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Title Attacked at sea : a true World War II story of a family's fight for survival / Michael J. Tougias and Alison O'Leary.
Author Tougias, Mike, 1955- author.
Publication Info. New York : Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2020.
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 Chickasaw  J 940.5451 TOU    Check Shelves
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J 940.5451 TOU    Check Shelves
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 West Oaks  J 940.5451 TOU    Checked Out
Edition First edition.
Description xi, 208 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series True rescue series
Note An adaptation for young readers of So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-205).
Contents Part I. A tired old workhorse -- Ina and the South American venture -- War worries and thinking of home -- Admiral Dönitz and his Gray Wolves -- Harro Schacht and U-507 -- The Grey Wolves and the Mississippi -- Moving ever closer -- Closer to home -- An uneasy feeling -- Part II. Torpedoes in the night -- Ina, Lucille, and a sinking ship -- The raft -- A most hopeless night -- Battling the cold -- Dawn -- Desperation -- Running out of time -- Sharks, dolphins, and birds far away -- Something in the sky -- A silent vigil -- A wavering light -- Part III. Triumphant return to Lorient -- Morgan City, Louisiana, and the hospital -- Recovery -- The family's resilience.
Summary "A riveting WWII account of survival at sea-Book 4 in the True Rescue series from Michael J. Tougias, the author of the New York Times bestseller The Finest Hours."-- Provided by publisher.
Audience Ages 9-14 Henry Holt and Company Books for Young Readers.
Grades 7-9 Henry Holt and Company Books for Young Readers.
Subject Downs family.
Downs, Raymond, Sr. -- Family.
Heredia (Ship)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
Shipwreck survival -- Mexico, Gulf of.
Survival at sea -- Mexico, Gulf of.
U-506 (Submarine)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German.
Downs family.
Downs, Raymond, Sr. -- Family.
Heredia (Ship)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
Shipwreck survival -- Mexico, Gulf of.
Survival at sea -- Mexico, Gulf of.
U-506 (Submarine)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German.
Genre Biographies.
Added Author O'Leary, Alison, author.
Added Title So Close to Home (Young reader's adaptation)
True World War II story of a family's fight for survival
ISBN 9781250128065 (hardcover) : $19.99
1250128064 (hardcover)
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