Lifeboat 5 /
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. Incl...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,
[2024]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | "Based on a true story." |
| Physical Description: | 259 pages ; 22 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 8-12. Grades 4-6. |
| Awards: | Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies, 2025 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781665943246 1665943246 9781665943253 1665943254 |