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Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of the Children's Ship

Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of the Children's Ship - Hardcover

by Deborah Heiligman
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Deborah HeiligmanAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2019-10-08Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Henry Holt & CompanyISBN-13:9781627795548ISBN-10:1627795545UPC:9781627795548Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:History, TransportationBook Topic:Military & Wars, Europe, Boats, Ships & Underwater CraftAward:2020 Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults Finalist - Young Adult Nonfiction Award|2020 Golden Kite Winner - Older Readers AwardSize:9.20 x 6.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCQXK5ASKQ

From award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes Torpedoed, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII.

Amid the constant rain of German bombs and the escalating violence of World War II, British parents by the thousands chose to send their children out of the country: the wealthy, independently; the poor, through a government relocation program called CORB. In September 1940, passenger liner SS City of Benares set sail for Canada with one hundred children on board.

When the war ships escorting the Benares departed, a German submarine torpedoed what became known as the Children's Ship. Out of tragedy, ordinary people became heroes. This is their story.

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Language:EnglishPublisher:Henry Holt & CompanyISBN-13:9781627795548ISBN-10:1627795545UPC:9781627795548Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:History, TransportationBook Topic:Military & Wars, Europe, Boats, Ships & Underwater CraftAward:2020 Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults Finalist - Young Adult Nonfiction Award|2020 Golden Kite Winner - Older Readers AwardSize:9.20 x 6.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCQXK5ASKQ
Deborah Heiligman has written many books for children, including Printz Honor, YALSA Nonfiction Award Winner, and Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Winner Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers, National Book Award Finalist Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith, and The Boy Who Loved Math. She lives with her family in New York City
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company

Awards

🏆 2020 Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults Finalist - Young Adult Nonfiction Award|2020 Golden Kite Winner - Older Readers Award

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Deborah Heiligman

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Deborah Heiligman

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