{"product_id":"lifeboat-5-9781665943253","title":"Lifeboat 5","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A captivating...thrilling adventure story that shows the power of friendship, hope, and forgiveness.\" --Lauren Tarshis, author of the I Survived series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the wake of \u003ci\u003eLifeboat 12\u003c\/i\u003e comes a \"gripping, harrowing\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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\u003ci\u003e City of Benares\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the fifth day at sea, everyone starts to relax, but trouble is right behind them. That night, a Nazi U-boat torpedoes the \u003ci\u003eBenares\u003c\/i\u003e. As their luxury liner starts to sink, Bess and Beth rush to abandon ship aboard their assigned lifeboat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on true events and real people, \u003ci\u003eLifeboat 5 \u003c\/i\u003eis about two young girls with the courage to persevere against the odds and the strength to forgive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665943253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.63h x 5.13w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e551148 \/ Lifeboat 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Susan Hood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51581020373173,"sku":"9781665943253","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_402e87d4-aae0-4ac7-8c7d-694184e76852.jpg?v=1755619222","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lifeboat-5-9781665943253","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}