''The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic'' is a fictional retelling of the Titanic, written by

Allan Wolf Allan Wolf is an American poet and young adult author. His books are primarily multi-perspective historical fiction in verse, but he has also published several poetry books for children. He is also an accomplished slam poet. Personal life Wol ...

, published October 11, 2011 by

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Reception

The book was named one of

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's 50 Best YA Books of All Time. It also received starred reviews from

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, and

, as well as the following accolades: *

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: Books for Youth (2011) *

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's (ALA) Best Fiction for Young Adults (2012) * Bank Street College Claudia Lewis Award for Older Readers (2012) * Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee for Young Adults (2013) * ALA's

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Top Ten (2013) * Children's Book Council: Reading Beyond Booklist *

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's Outstanding Books for the College Bound * North Carolina School Library Media Association Young Adult Book Award * National Council for the Social Studies Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

References

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