Rollercoasters: The Spirit of the Titanic

by Nicola Pierce

Samuel Scott died while building the Titanic. As the ship sails to her doom, his ghost moves restlessly alongside the passengers and crew who each portray their own story. Frederick Fleet is the young look-out who spots the iceberg; Howard is the heroic band-leader who plays ragtime music as the freezing waters lap his feet; Harold Bride is the junior radio operator whose messages echo on, long after ship has disappeared to its icy grave... This Rollercoasters school edition of this historical novel is published in a durable flexi-cover format, proven to last longer in the classroom.

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About the author

Former ghost-writer, Pierce published her first book for children in 2011. 'Spirit of the Titanic' received rave reviews and ran to five printings within its first twelve months. In 2018 she wrote the nonfiction 'Titanic, True Stories'. Her second children's novel 'City of Fate' is set during WW2's Battle of Stalingrad. This was followed by 'Behind the Walls', about the Siege of Derry, and 'Kings of the Boyne', about the 1690 Battle of the Boyne. Her latest children's novel, 'Chasing Ghost' tells the story of doomed John Franklin expedition to the Artic in 1845. In 2021, Pierce brought out a history of Dublin's O'Connell Street. New children's novel due out 4 Sept 2023, 'In Between Worlds, The Journey of the Famine Girls'.