Lifeboat 12

Good support of historical facts.

I ordered this book for my kid, and it turned out to be amazing! My child was supposed to read 10 pages a day but ended up finishing the entire book in just four days. The story is engaging and easy to follow. Highly recommend!

I don't know why I wasn't paying attention when I purchased this book . . . A Junior Library Guild Selection. An award winner for young adult readers. But, decided to read as I am a retired educator and reading specialist. Just LOVED how Hood wrote this book, playing with verse on the page! Easy to read, but a gripping story based on fact. Children from the UK, whose parents had applied, were eligible to board a ship bound for Canada, away from the bombings occuring in the UK by German bombers during WWII. Although the boat was 600 miles from shore, and sure to be in safe waters, they were torpedoed. Based on true events and real people, Hood chooses a 13-year old Ken to be the voice of her historical novel. So much research has gone into this book! The last forty pages are all real photos of the students aboard and their chaperones, and documentation from newspapers and quotation sources. Well worth the read, and am glad that I stumbled upon it!!

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.

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.

Definitely a book we should all have for our children. Great price

My son likes geography, history and true story like books. He loved the I survived series and I really struggle finding him books he enjoys. This is one of his favorites. He said it had a unique writing style that he really enjoyed and asked for more books by this author.

This is the book that school recommends

Satisfeita

It was very good because it was intense. When the ship got torpedoed it was the most intense moment.