![]() ![]() And the author’s unique poetic writing style with short, to-the-point sentences, makes the book a quick and easy read. ![]() Though tears often filled my eyes as I read aloud to my 9-year-old, the text isn’t overly graphic. Within 31 minutes, the SS City of Benares sank to the bottom of the ocean the attack ultimately claimed the lives of more than 250 people, 81 of them children. But as the ship sank, many of the lifeboats flipped and tipped down at extreme angles, dumping their passengers into the dark, frigid Atlantic.ĪUDIOBOOK: “SOS! SOS! Twenty-foot waves cresting, crashing, smashing. Sparks and the other children ran to their muster stations just as they’d practiced. ![]() Instead, four days into their ocean journey, a German U-Boat torpedoed the luxury steam vessel on which they were sailing.ĪUDIOBOOK: “Bells sound the alarm–emergency! Emergency! Canada, far from German air attacks and the rage of World War II.īut these 90 children never made it to their overseas host homes. 13-year-old Ken Sparks and 89 other British children bid farewell to their families and set sail on the SS City of Benares from Liverpool, England. When I read it recently with my son, it took us back, more than 80 years ago to September, 1940. WHITNEY WILLIAMS, COMMENTATOR: That’s a clip from Lifeboat 12, a gripping historical fiction for ages 9 and up by Susan Hood. Here’s World commentator Whitney Williams.ĪUDIOBOOK: “Parents can’t go,” says my dad, “but you’ll have escorts–a whole staff of doctors, nurses, teachers, priests who are volunteering. But it also provides a picture of rescue that can help Christian readers savor our ultimate Rescuer, Who is Christ. It shows how dangerous this world can be–even for kids. ![]() Up next, our second book review for Easter week, this one for families. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Tuesday, April 4th. ![]()
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