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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Co., 2019.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781627795548
Other title:
  • True story of the World War II sinking of "The Children's Ship"
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.54/293 23
LOC classification:
  • D772.C46 H45 2019
Contents:
The noise of war -- Sailing to safety -- A floating palace -- Desserts and drills -- Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye -- Secrets at sea -- U-boat 48 -- September 17, 1940 -- It's only a torpedo -- Fate's hand -- The middle of the Atlantic -- The lounge -- A long green tunnel -- Ships cry -- The longest night -- Break of day -- Best possible speed -- The hurricane -- Phoenixes -- "In spite of all the precautions" -- Lifeboat 12 -- I spy nothing -- Perils at sea -- British heroes don't snivel -- Hope is a fine feather of smoke -- Darkest hours -- Illusions, delusions, more nightmares -- And on the eighth day -- A watery grave -- Epilogue.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-285) and index.

The noise of war -- Sailing to safety -- A floating palace -- Desserts and drills -- Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye -- Secrets at sea -- U-boat 48 -- September 17, 1940 -- It's only a torpedo -- Fate's hand -- The middle of the Atlantic -- The lounge -- A long green tunnel -- Ships cry -- The longest night -- Break of day -- Best possible speed -- The hurricane -- Phoenixes -- "In spite of all the precautions" -- Lifeboat 12 -- I spy nothing -- Perils at sea -- British heroes don't snivel -- Hope is a fine feather of smoke -- Darkest hours -- Illusions, delusions, more nightmares -- And on the eighth day -- A watery grave -- Epilogue.

School Library Journal starred, December 2019

Booklist starred, September 2019

Horn Book Starred, September 2019

Publishers Weekly, July 2019

Kirkus Starred, September 2019

Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2019

"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.

6.0.

5-8 Follett School Solutions.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.0 9.0 505200. BR