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Lifeboat 12

by Susan Hood

Ocean linersOcean travelSurvivalFictionEvacuation of civiliansWorld War, 1939-1945LifeboatsChildren

Thirteen-year-old Ken escapes from WWII London with 89 other boys and girls on a luxury liner bound for Canada. But just as they think their ship is out of danger, it gets torpedoed, and the only thing that stands between Ken and the ocean is a rickety lifeboat and 5 other boys.

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Book data: Open Library