{"product_id":"lifeboat-12","title":"Lifeboat 12","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 2019 Golden Kite Middle Grade Fiction Award Winner\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 2019 ALSC Notable Children's Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe War That Saved My Life \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStella By Starlight\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 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 \u003ci\u003eSS City of Benares\u003c\/i\u003e to safety in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey're wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLate that night, an explosion hurls Ken from his bunk. They've been hit. Torpedoed! The \u003ci\u003eBenares\u003c\/i\u003e is sinking fast. Terrified, Ken scrambles aboard Lifeboat 12 with five other boys. Will they get away? Will they survive?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-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, \u003ci\u003eLifeboat 12 \u003c\/i\u003eis about believing in one another, knowing that only by banding together will we have any chance to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67583558025315,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/0198\/0771\/files\/lifeboat12.jpg?v=1790547529","url":"https:\/\/rollingrabbitbooks.com\/products\/lifeboat-12","provider":"Rolling Rabbit Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}