There were some glimmers of the type of writing I would expect in a verse novel but in my opinion, it read more like prose with the enter button hit after every few words. The story felt drawn out even though is was written in verse. I am sorry to say it was not well captured in this middle-school verse novel. The real story of Lifeboat 12 is actually a gripping tale of survival against all odds. The were some points wh Well this will be my last review of 2021 and unfortunately it's a tricky one. Well this will be my last review of 2021 and unfortunately it's a tricky one. Will they get away? Will they survive?ДЄuthor Susan Hood brings this little-known true World War II story to life in a novel in verse.more Terrified, Ken scrambles aboard Lifeboat 12 with five other boys. Late that night, an explosion hurls Ken from his bunk.

And after five days at sea, the shipвЂ™s officers announce that theyвЂ™re out of danger.

Life aboard the luxury ship is grand-nine-course meals, new friends, and a life far from the bombs, rations, and his stepmumвЂ™s glare. He suspects his stepmother is glad to see him go, but his dad says heвЂ™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, rati With Nazis bombing London every night, itвЂ™s time for thirteen-year-old Ken to escape. With Nazis bombing London every night, itвЂ™s time for thirteen-year-old Ken to escape.