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Amanda Miranda [Hardcover]

Richard Peck (Author), Robert Hunt (Illustrator)
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A beloved story of a fateful impersonation on the Titanic is available again

For years fans of Newbery Honor author Richard Peck's young adult novels have sought out hard-to-find copies of his first novel for adults, Amanda/Miranda. Published in 1980, this enthralling story of love and adventure against the backdrop of the sinking of the Titanic has been unavailable for over fifteen years. Now YA readers have an Amanda/Miranda all their own: a brand-new edition, abridged by the author especially for an age twelve-up readership.

In 1911, eighteen-year-old Mary Cooke comes to stately Whitwell Hall to serve as maid for the strong-willed young Amanda Whitwell. To Mary' astonishment, her aristocratic new employer is her near-double. A dutiful servant girl, "Miranda"--as her arrogant mistress renames her--must stand by as Amanda ensnares both men whom Miranda herself loves. But when maid and mistress journey together on the Titanic, Miranda sees the chance to seize her destiny...forever.

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Richard Peck, whose A Long Way from Chicago was the 1999 Newbery Honor Book and a National Book Award finalist, lives in New York City.
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ONCE WHEN I was seven years old, my grandma Mary knitted me a blue sweater. Read the first page
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1.0 out of 5 stars Utterly horrible!, Sep 30 2002
This review is from: Amanda Miranda (Hardcover)
"Amanda Miranda" is by far the worst book I have ever read. They must have abridged all the exciting, good parts out of the story! Peck isn't my favorite author, but this plot sounded very intriguing, but I was only able to read a few pages a day. The Titanic was not introduced until the end of the novel, and when it was mentioned, it was brief. I do not recommend.
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1.0 out of 5 stars I really didn't like it, Sep 20 2001
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This book was decently written, but I just didn't like it very much. I felt that it was too contrived, too obscure, and characters one could not relate to. There was too much psychic distance from the characters to know what they were thinking. If you're looking for a book about the Titanic, which I must admit I was, this isn't one. Try Titanic: the Long Night by Diane Hoh, which, while it is also in 3rd person dramatic, it is much more interesting and comprehendable.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting and Entertaining, Jan 29 2001
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Amanda Miranda by Richard Peck was a wonderful book. The plot line was excellent and the characters were delightful. This book is definitely for a person that likes twisting, romantic story lines. It was almost as if there were secrets hidden in the pages of the book itself. The book took so many turns you couldn't tell what would happen next. A few things that I saw the same in the book and the actual sinking of the Titanic were when Miranda was on the great ship, she described the people that were on the ship in first and second class. People such as, Molly Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Macy. Another similarity was the description she gave when only a few people on the sinking ship knew that the ship had hit an iceberg and that they were sinking. Some of the upper-class men and women thought nothing of it and did not bother to put on their lifejackets only to be the first ones escorted off the Titanic. Amanda Miranda is both factual and entertaining. I fully recommend this book to a young adult reader.
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