Marvelous Grade Monday-Dangerous Waters: An Adventure on the Titanic by Gregory Mone

Yay! Time for another MMGM (brainchild of Shannon Messenger). And I am telling you I loved the book I am about to talk about. Wanted to start reading it all over again when I finished it, actually. 'Course have about a billion other books on my TBR to get to so that will have to wait. Sigh, it is a tough job we have, eh? Reading all these books (not!).

Thanks to Raincoast Books (Canadian Distributor) and Roaring Brook I was provided with an ARC of DANGEROUS WATERS by Gregory Mone. This book will be released MARCH 13! Read and fell in love with it yesterday. It's full of adventure, mystery, attempted murder, crazy stowaway, theft of a valuable rare book and the kind of hero, twelve year old Patrick Waters, you want to cheer for from the beginning. In other words great kid appeal and bang on middle grade feel. And, it's set on the Titanic! Also, needless to say, this is one for middle grade fans of anything Titanic and those who love historical fiction and ones whole love danger, adventure and running for your life. And. (really, could I use anymore "ands"?) The author crosses a number of genres and does it well. I think one thing that could have happened (but did not) is the larger than life setting (after all it is the Titanic) could have overshadowed fictional characters and plot. The author does an amazing job of ensuring that the ship and the real-life characters are only the backdrop or the canvas, if you will, but included enough to make you always aware of just where you were and where the ship was heading. The ship is on a collision course with an iceberg and the MC is on a collision course with that crazy, murderous stowaway.

More from Indie Bound: A stowaway, a stolen book, a murderous villain: an adventure on the most famous shipwreck in history.  The great ocean liner Titanic is preparing to cross the Atlantic. On board is a sinister thief bent on stealing a rare book that may be the key to unlocking infinite treasure, a wealthy academic traveling home to America with his rare book collection, and Patrick Waters, a twelve-year-old Irish boy who is certain that his job as a steward on the unsinkable ship will be the adventure of a lifetime. Disguises, capers, and danger abound as the ship makes its way toward that fateful iceberg where Patrick will have to summon all his wits in order to survive.


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That's it from me. Enjoy the rest of your Monday, all!