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The Titanic Tunnel

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A book geared to younger readers, but full of little gems of historical interest and fact concerning the fateful sailing of the Titanic, and we are there for the hours leading up to April 15, 1912.
The author has two children Emmie & Jack on a field trip to Belfast Ireland to see where the Titanic as constructed. Our curious pair soon split from their group and open a door to the past.
Now we are set for an adventure, and and adventure these two sure have! After a while, with the clock ticking, you will be wondering if these two will be added to the casualty list!
This book is geared to 9 - 12 year olds, but as an adult I loved reading this quick read of just 264 pages, filled with facts about this ship!
I also had to know what happened to these characters, and then Mary!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher BooksGoSocial, and was not required to give a positive review.

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An enjoyable and educational journey into the past with this children's book. We follow the characters as they travel back to the Titanic, and it's been throughly entertaining.
I'd say if you enjoy history then this is a good book to try.

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The Titanic Tunnel is a fun, YA time-traveling adventure. I found the writing style a little distracting at first (possibly British English rules?), but managed to put that aside to still enjoy the tale. It requires suspending belief a little bit (then again, what time travel adventure doesn't?), but I can see it being an easy way to help middle schoolers learn a little more about this slice of history.

Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC.

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A clever, slightly frenzied, time travel adventure. Jack and Emmie are on a class trip to the shipyards of Belfast and end up spiraling back in time as passengers on the ill-fated Titanic. They meet some other children and are the only ones to know that the clock is ticking before the ship hits an iceberg. Well done and unique. I think this is the kind of book that would definitely mean more to a student who already has a foundational knowledge of the Titanic, its more famous passengers, and the class distinctions during the sinking. Thank you BooksGoSocial for the advanced copy.

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This was a well written book with an engaging storyline and well developed characters. The book was so well researched and was full of vivid descriptions and rich imagery that I felt like I could jump into the pages and ezperience it alongside the characters. I loved it,

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This was a book meant for younger readers, but I still enjoyed it, even though I am an adult. The tale featured Jack and Emmie, with Mary,
who needed saving, as the stranger mysteriously said. An enjoyable read about time travel to the doomed Titanic, where many survived, but many did not., thank you so much to netgalley and the publishers for giving me a copy of the book.

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Glen's books are an absolute delight to read, I thoroughly enjoyed The Blitz Bus and this little gem didn't disappoint either.

The books are primarily aimed at the younger generation and to introduce them to their history, but I think they can be enjoyed by any age.

Very well researched and written in a way to bring history to life, for younger eyes to be educated and others to be reminded.

The characters of Emmie and Jack were great and I loved following them on their startup back to 1912. I can't wait to see where we're taken next.

I have an infinity for Titanic, because I used to work in a casino which used to be the train station where everybody boarded for their fatal journey. Over the road in Oxford Street you have The Grapes public house, this is where they filmed the scenes with Di Caprio (Jack) as he played cards to win his passage onto the ship. And now I live in Southampton, where we have a Titanic museum and so much history with the ship.

Many thanks to Netgalley for my ARC.

Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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