- 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"--Provided by publisher.
As German bombs rained over England during World War II, British parents by the thousands sent their children out of the country to avoid harm's way. In September 1940, passenger liner SS City of Benares set sail for Canada with one hundred children on board. When the warships 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. -- From dust jacket.
- Variant Title
- True story of the World War II sinking of "The Children's Ship"
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Heiligman, Deborah, author.
- Published
- New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2019
- Locale
- Great Britain
North Atlantic Ocean
- Contents
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Noise of war
Sailing to safety
A floating palace
Desserts and drills
Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye
Secrets at sea
U-boat 48
September 17, 1940
It's only a torpedo
Fate's hand
Middle of the Atlantic
Lounge
A long green tunnel
Ships cry
Longest night
Break of day
Best possible speed
Hurricane
Phoenixes
"In spite of all the precautions"
Lifeboat 12
I spy nothing
Perils at sea
British heroes don't snivel
Hope is a fine feather of smoke
Darkest hours
Illusions, delusions, more nightmares
And on the eighth day
A watery grave
After the voyage.
- Notes
-
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-276) and index.
Noise of war -- Sailing to safety -- A floating palace -- Desserts and drills -- Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye -- Secrets at sea -- U-boat 48 -- September 17, 1940 -- It's only a torpedo -- Fate's hand -- Middle of the Atlantic -- Lounge -- A long green tunnel -- Ships cry -- Longest night -- Break of day -- Best possible speed -- Hurricane -- Phoenixes -- "In spite of all the precautions" -- Lifeboat 12 -- I spy nothing -- Perils at sea -- British heroes don't snivel -- Hope is a fine feather of smoke -- Darkest hours -- Illusions, delusions, more nightmares -- And on the eighth day -- A watery grave -- After the voyage.
Ages 10-14.
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Sentence length: 4 (hard)
Word frequency: 5 (very hard)
