William and Alice, two children from two very different families and lifestyles, make friends with each other on the maiden voyage of the Titanic in 1912. William’s family has a luxurious suite and has access to many wonderful parts of the ship, while Alice is in third class berthing with her mother and must stay in certain areas. While exploring where she shouldn’t, Alice and William become friends and that friendship opens up access to William’s world onboard. We know what eventually will happen and when the ship hits the iceberg, William bravely runs to find his friend and she and her mother join his family in a lifeboat. Interspersed within the story are boxes with text and photos with information about the ship and its eventual discovery in 1985. A timeline rounds out this nice little book about a very big ship. Highly recommended.