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Attacked at Sea: A True World War II Story of a Family's Fight for Survival
By TOUGIAS, Michael J. & Alison O'Leary
- ISBN
- 9781250128065
- Publisher
- Holt
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2020 | Middle To High School
Gr 5 Up—The latest installment in the "True Rescue" series will capture the interest of reluctant readers and adventure fans alike. In May 1942, the Downs family boarded an old freighter boat called the SS Heredia to catch a ride back to their home state of Texas from Costa Rica. Ray Downs Sr., a white American, had been employed by the United Fruit Company in South America, but after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was determined to move his family back home so he could join the U.S. Marines. The family ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
