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What Was Built to Be a Ship of Dreams?: the Titanic by Emmett Nahil

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What Was Built to Be a Ship of Dreams?: the Titanic

A Who HQ Graphic Novel

Emmett Nahil

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · July 15, 2025

Reading lane: Boats & Ships

Discover the story of the Titanic ’s ill-fated voyage through three diverse perspectives of survivors in this affecting graphic novel by Let Me Out author Emmett Nahil and award-winning illustrator Shazleen Khan.

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Who It's For

Good for readers interested in survivor perspectives on the Titanic’s sinking

Book Details

Authors
Emmett Nahil
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
July 15, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Boats & Ships · Comics History
Reading lane
Boats & Ships

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Publisher Categories

  • Comics Biographies

  • Comics History

  • Comics & Society

About This Book

Discover the story of the Titanic ’s ill-fated voyage through three diverse perspectives of survivors in this affecting graphic novel by Let Me Out author Emmett Nahil and award-winning illustrator Shazleen Khan. Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Who Was? series! Follow the journeys of Syrian Lebanese siblings Jamilah and Ilyas Yarred, the Haitian French Laroche family, and American socialite Margaret Brown as history...

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Discover the story of the Titanic ’s ill-fated voyage through three diverse perspectives of survivors in this affecting graphic novel by Let Me Out author Emmett Nahil and award-winning illustrator Shazleen Khan. Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Who Was? series! Follow the journeys of Syrian Lebanese siblings Jamilah and Ilyas Yarred, the Haitian French Laroche family, and American socialite Margaret Brown as history’s most famous ship heads toward disaster. A story of class disparity, family, and survival, this graphic novel immerses readers in the different experiences that passengers from varying backgrounds faced before, during, and after the Titanic ’s sinking. This gripping narrative is brought to life by atmospheric full-color illustrations that will transport readers to that fateful wreck.

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