Lifeboat 12 : based on a true story
(Young Adult Book)
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Status
Junior Fiction - Young Adult Area
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J FIC HOO
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Format
Young Adult Book
Physical Desc
314 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 4, 4 Points
Level 4, 4 Points
Lexile measure
610
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
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.
Target Audience
610L,Lexile
Target Audience
Structure indicator: 90 (high),Syntactic indicator: 90 (high),Semantic indicator: 100 (very high),Decoding indicator: 90 (high),Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG,4.0,4.0.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild Selection.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hood, S. (2018). Lifeboat 12 : based on a true story . Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hood, Susan. 2018. Lifeboat 12 : Based On a True Story. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hood, Susan. Lifeboat 12 : Based On a True Story Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hood, Susan. Lifeboat 12 : Based On a True Story Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018.
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