Lifeboat 12

In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. Includes historical notes.

Main Author: Hood, Susan, 1954- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2018]
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. Includes historical notes.
Item Description: "Based on a true story."
Physical Description: 314 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781481468831
1481468839
9781481468848
1481468847
Author Notes: Susan Hood is the award-winning author of many books for young readers, including Ada's Violin , Alias Anna , Harboring Hope , The Last Straw , Lifeboat 12 , and Shaking Things Up . Susan is the recipient of the E.B. White Honor Award, two Christopher Awards, the Américas Award, the SCBWI Golden Kite Award, and the Bank Street Flora Stieglitz Straus Award, given to "a distinguished work of nonfiction that serves as an inspiration to young people." In addition to winning many state reading awards, Susan's books have been named a National Jewish Book Awards finalist, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book, a NCTE Notable Poetry Book, a NSTA Best Stem Book of the Year, an Amazon Teachers' Pick, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and a Bank Street Best Book of the Year. Visit her at SusanHoodBooks.com.