Peril at Pier Nine

Book cover titled 'Peril at Pier Nine' by Penny Draper featuring a painted image of a ship named Noronic with a stormy sky background and storm lightning, with an oval photograph of a smiling boy with short blonde hair in the top left corner.

Two young teens, Jack Gordon and Henry Addison, meet when the Great Lakes cruise ship, the S.S. Noronic, docks in Toronto in the summer of 1949, just before the ship catches fire – with Henry on board.

Awards:

  • Finalist, Silver Birch Young Readers’ Choice Award

The Burning of the Noronic 1949

Reviews: 

“…entangles facts and imagination into an adventurous novel that captivates readers and has them treading water as they are mesmerized by the turn of events.”  CM Magazine, Volume XIV, Number 7

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