Lifeboat 12 cover

Lifeboat 12

by Susan Hood

Thirteen-year-old Ken escapes from WWII London with 89 other boys and girls on a luxury liner bound for Canada. But just as they think their ship is out of danger, it gets torpedoed, and the only thing that stands between Ken and the ocean is a rickety lifeboat and 5 other boys.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?