Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood - ADVISABLE

Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood, 275 pages.  Simon & Schuster, 2018.  $18.

Content: G 

BUYING ADVISORY:  EL, MS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

13 year old Ken is being sent to Canada by his Dad and stepmom as the Nazis start bombing London during WWII.  While he is mad at being sent away, life aboard the cruises hip is luxury compared to life under rationing and the other kids are actually nice.  After the danger from German U-boats is supposedly over and the escort ships have peeled away, the ship is bombed and Ken ends up in a lifeboat with 45 other passengers and crewmen.  They’ll have to ration everything carefully and hope for rescue.

Based on a true story. Ken’s story of survival has so many aspects of danger and hope.  Why is this compelling story told in free verse?

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS