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		<title>Review: Capsized! by Patricia Sutton</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Capsized! The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster by Patricia Sutton Chicago Review Press (July 1, 2018) Grades 5–8, 176 pages Here’s what the publisher says about Capsized!: A fascinating historical account of courage and tragedy on the Chicago River On July 24, 1915, the SS&#160;Eastland, filled to capacity with 2,500 passengers and crew, ... <a title="Review: Capsized! by Patricia Sutton" class="read-more" href="https://lauriethompson.com/2018/11/05/review-capsized/" aria-label="Read more about Review: Capsized! by Patricia Sutton">Read more</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/capsized--products-9781613739433.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large" src="https://images.bookstore.ipgbook.com/images/book_image/large/9781613739433.jpg" alt="Capsized! cover" width="275" height="425"></a><br>
<em><strong><a href="https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/capsized--products-9781613739433.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Capsized! The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster</a></strong></em><br>
<strong>by Patricia Sutton<br>
</strong><strong>Chicago Review Press (July 1, 2018)</strong><br>
<strong>Grades 5–8, 176 pages</strong></p>
<h1>Here’s what the publisher says about <em>Capsized!</em>:</h1>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif;">A fascinating historical account of courage and tragedy on the Chicago River</span><br>
On July 24, 1915, the SS&nbsp;Eastland, filled to capacity with 2,500 passengers and crew, capsized in the Chicago River while still moored to the pier. Happy picnic-goers headed for an employee outing across Lake Michigan suddenly found themselves in a struggle for their lives. Trapped belowdecks, crushed by the crowds attempting to escape the rising waters, or hurled into the river from the upper deck of the ship, roughly one-third of the passengers, mostly women and children, perished that day.<br>
The&nbsp;Eastland&nbsp;disaster took more passenger lives than the&nbsp;Titanic&nbsp;and stands today as the greatest loss of life on the Great Lakes. <em>Capsized!</em>&nbsp;details the events leading up to the fateful day and provides a nail-biting, minute-by-minute account of the ship’s capsizing. From the courage of the survivors to the despair of families who lost loved ones, author Patricia Sutton brings to light the stories of ordinary working people enduring the unthinkable.<br>
<em>Capsized!</em> also raises critical-thinking questions for young readers: Why do we know so much about the Titanic’s sinking yet so little about the Eastland disaster? What causes a tragedy to be forgotten and left out of society’s collective memory? And what lessons from this disaster might we be able to apply today?</p></blockquote>
<h1>And what the critics say about <em>Capsized!</em>:</h1>
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<li>“A true disaster story rivetingly told.” —<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></li>
<li>“A badly designed ship, a careless captain, and decks jammed with 2,500 passengers are a recipe for disaster. Patricia Sutton describes the tragic launching of the SS Eastland in a dramatic, riveting narrative filled with the vivid firsthand accounts of those onboard that brings readers along on a harrowing day trip.” —Jim Murphy, author of Newbery Honor titles <em>The Great Fire</em> and <em>An American Plague</em></li>
<li>“A riveting page-turner sure to grab readers’ attention. Patricia Sutton’s well-researched Capsized! will leave you shocked, saddened, and unable to put it down.” —Kate Hannigan, author of <em>The Detective’s Assistant</em></li>
<li>“Through meticulous research and vivid prose, Sutton brings to life the little-known story of the Eastland ship disaster. Based on firsthand accounts of passengers, ship workers and bystanders, readers can experience the people and events that led to the sinking of the fastest steamship on the Great Lakes and its tragic aftermath.” —Claire Rudolf Murphy, author of <em>Gold Rush Women</em> and <em>Marching with Aunt Susan</em></li>
<li>“The narrative-driven account, filled with quotes from individuals and newspapers, historical photos, and trial transcripts, is engaging and accessible…Extensive source notes, which account for every quote, as well as a bibliography, round out this informative, engrossing title.” —<em>Booklist</em></li>
<li>“Capsized! is an excellent book for historical research and highly recommended for both middle and high school libraries.” — KidsReads</li>
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<h1>And here are my thoughts about <em>Capsized!</em>:</h1>
