THE UNRESOLVED Inspired by the tragic events of 9/11, THE UNRESOLVED reaches back into history to explore what was, until recently, the greatest disaster in New York City history. Based on the sinking of the General Slocum steamship -- which caught fire in the East River, New York, in 1904, resulting in the death of over 1,000 mostly German immigrants on a church outing -- THE UNRESOLVED is at once a ghost story, a courtroom drama, an examination of immigrant life, and a tale of love, redemption and revenge. The novel dramatizes how a single life -- and death -- can have a powerful influence on history. (J.G. Sandom writes his young adult novels under the name T.K. Welsh.) * Named a 2007 Association of Jewish Libraries Notable Book for Teens by the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee * * Nominated for a Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 2007 Teens' Top Ten * * Nominated for the 2007 Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA) by the American Library Association * * Featured as one of the Best Teen Books of 2006 at BarnesAndNoble.com * * Nominated for the 2006 Cybils literary awards * * Ranked as a Top Ten Children's Book of 2006 by the Washington Post * Rights Information Publisher: Dutton Juvenile, Hardcover (August 17, 2006) Territory: North American Rights Available: Translation; Film/TV Reviews: "While historically no conclusive proof was found of how the fire started, Welsh does a creditable job of imagining how it spread, including disturbing images of those trapped on the burning vessel. He uses Mallorys ghostly presence to bring the coroners inquest, and those from the boat company and the safety inspectors office, to life. Unresolved tells a remarkable story in a remarkable way. Without explaining anti-Semitism or corruption, Welsh shows readers the neighborhoods vibrancy and prejudices and helps them to understand how justice worked in early-20th-century New York." - School Library Journal, Starred Review "a remarkable account of an incident about which many Americans know nothing at all." - Kirkus Reviews "Welsh presents the details of the disaster without flinching and explores both the pain and the self-serving motivations of all concerned. Set against a backdrop that includes the rise of labor and pervasive anti-Semitism, it's a tightly wound novel of conflicting interests and emotions that keep Mallory haunting long after the inquests are concluded." - Horn Book Magazine "Welsh writes with a precision and delicacy unusual for YA fiction." - The Washington Post "THE UNRESOLVED is a book you shouldn't pass up." - Romantic Times "It may be the most beautifully written novel I've read this year." - The Edge of the Forest "The Unresolved is a great one. Mallory is the most well-developed ghostly character I've seen in a long, long time." - All About the Book "The Unresolved scores on several levels, most notably as a drama that blows apart all preconceived notions of how history can be retold." - Bookslut "a wonderfully different kind of ghost story." - Midwest Book Review Blurbs: Purchase at Amazon.com

THE UNRESOLVED

Inspired by the tragic events of 9/11, THE UNRESOLVED reaches back into history to explore what was, until recently, the greatest disaster in New York City history. Based on the sinking of the General Slocum steamship -- which caught fire in the East River, New York, in 1904, resulting in the death of over 1,000 mostly German immigrants on a church outing -- THE UNRESOLVED is at once a ghost story, a courtroom drama, an examination of immigrant life, and a tale of love, redemption and revenge. The novel dramatizes how a single life -- and death -- can have a powerful influence on history.

(J.G. Sandom writes his young adult novels under the name T.K. Welsh.)

* Named a 2007 Association of Jewish Libraries Notable Book for Teens by the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee *
* Nominated for a Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 2007 Teens' Top Ten *
* Nominated for the 2007 Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA) by the American Library Association *
* Featured as one of the Best Teen Books of 2006 at BarnesAndNoble.com *
* Nominated for the 2006 Cybils literary awards *
* Ranked as a Top Ten Children's Book of 2006 by the Washington Post *

Rights Information

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile, Hardcover (August 17, 2006)

Territory: North American

Rights Available: Translation; Film/TV

Reviews:
"While historically no conclusive proof was found of how the fire started, Welsh does a creditable job of imagining how it spread, including disturbing images of those trapped on the burning vessel. He uses Mallorys ghostly presence to bring the coroners inquest, and those from the boat company and the safety inspectors office, to life. Unresolved tells a remarkable story in a remarkable way. Without explaining anti-Semitism or corruption, Welsh shows readers the neighborhoods vibrancy and prejudices and helps them to understand how justice worked in early-20th-century New York." - School Library Journal, Starred Review

"a remarkable account of an incident about which many Americans know nothing at all." - Kirkus Reviews

"Welsh presents the details of the disaster without flinching and explores both the pain and the self-serving motivations of all concerned. Set against a backdrop that includes the rise of labor and pervasive anti-Semitism, it's a tightly wound novel of conflicting interests and emotions that keep Mallory haunting long after the inquests are concluded." - Horn Book Magazine

"Welsh writes with a precision and delicacy unusual for YA fiction." - The Washington Post

"THE UNRESOLVED is a book you shouldn't pass up." - Romantic Times

"It may be the most beautifully written novel I've read this year." - The Edge of the Forest

"The Unresolved is a great one. Mallory is the most well-developed ghostly character I've seen in a long, long time." - All About the Book

"The Unresolved scores on several levels, most notably as a drama that blows apart all preconceived notions of how history can be retold." - Bookslut

"a wonderfully different kind of ghost story." - Midwest Book Review

Blurbs:

Purchase at Amazon.com