Lauren Tarshis delivers once again with a hit your students are sure to love. I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 contains breath-holding moments, likable characters, and a recent disaster that your students will remember from the news.
The Story
Mom and Josh take a trip to Northern California to visit cousins. Josh later learns the trip is to get him away from television and cell service, so he can’t see his dad’s trial. On the day Mom and Josh are to head home, Josh sees Aunt Nicole’s laptop and decides to check out the Yankee scores. Josh discovers an article from the New York Times that says his dad is going to prison for eight months.Continue Reading
Lauren Tarshis writes a hit your students are sure to love. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 contains breath-holding moments, likable characters, and an unusual disaster.
When Carmen was three years old, an earthquake shook her Italian village. This was just the beginning of a terrifying day. Soon tidal waves swept over the land. Papa scooped up Carmen and tried to outrun the sea, but it soon caught up. He grabbed a shutter and climbed on. Papa placed Carmen on his back and told her to hang on.Continue Reading
In I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944, eleven-year-old Paul lived a carefree life until the Nazis invaded his town in Normandy, France. Soon, his father and best friend Gerard were sent to work camps in Germany. Paul sees his favorite teacher, Mr. Leon, get shot and killed right before his eyes. Food and money are scarce. Nazi soldiers are everywhere and life is difficult.
Lauren Tarshis’s seventeenth book in her popular I Survived Series – I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies – tackles the grizzly attacks that took place in Glacier National Park. Readers are on the edge of their seats waiting to see what will happen next.Continue Reading
Weeks go by. Mount St Helens sends up puffs of steam. The police block the road leading up to the mountain. After about two months, Mount St Helens has calmed down. The roadblock is removed. Mr. Rowan wants to go back to his fishing cabin to get the fishing pole that he left behind. Jess is excited that she now has a way to get her father’s camera before her mom finds out that she took it.
When Jess and the boys reach the shack, they find the camera intact. Jess packs the camera safely in her backpack. As they leave the shack, Jess smells sulfur. Because of Dr. Morales’s information, she knows Mount St Helens is about to erupt. In just seconds, they hear a loud Kaboom!Continue Reading
Eleven-year-old Hugo holds his little sister Gertie in his arms as they wait to board the Hindenburg. Hugo and his family have lived in Kenya for the past year while his parents who are science professors study the lions in the Thika Valley. Unfortunately, Gertie was bitten by a mosquito and got malaria. Hugo’s family must quickly get back to the states for Gertie to receive treatment. Riding the Hindenburg is the quickest way to travel in 1937.Continue Reading
I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011, Lauren Tarshis’s twelfth book in her popular I Survived Series, tackles the Joplin Tornado of 2011.
Eleven-year-old Dex runs into an old college pal of his dad’s, Dr. Gage, while out riding his bike through the streets of Joplin, Missouri. Dr. Gage has become famous with his television show, Tornado Mysteries. Dr. Gage comes by Dex’s home and invites Dex’s family to go tornado watching with him. Since Dex’s parents teach high school and must attend the graduation ceremony the next day, Dex plans to go out with Dr. Gage on his own.Continue Reading
