Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of the Children's Ship
by Deborah Heiligman
In 1940, 90 British children ranging in age from 5 to 15 were traveling on an ocean... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2019
Word Count 56,725
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 840L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 505200, 9.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Subject Headings
- Shipwrecks
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British--Juvenile literature
- Children
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
- City of Benares (Ship)--Juvenile literature
- Naval operations, German
- World War, 1939-1945--Children--Great Britain--Juvenile literature
- Evacuation of civilians
- North Atlantic Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Europe
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians--Great Britain--Juvenile literature
- Great Britain
- Shipwrecks--North Atlantic Ocean--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
- City of Benares (Ship)
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, German--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Military & Wars
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Deborah Heiligman about Torpedoed
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Deborah Heiligman
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Teacher's Guide from Macmillan
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Marisa Calin
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Vocabulary Lists 1

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Awards & Distinctions 6

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2022
Finalist, 2020

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2022
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Winner, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Nonfiction Selection, 2019

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2021
Selection, 2019
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