Making Waves Author:Barbara Williams, Garen Thomas Twelve-year-old Emily Brewer has lived through the sinking of the Titanic only to be haunted by memories of those who did not survive. Why was she saved when so many were lost? — Emily's correspondence with Albert, her friend from the Titanic, helps her come to terms with the changes in her life. And when she learns that most of the... more » victims of the Titanic disaster were third-class passengers, Emily vows to help the underprivileged. Through her friendship with Maggie, a young factory worker, Emily becomes involved in the fight for fair labor laws . . . but trouble arises when she participates in a violent demonstration.
Fans of Barbara Williams's best-selling Titanic Crossing will be thrilled by this continuation of Emily and Albert's story, and readers meeting them for the first time will be compelled by their struggle to begin new lives.« less