Torpedoed!
A World War II Story of a Sinking Passenger Ship and Two Children's Survival at Sea
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2017]
Format: Book
Description: xiii, 158 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Recreates the events surrounding the attack by a German U-boat on the Athenia in 1939 through firsthand accounts and interviews with survivors.
Contents:
A kid's world -- World at the brink of war -- Great value for your travel dollar -- Frantic escape -- Attack at sea -- Night of terror -- Incredible rescue -- The wait -- Welcome home -- Uncovered secrets -- Epilogue.
Subjects:
Kelley, Florence, 1925- -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
Park, Russell A., 1928-1996 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
Athenia (Steamship) -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Juvenile literature.
Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile literature.
Passenger ships -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Children and war -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Juvenile literature.
Children and war -- Juvenile literature.
Kelley, Florence, 1925- -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
Park, Russell A., 1928-1996 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
Athenia (Steamship) -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Juvenile literature.
Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile literature.
Passenger ships -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Children and war -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Juvenile literature.
Children and war -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Age 10.
ISBN:
9781613738245 (cloth)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C HISTORY War WWII Mul | Ballentine Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
C HISTORY War WWII Mul | Sandhills Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.