The Unresolved

Inspired by the tragic events of 9/11, T.K. Welsh's THE UNRESOLVED reaches back into history to explore what was, until recently, the greatest disaster in New York City history.Mallory Meer had just turned fifteen when, thanks to the only boy she ever loved, she would be dead, a victim of the General Slocum steamship disaster. Bound by love to her grieving family, and outraged by the multitude of senseless deaths, Mallory haunts those responsible for the tragedy, determined to see that justice is served.Based on the real-life 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 Lutheran 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.Ranked one of the Top Ten Children's Books by the Washington Post, THE UNRESOLVED was nominated for a Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Teen's Top Ten, named a Notable Book for Teens by the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, a Cybils literary award, and a Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA) by the American Library Association (ALA).The Washington Post said, "Welsh writes with a precision and delicacy unusual for YA fiction . . . a subtle gem (of a book)." In its starred review, School Library Journal said, "THE UNRESOLVED tells a remarkable story in a remarkable way." Horn Book Magazine called THE UNRESOLVED, "A decidedly unconventional ghost story . . . (and) a tightly wound novel." Midwest Book Review called the novel, "a wonderfully different kind of ghost story." And Bookslut.com said, "THE UNRESOLVED scores on several levels, most notably as a drama that blows apart all preconceived notions of how history can be retold."