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

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.

This title has Common Core connections.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 10/08/2019
ISBN: 9781627795548
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.90d
Award: Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults - Finalist

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/29/2019
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2019 pg. 117
Booklist 09/01/2019 pg. 91
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2019 pg. 112
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2019
Shelf Awareness 10/29/2019
School Library Journal 12/01/2019 pg. 101