<p>I read this one as part of judging the <a href="https://lauriethompson.com/2018-cybils/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CYBILS,</a>&nbsp;and I could not put it down! I started reading it one night in bed, intending to get in a quick chapter or two before turning off the light, but I didn’t stop until I’d read every last page.<br>
I’m shocked, and frankly a little appalled, that I’d never heard of this event before. Thankfully, Sutton chose to dedicate herself to telling this little-known story, and she tells it very well. The book itself reads with all the suspense and drama of a well-paced novel, but you can see the research that went into this true story in the included source notes and bibliography. I particularly appreciated how Sutton spelled out the various cumulative reasons for the disaster: there are many important lessons to be learned from this story. I also appreciated the very human connections Sutton&nbsp;built, letting us feel like we really get to know many of the passengers and their actions on that tragic day: there are lessons to be had there as well.<br>
Giving readers both the factual account of an event and its emotional resonance from multiple viewpoints is not easy to do. This book pulls it off; an excellent example of narrative nonfiction&nbsp;and one I expect I’ll be going back to as a mentor text. Highly recommended!<br>
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		<title>STEM Friday review: WHY IS MILK WHITE?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[WHY IS MILK WHITE? &#38; 200 OTHER CURIOUS CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS by Alexa Coelho &#38; Simon Quellen Field Chicago Review Press January 1, 2013 288 pages Did you (or any children in your life) ever wonder how soap works, why onions make you cry, or how bad it is for you to breathe in hairspray? 11-year-old ... <a title="STEM Friday review: WHY IS MILK WHITE?" class="read-more" href="https://lauriethompson.com/2013/02/15/stem-friday-review-why-milk-white/" aria-label="Read more about STEM Friday review: WHY IS MILK WHITE?">Read more</a>]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781613744529?aff=lauriethompson" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">WHY IS MILK WHITE? &amp; 200 OTHER CURIOUS CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS</a><br>
by Alexa Coelho &amp; Simon Quellen Field<br>
Chicago Review Press<br>
January 1, 2013<br>
288 pages</p>
<p>Did you (or any children in your life) ever wonder how soap works, why onions make you cry, or how bad it is for you to breathe in hairspray? 11-year-old Alexa Coelho did, so she pulled together these and almost 200 other questions about her favorite subject, chemistry, and asked science writer Simon Quellen Field to write up the answers. This book is the result.<br>
Alexa did a great job of coming up with a huge collection of specific, relevant questions that today’s kids (and adults) are sure to be interested in, and Simon did an equally great job answering them in clear, easy-to-understand explanations. It’s fun to read straight through or to use as a reference whenever you come across something interesting that you want to know more about. The book also has some nice nonfiction features like a detailed table of contents, special sections with hands-on projects for young chemists (and often an adult helper), and a glossary of terms.<br>
Unfortunately, there are a few things missing here. First, I would really love to see an index in a book like this. It’s nearly impossible to find the answer to the titular question, for example. I only found reference to it in a different question about why hair conditioner is white, which, obviously, isn’t in the food section. Second, I would have liked to have seen some advice about where to find the ingredients for some of the projects. Have you purchased any muriatic acid lately? Finally, I wish it had clearly stuck to chemistry questions, or at least acknowledged when it was departing from them. Some, such as “Why is the sky blue?”, stray pretty far afield into other areas of science.<br>
Still, I think the goodness here far outweighs the flaws, and middle-school scientists all the way through curious adults will learn a lot about science while enjoying this book.<br>
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<p style="text-align: center">It’s STEM Friday! Check out the <a href="http://stemfriday.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">STEM Friday blog</a> for more STEM book reviews.<br>
(<strong>STEM</strong>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<strong>S</strong>cience,&nbsp;<strong>T</strong>echnology,&nbsp;<strong>E</strong>ngineering, and&nbsp;<strong>M</strong>athematics)</p>
<p style="font-size: small;text-align: center"><em>Disclaimer: I received a review copy from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.</em></p>
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