Lifeboat 12
by Susan Hood · Grades 3–7 · Children's
Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood is on US reading lists at grades 3–7. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Grades 3–7 · 336 pages. The button opens the paperback edition (ISBN 9781481468848). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 1 state
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
This page shows where Lifeboat 12 is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
Reading level at a glance
- Grade range
- Grades 3–7
- Pages
- 336
- Reading time
- about 6h 10m (est.)
- First published
- 2019
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9781481468848
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-07-07; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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About this book
Book facts and sources (2)
- On award reading lists
- Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (source: fortsmithlibrary.org)
- Golden Kite Award (source: Wikipedia)
- Catalog record
- First published 2019 · 336 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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Why it is assigned
This children's title is typically read at grades 3–7. Written in the 2010s; cited on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists.
Where this book is recommended
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Arkansassource: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award — Arkansas's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-6): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
- recommended·4th grade · Arkansassource: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award — Arkansas's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-6): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
- recommended·5th grade · Arkansassource: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award — Arkansas's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-6): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
- recommended·6th grade · Arkansassource: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award — Arkansas's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-6): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
- recommended·7th grade · Arkansassource: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award — Arkansas's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-6): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.
Golden Kite Award
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2019 Winner
- recommended·4th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2019 Winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2019 Winner
- recommended·6th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2019 Winner
- recommended·7th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2019 Winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is Lifeboat 12?
- Lifeboat 12 is listed for grades 3–7. It appears on 2 book-award lists across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Lifeboat 12?
- It takes about 6h 10m to read Lifeboat 12 (336 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 370 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Lifeboat 12?
- Lifeboat 12 appears on reading lists for Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, Golden Kite Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Lifeboat 12 banned in schools?
- Lifeboat 12 does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 3–7 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club, read-aloud.