Title: Torpedoed!
Description: When 14-year-old Florence Kelly and 11-year-old Russell Park left their hometowns for summer vacations in Europe in 1939, they considered themselves awfully lucky. Many of their friends  families were struggling during the Great Depression and couldn t afford fancy trips. But the young pair would soon face life-threatening troubles of their own as it became clear German dictator Adolf Hitler was intent on invading neighboring countries.
Subjects: Childhood and youth, Athenia (Steamship), Children, Children and war, Shipwreck survival, World War, 1939-1945, Naval operations, History, Juvenile literature, Shipwrecks, Passenger ships, German Naval operations, World war, 1939-1945, naval operations, World war, 1939-1945, juvenile literature, Ships, juvenile literature, Great britain, history, Great britain, history, juvenile literature, Kelley, Florence, 1925- -- Juvenile literature -- Childhood and youth, Park, Russell A., 1928-1996 -- Juvenile literature -- Childhood and youth, Athenia (Steamship) -- Juvenile literature, Children and war -- United States -- Juvenile literature, Passenger ships -- History -- 20th century -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature, Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile literature, Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Juvenile literature, World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- United States -- Juvenile literature, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Juvenile literature, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, German -- Juvenile literature
Places: United States, North Atlantic Ocean, Great Britain
People: Russell A. Park (1928-1996), Florence Kelley (1925-)
Time periods: 20th century