Deborah Heiligman
American author of children's and young adult nonfiction and picture books, known for biography and history titles such as Charles and Emma and The Boy Who Loved Math.
Books
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1. Torpedoed
The True Story of the World War II Sinking of 'The Children's Ship
During World War II, a transatlantic passenger ship carrying British children being evacuated to Canada is torpedoed by a German U‑boat, plunging passengers into chaos and desperate survival. Drawing on survivor testimony and archival research, the narrative reconstructs the sinking, the heartbreaking losses among the children, the rescue efforts, and the political and moral fallout that changed public opinion and evacuation policy.
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