one not to be missed.
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The story of The Titanic has an enduring fascination for young and old alike, and interest is bound to peak as we approach the centenary of the disaster. This novel, ideal for 10+, tells the story of Sam, a real boy who died during the construction of the ill-fated ship. He comes back as a ghost on the voyage. and becomes involved in the lives of Jim and his family, as well as others on board ship. You really feel you are on board with Sam as he tells his story and you share in the excitement and the horror. Compelling written, this book really draws the reader in and is a fresh approach to a familiar story. It makes excellent background reading to historical studies.
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Both my ten year old son and I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book together. It is a wonderful story of a boy who dies whilst working on the construction of the Titanic but his spirit returns to haunt the ship during it's completion and maiden voyage. He describes in detail how the passengers and crew react during the last moments of the tragedy and it reminds the reader of the dedication of the White Star staff who carried out their duties on board until the last moment to ensure that as many passengers as possible could be saved.
I have decided to write this review not just to praise the gripping narrative of a spectacular event but as I have just read that because of this book a plaque is to be placed on the unmarked grave of Samuel Scott, he being a young man who died in 1910 during the building of the Titanic, and who the author, Nicola Pierce used as the protagonist of the novel.
Next year will be the one hundredth anniversary of the Titanic tragedy and this book is an excellent introduction to young readers of a renowned historical event. All praise to the author of "Spirit of the Titanic" for an informative, imaginative and skillful twist on an already intriguing tale.
Barry Synnott
I have decided to write this review not just to praise the gripping narrative of a spectacular event but as I have just read that because of this book a plaque is to be placed on the unmarked grave of Samuel Scott, he being a young man who died in 1910 during the building of the Titanic, and who the author, Nicola Pierce used as the protagonist of the novel.
Next year will be the one hundredth anniversary of the Titanic tragedy and this book is an excellent introduction to young readers of a renowned historical event. All praise to the author of "Spirit of the Titanic" for an informative, imaginative and skillful twist on an already intriguing tale.
Barry Synnott
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This is an excellent portrayal of the story of the Titanic written from the perspective of one of the shipyard men who built it. Read more
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