Coming
in October from Allan Wolf
THE
WATCH THAT ENDS THE NIGHT:
VOICES FROM
THE TITANIC
(Candlewick Press)
A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION
A “masterpiece. Wolf leaves no emotion
unplumbed, no area of research
uninvestigated, and his voices are so authentic
they hurt. Everyone should read it. Outstanding,
insightful back matter completes this landmark
work.” Booklist, Starred
Review
A
lyrical, monumental work of fact and imagination
that reads like an oral history revved up
by the drama of the event. Kirkus
Review, Starred
Review
Several
concrete poems add visual interest; the Iceberg
poems gradually get shorter as the monster
melts, and the melee above decks is shown
through a series of four-line poems surrounded
by snippets of frantic conversation that converge
in the gutter. As the ship sinks, the words
of shipbuilder Thomas Andrews’s poem
tilt and then drop off the page. Horn
Book Magazine,
Starred Review
Allan
Wolf has combined meticulous research with
open-hearted poetry to craft the story of
the Titanic in a fresh and compelling way.
A remarkable accomplishment.”
Helen Frost, author of Crossing Stones
and Hidden
“Allan
Wolf has imagined his way deep into the cold,
dark waters of history and has come back carrying
a couple of dozen voices that he discovered
there, voices whose authenticity is not only
convincing but compelling.” Ted
Kooser, former U.S. Poet Laureate
and winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Wow. Junior Library
Guild
A 2012 BEST FICTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS Nominee,
American Library Association
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