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

Publisher: Square Fish/Holt (2023)

Dewey: 940.54
Classification: Nonfiction
Physical Description: 301 p., ill., 23 cm

BTSB No: 435028

ISBN: 9781627795548

Ages: 10-14

Grades: 5-9

Subjects:
City of Benares (Ship)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Great Britain
World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- Great Britain
World War, 1939-1945 -- German naval operations
Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean
World War, 1939-1945 -- British personal narratives

Price: $12.29

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.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 6.00
   Points: 9.0   Quiz: 505200

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (+) (09/01/19)
   School Library Journal (+) (12/01/19)
   Booklist (+) (09/01/19)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/11/19)
The Hornbook (+) (00/09/19)

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