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Lifeboat 5

Lifeboat 5

Hood, Susan

Hardcover

General Juvenile FictionHistory

Publisher Price: $17.99

ISBN10: 1665943246
ISBN13: 9781665943246
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: Oct 8 2024
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.79
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
A captivating...thrilling adventure story that shows the power of friendship, hope, and forgiveness. --Lauren Tarshis, author of the I Survived series

In the wake of Lifeboat 12 comes a gripping, harrowing (Publishers Weekly) World War II novel-in-verse by acclaimed author Susan Hood about two very real girls who clung together for dear life when their evacuee ship was torpedoed, their lifeboat capsized, and they spent nineteen hours in the Atlantic Ocean, waiting for rescue.

When Nazi bombs begin to destroy Bess Walder's hometown of East London, Bess convinces her parents to evacuate her and her younger brother, Louis, to Canada aboard the SS City of Benares. On the journey, she meets another evacuee, Beth Cummings. Bess and Beth have a lot in common--both strong and athletic, both named for Queen Elizabeth, both among the older kids on the ship, and both excited about life in Canada.

On the fifth day at sea, everyone starts to relax, but trouble is right behind them. That night, a Nazi U-boat torpedoes the Benares. As their luxury liner starts to sink, Bess and Beth rush to abandon ship aboard their assigned lifeboat.

Based on true events and real people, Lifeboat 5 is about two young girls with the courage to persevere against the odds and the strength to forgive.

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