Download PDF Lifeboat 12 Susan Hood 9781481468848 Books
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“This page-turning true-life adventure is filled with rich and riveting details and a timeless understanding of the things that matter most.”—Dashka Slater, author of The 57 Bus
“Brilliantly told in verse, readers will love Ken Sparks.” —Patricia Reilly Giff, two-time Newbery Honor winner
“Lyrical, terrifying, and even at times funny. A richly detailed account of a little-known event in World War II.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Middle grade Titanic fans, here’s your next read.” —BCCB
“An edge-of-your seat survival tale.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A 2019 Golden Kite Middle Grade Fiction Award Winner
In the tradition of The War That Saved My Life and Stella By Starlight, this poignant novel in verse based on true events tells the story of a boy’s harrowing experience on a lifeboat after surviving a torpedo attack during World War II.
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 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. And after five days 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.
Download PDF Lifeboat 12 Susan Hood 9781481468848 Books
"Great! My 10 year old son loved this book.
Based on a true story during WWII - this is winner for all kids ages 9 and up."
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Lifeboat 12 Susan Hood 9781481468848 Books Reviews
- Absolutely fantastic, gripping book - written in verse from the POV of a 13-year-old boy, Ken Sparks.
I bought the book because I'd actually heard of this story, when the City of Benares, the ship full of evacuee British children was torpedoed in the North Atlantic on its way to Canada in 1940.
Knowing it was written in verse, I didn't expect it to be as much of a page-turner as it proved to be. I stayed up way past my bedtime to finish it, so be warned - your child might too. Hood's research is thorough, as she shows from the end pages of the book, which give her sources, and photos of the ship and children in question. But you never feel she's feeding you history - it all emerges as part of this boy's observations.
As a Brit, I have an eagle eye for non-British usages by American authors, but Hood has nailed it (with some help from her British friends - cited in the acknowledgements). Buy one for every young person you know, or maybe for yourself. It's irresistible. - Intriguing novel-in-verse. I loved the poetry! So many powerful moments. I felt the author made great use of the verse and my students love novels in verse. I appreciated the historical information at the end and how thoroughly the novel was researched and based on historical fact. This was an interesting part of World War II that I had not known much about. And finally, a survival story with bravery and hope is a great fit for students middle grade and beyond. This is a great addition to any curriculum and library.
- Susan Hood’s book based on the true story of the sinking of the SS City of Benares is told through the first-person observations and experience of the thirteen-year-old Ken Sparks. The reader is transported to the uncertainty and chaos of Britain under siege, and just when you think Ken and the other 90 children are safe at sea, a U-boat destroys their ship. It is a riveting sea story with terror, beauty, heartache, and spirit. The many facts and photos in the appendix illustrate how carefully the author documented her story. An exciting read for 8-92!
- Susan’s debut middle-grade novel packs a punch! Ken was one of the lucky children chosen to escape war in the bombing of London in 1940. On his way to Canada aboard a luxury ship, the unthinkable happens...the ship is torpedoed! Will Ken and the others survive on the small lifeboat they manage to escape on? Based on true events, and full of amazing historical back-matter, this gripping novel-in-verse is hard to put down.
- Great! My 10 year old son loved this book.
Based on a true story during WWII - this is winner for all kids ages 9 and up. - Read this withy 11 year old. We both really enjoyed this true story.
- Great book! Read it in 24 hours.
- I loved this book! I couldn't put it down. I suggested that my book group read it and everyone really enjoyed it. Especially, at the end of the book, where the author put photographs and more information about her research and the events that took place.
