Torpedoed! a World War II story of a sinking passenger ship and two children's survival at sea / Cheryl Mullenbach.

Author/creator Mullenbach, Cheryl author.
Format Book
PublicationChicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2017]
Copyright Date©2017
Descriptionxiii, 158 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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.

Portion of title World War II story of a sinking passenger ship and two children's survival at sea
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.
Abstract Recreates the events surrounding the attack by a German U-boat on the Athenia in 1939 through firsthand accounts and interviews with survivors.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 149-152) and index.
Genre/formInterviews.
LCCN 2017000468
ISBN9781613738245 (cloth)
ISBN1613738242 (cloth)