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Lifeboat 5  Cover Image Book Book

Lifeboat 5 / Susan Hood.

Hood, Susan, 1954- (author.).

Summary:

Based on the lives, rescue, and continuing friendship of British evacuees Bess Walder, 15, and Beth Cummings, 14, who spent fourteen hours in the North Atlantic with their hands grasped across their overturned lifeboat after the Nazis torpedoed the SS City of Benares on route to Canada in 1940. Includes historical notes.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781665943246 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1665943246 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781665943253 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 1665943254 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 259 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Based on a true story."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Grades 4-6. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Subject: City of Benares (Ship) > Fiction.
Shipwreck survival > Fiction.
Survival > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Evacuation of civilians > Fiction.
Lifeboats > Fiction.
British > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
War fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch J HOOD S (Text) 33126026415012 J New Fiction Available -
Erlanger Branch J HOOD S (Text) 33126026414973 J New Fiction Checked out 11/09/2024
Independence Branch J HOOD S (Text) 33126026415020 J New Fiction Available -


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