Lifeboat 12 : based on a true story / Susan Hood.
| Author/creator | Hood, Susan, 1954- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2018] |
| Copyright Date | ©2018 |
| Description | 314 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Lifeboat twelve |
| Abstract | With Nazis bombing London every night, it's time for thirteen-year-old Ken to escape. He suspects his stepmother is glad to see him go, but his dad says he's one of the lucky ones - one of ninety evacuee boys and girls to ship out aboard the SS City of Benares to safety in Canada. Life aboard the luxury ship is grand - nine-course meals, new friends, and a life far from the bombs, rations, and his stepmum's glare. Finallly, on the fifth day at sea, the ship's officers announce that they're out of danger. They're wrong. Late that night, an explosion hurls Ken from his bunk. They've been hit. Torpedoed! The Benares is sinking fast. Terrified, Ken scrambles aboard Lifeboat 12 with five other boys. Will they get away? Will they survive? Award-winning author Susan Hood brings this little-known World War II story to life in a riveting novel of courage, hope, and compassion. Based on true events and real people, Lifeboat 12 is about believing in one another, knowing that only by banding together will we have any chance to survive. -- From dust jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Audience | 610 Lexile |
| Study program note | Accelerated Reader |
| Awards note | A Junior Library Guild Selection. |
| Genre/form | Novels in verse. |
| Genre/form | Historical fiction. |
| LCCN | 2017034872 |
| ISBN | 9781481468831 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1481468839 |
| ISBN | 9781481468848 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1481468847 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Fiction | F H7617L | ✔ Available | Place Hold |