Deborah Heiligman (deborahheiligman.com) is the author of over thirty books, most of them nonfiction, including Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of 'The Children's Ship'; Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers; Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith; and The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos. Her books have won the SCBWI Golden Kite Award, the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for nonfiction, and an ALA Printz Honor, and they've been longlisted for the National Book Awards and been featured on the New York Times notable books list. She lives in New York City with her husband and their dog, Zuzu. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @DHeiligman.
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From award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes Torpedoed, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII. Amid the constant rain of German bombs and the esca... SEE MORE