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Torpedoed : the true story of the World War II sinking of "The Children's Ship" /

"A true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII."--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heiligman, Deborah (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, [2019]
Subjects:
City of Benares (Ship) > Juvenile literature.
City of Benares (Ship)
Evacuation of civilians (1939-1945 : World War)
World War (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945 > Children > Great Britain > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Evacuation of civilians > Great Britain > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, German > Juvenile literature.
Shipwrecks > North Atlantic Ocean > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, British > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Children > Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 > Evacuation of civilians > Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, German.
Shipwrecks > North Atlantic Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, British.
Children.
Military operations, Naval > German.
Shipwrecks.
Great Britain.
North Atlantic Ocean.
1939-1945
Juvenile works.
Personal narratives > British.
Personal narratives.
Creative nonfiction.
Informational works.
Description
Summary:"A true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII."--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xi, 292 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Audience:Ages 10-14.
Awards:American Library Association Notable Children's Bk
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-276) and index.
ISBN:9781627795548
1627795545