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Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship" book cover by Deborah Heiligman
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Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship"

by Deborah Heiligman

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Paperback · 320 pages Square Fish · 2023

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Torpedoed

A riveting true story of World War II, Torpedoed chronicles the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which evacuated children from England. Don't miss this YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist from critically acclaimed author Deborah Heiligman.

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.

Includes a special afterword exclusive to the paperback.

More Awards and Praise for Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship":
Golden Kite Award Winner
A Hornbook Fanfare Selection
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year

★ "A must-read for all."—School Library Journal, starred review

★ "Exceptionally well-researched and impressively crafted." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ "Nonfiction maestro Heiligman here tells a riveting wartime story." —Horn Book, starred review

★ "Extensively documented accounts tell of harrowing escapes, incredible heroism, tragic accidents, eventual rescues, and the gruesome aftermath." —Booklist, starred review



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Publisher
Square Fish
Author
Deborah Heiligman
Format
Paperback
Published
Apr 25, 2023
ISBN-13
9781250865779
ISBN-10
1250865778
Pages
320
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