I liked this book a lot. It was boring at first, but it got better. Hearing about the Titanic from a survivor would be really rare. There are funny parts, sad parts, twists and turns, and a little romance thrown in for edge-of-your-seat reading before the Titanic sinks. Margaret is a fourteen-year-old from England who is going to join her brother in America. She lived at an orphanage for girls run by nuns, and is chosen by Sister Catherine as a companion for Mrs. Carstairs and her dog. It is very exciting, especially the parts about the Titanic just before it sank. A wonderful book!