Three children who were taken aboard HMS Hurricane unconscious did not survive the trip home: Ken's friend Terrence Holmes, Derek Capel's five-year-old brother Alan, and ten-year-old Derek Carr. Two crewmen, Ibrahim Balla and Abbas ...
“But Maw trusted me to take care o' Peter.” says Billy. And with that, he's off toward the gate. “Billy, wait!” shouts Derek. Paul and I have no choice but to follow. 47 . I fall down, down, down into the story.
Thirteen-year-old Ken escapes from WWII London with 89 other boys and girls on a luxury liner bound for Canada.
" --School Library Journal (starred review) 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 ...
In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. Includes historical notes.