The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic is a fictional retelling of the sinking of Titanic in 1912, written by Allan Wolf and published on October 11, 2011, by Candlewick Press.
Author | Allan Wolf |
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Language | English |
Genre | Young adult, historical fiction |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Publication date | March 26, 2013 |
ISBN | 9780763663315 |
Reception
editThe book was named one of Booklist's 50 Best YA Books of All Time.[1] It also received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews,[2] The Horn Book Magazine,[1] and Booklist,[3] as well as the following accolades:
- Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth (2011)[4]
- American Library Association's (ALA) Best Fiction for Young Adults (2012)[5]
- Bank Street College Claudia Lewis Award for Older Readers (2012)[6]
- Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee for Young Adults (2013)
- ALA's Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top Ten (2013)[7]
- Children's Book Council: Reading Beyond Booklist[1]
- Young Adult Library Services Association's (YALSA) Outstanding Books for the College Bound[1]
- North Carolina School Library Media Association Young Adult Book Award[1]
- National Council for the Social Studies Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "The Watch That Ends the Night". Candlewick Press. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "The Watch That Ends the Night". Kirkus Reviews. August 3, 2011. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic". Booklist. September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. April 30, 2012. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2012". Booklist. March 1, 2012. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Claudia Lewis Award | Book awards | LibraryThing". Library Thing. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "The Watch That Ends the Night". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-09-16.