Torpedoed

Written by Deborah Heiligman

A ship of children is torpedoed during WWII. Who will survive?

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304 pages· 56,881 words· Est. 5.5 hour read· 840L

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Bookroo's summary

In 1940, the SS City of Benares, carrying children escaping war-torn England, is torpedoed by a German submarine. As chaos ensues, ordinary passengers must become heroes. Can they save the children amidst the Atlantic's perilous waters? Discover the courage and resilience that emerge from this harrowing true story of survival and heroism.

From the publisher

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.