02292cam a2200421 i 4500 1580445576 TxAuBib 20241023120000.0 240208s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023045499 9781665943246 HRD 17.99 1665943246 HRD 17.99 (OCoLC)1420449727 TxAuBib rda Hood, Susan, 1954-, author. Lifeboat 5 [BOOK] / Susan Hood. Lifeboat five. Life boat five. Life boat 5. First edition. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024. ©2024. 259 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "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.". Ages 8-12. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Grades 4-6. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 20241023. City of Benares (Ship) Juvenile fiction. Shipwreck survival Juvenile fiction. Survival Juvenile fiction. World War, 1939-1945 Evacuation of civilians Juvenile fiction. Lifeboats Juvenile fiction. Historical fiction for children.