Dear America: Voyage on the Titanic

This was a short, yet vividly detailed book written in the form of a diary by a young, British orphan named Margaret Ann Brady. A tough, cheerful girl born in a warm but poor family, she fell victim to misfortune and eventually ended up at the Orphanage, a safe but chilly place. Margaret jumps at the chance to leave London and head to America on the Titanic as a companion to the fabulously wealthy Mrs. Carsilde. Once aboard the enormous ship, she quickly makes friends ranging from the esteemed designer of the ship, to one of the wealthiest men alive, to a handsome and friendly steward named Robert. The glitz and glamor of the rich dazzle Margaret as she resides in the luxurious first class alongside Mrs. Carsilde, but as she tells in her diary, the wonderful voyage soon turns disastrous... and not everyone will make it out alive.