Lifeboat 12, Susan Hood – ACTIVITY Worksheets, Comprehension, author study etc

Lifeboat 12, Susan Hood – ACTIVITY Worksheets, Comp, author study etc

In the tradition of The War That Saved My Life and Stella By Starlight, this poignant novel in verse based on true events tells the story of a boy’s harrowing experience on a lifeboat after surviving a torpedo attack during World War II.

With Nazis bombing London every night, it’s time for thirteen-year-old Ken to escape. He suspects his stepmother is glad to see him go, but his dad says he’s one of the lucky ones—one of ninety boys and girls to ship out aboard the SS City of Benares to safety in Canada.

Life aboard the luxury ship is grand—nine-course meals, new friends, and a life far from the bombs, rations, and his stepmum’s glare. And after five days at sea, the ship’s officers announce that they’re out of danger.

They’re wrong.

Late that night, an explosion hurls Ken from his bunk. They’ve been hit. Torpedoed! The Benares is sinking fast. Terrified, Ken scrambles aboard Lifeboat 12 with five other boys. Will they get away? Will they survive?

Award-winning author Susan Hood brings this little-known World War II story to life in a riveting novel of courage, hope, and compassion. Based on true events and real people, Lifeboat 12 is about believing in one another, knowing that only by banding together will we have any chance to survive.

This teaching resource includes:

1x Information / Introduction to the book

1x The Main Character – Ken Sparks

1x Introducing the book

– Analysing the cover

1x What happens in the story?

Sequence the story, beginning, middle and end

1x Questions about Ken Sparks

Comprehension questions

2x Alphabetical order

Put these words in alphabetical order

2x Word Search

Find key words from the book

ANSWERS

TOTAL = 14 pages

PDF printable

AWARDS & HONORS

A Junior Library Guild Selection

The 2019 Golden Kite Middle Grade Fiction Award Winner

A 2019 ALSC Notable Children’s Book

The 2019–2020 Lectio Book Award Winner

The 2020–2021 Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award List

The 2020 Oklahoma Library Association’s Children’s Sequoyah Book Award Winner

The Connecticut Book Award Winner