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

by **Deborah Heiligman** (Author)

**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.

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### Author Biography

**Deborah Heiligman** has written many books for children, including Printz Honor, YALSA Nonfiction Award Winner, and Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Winner _Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers_, National Book Award Finalist _Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith_, and _The Boy Who Loved Math_. She lives with her family in New York City

**Number of Pages:** 304

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 08, 2019

**Award:** Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults (2020)

**Award:** Golden Kite (2020)

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- **Price:** 19.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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