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Author:

Mullenbach, Cheryl, author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Chicago Review Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xiii, 158 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Athenia (Steamship)--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, German--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Submarine--Submarine--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Children--United States--Juvenile literature.
Kelley, Florence,--1925---Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature.
Park, Russell A.,--1928-1996--Childhood and youth--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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Summary:

"The lifeboat drills the passengers had been through had not been a waste of time. As the ship's whistles blasted six short signals followed by one long bell- the warning to abandon ship- the passengers who were able to move were hastened to their assigned lifeboat stations. Some tried to return to their cabins to get their lifebelts. Others grabbed lifebelts they found scattered about the deck. Alexander steered Russell to his station, hoping to see Rebecca there. When she didn't appear, Alexander told his son he was going to her cabin. He directed Russell to get into a lifeboat as soon as the crew allowed loading. Then Alexander disappeared below the darkness of the ship's interior. Russell was alone." -- cover page 4.

ISBN:

1613738242
9781613738245

OCLC:

(OCoLC)968212563

LCCN:

2017000468

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

ZBPE245 -- Norelius Community Library (Denison)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

RNPC397 -- Mary J. Barnett Memorial Library (Guthrie Center)

UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)

NEPC953 -- Lake Mills Public Library (Lake Mills)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

RQPC397 -- Panora Public Library (Panora)

NXPA663 -- Stacyville Public Library (Stacyville)

LZSX115 -- Storm Lake Middle School (Storm Lake)

TVPD862 -- Louise & Lucile Hink -Tama Public Library (Tama)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)