MiG Writers
Description: Children's book author reviewing children's books and offering teaching activities, featuring "3 in 3 (and Tea)" Canadian kid lit with Debbie Ohi
The story of the Titantic is always intriguing. I was drawn to the idea of a stowaway aboard the ship--and what an interesting character she turned out to be! Hazel’s dream of being a journalist was a great way to bring in bits of the history of what happened to the Titantic. There was also a storyline of Hazel collecting information to solve a mystery about some swindlers she came across on board. The friends Hazel makes give us different perspectives on life at the time of the Titantic. From a writer’s pe
Literacy: What are some of the clues Hazel collected about what was going to happen to the Titantic?
Discussion : Consider Mrs. Abelman’s statement: “We must live the best we can until we gracefully accept our fate.” Do you think Hazel had any regrets about any of her actions on the Titantic? Was there something she could have done differently?
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