Penny and the Tragic Voyage: A Lusitania Survival Story

by Julie Gilbert

It is 1915, and twelve-year-old Penny and her brother Charles are embarking on a trip to England aboard the RMS Lusitania. But war is brewing overseas, and there are rumors that Germany will torpedo any ship that comes into the area--even a ship full of civilian passengers. Shy and nervous Penny is worried, but those worries fade when she makes her first real friend, a bold girl named Mary. With Mary, Penny begins to find her voice for the first time...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1669086348
• ISBN13: 9781669086345
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Stone Arch Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7