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Gr 4–7—It's 1940, the beginning of the Blitz, and 13-year-old Kenneth Sparks is selected to go to Canada as part of a program to send British children to the safety of the U.K.'s overseas dominions. When his ship is torpedoed, Kenneth, five other boys from the program, and about 40 adults make it aboard Lifeboat 12, one of the only lifeboats remaining after the evening's gale-force winds. Together, they must survive the North Atlantic in a boat with limited supplies. Evocative verse perfectly captures the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This propulsive novel in verse tells the tale of thirteen-year-old Ken, who boarded a ship to Canada to avoid Nazi bombs raining down on London during...Log In or Sign Up to Read More