comes face-to-face with a bloodthirsty shark!
I SURVIVED
THE
SHARK
ATTACKS
OF 1916
HIS WHOLE WORLD IS UNDERWATER . . .
Barry’s family tries to evacuate before Hurricane
Katrina hits their home in the Lower Ninth Ward
of New Orleans. But when Barry’s little sister gets
terribly sick, they’re forced to stay home and wait out
the storm.
At first, Katrina doesn’t seem to be as severe a
storm as forecasters predicted. But overnight the levees
break, and Barry’s world is literally torn apart. He’s
swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family.
Can he survive the storm of the century — alone?
HURRICANE
KATRINA,
I SURVIVED
2005
Ever since Danny’s mom moved him to Hawaii, away
from the dangerous streets of New York City, Danny
has been planning to go back. He’s not afraid of the
crime or the dark alleys. And he’s not afraid to stow
away on the next ship out of Pearl Harbor.
But that morning, the skies fill with fighter planes.
Bombs pound the harbor. Bullets rain down on the
beaches. Danny is shocked — and, for the first time, he
is truly afraid. He’s a tough city kid. But can Danny
survive the day that will live in infamy?
I SURVIVED
THE BOMBING
OF PEARL
HARBOR, 1941
A DAY NO ONE WILL EVER FORGET . . .
Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco — he
needs the money but the job also gives him the freedom
to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and
grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages
share the streets with shiny automobiles, businesses
and families move in every day from everywhere, and
anything seems possible.
But early one spring morning, everything changes.
Leo’s world is shaken —literally —and he finds
himself stranded in the middle of San Francisco as it
crumbles and burns to the ground. Can Leo survive
this devastating disaster?
I SURVIVED
THE SAN
FRANCISCO
EARTHQUAKE,
1906
A CITY ON THE RISE — SUDDENLY FALLS . . .
A DAY THAT WILL CHANGE THE NATION . . .
The only thing Lucas loves more than football is his
dad’s friend Benny, a firefighter and former football
star. He taught Lucas the game and helps him
practice. So when Lucas’s parents decide football is too
dangerous and he needs to quit, Lucas has to talk to
his biggest fan.
On a whim, Lucas takes the train to the city instead
of the bus to school. It’s a bright, beautiful day in
New York. But just as Lucas arrives at the firehouse,
everything changes . . . and nothing will ever be the
same again.
I SURVIEVD
THE ATTACKS OF
SEPTEMBER 11 ,
2001
It’s 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have
fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves.
Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon
cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes:
Corporal Henry Green brings Thomas and Birdie back
to his regiment, and suddenly it feels like they’ve found a
new home. Best of all, they don’t have to find their way
north alone — they’re marching with the army.
But then orders come through: The men are called to
battle in Pennsylvania. Thomas has made it so far . . .
but does he have what it takes to survive Gettysburg?
I SURVIVED
THE BATTLE
OF
GETTYSBURG ,
1863
THE BLOODIEST BATTLE IN AMERICAN
HISTORY IS UNDER WAY . . .
Visiting his dad’s hometown in Japan four months after
his father’s death would be hard enough for Ben. But one
morning the pain turns to fear: First, a massive earthquake
rocks the quiet coastal village, nearly toppling his uncle’s
house. Then the ocean waters rise and Ben and his family
are swept away— and pulled apart —by a terrible tsunami.
Now Ben is alone, stranded in a strange country a
million miles from home. Can he fight hard enough to
survive one of the most epic disasters of all time?
THE
JAPANESE
TSUNAMI , 2011
THE DISASTER FELT AROUND THE WORLD . . .
I SURVIVED
In a Polish ghetto, Max Rosen and his sister Zena struggle
to live after their father is taken away by the Nazis. With
barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring
escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest.
Max and Zena are brought to a safe camp by Jewish
resistance fighters. But soon, bombs are falling all around
them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi
invasion?
THE NAZI
INVASION ,
1944
ONE OF THE DARKEST PERIODS
IN HISTORY . . .
I SURVIVED
No one in the bustling city of Pompeii worries when the
ground trembles beneath their feet. Everyone knows that
the beast under the mountain Vesuvius, high above the city,
wakes up angry sometimes — and always goes back to sleep.
But Marcus is afraid. He knows something is terribly
wrong — and his father, who trusts science more than
mythical beasts, agrees. When Vesuvius explodes into a
cloud of fiery ash and rocks fall from the sky like rain,
will they have time to escape — and survive the complete
destruction of Pompeii?
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DESTRUCTION
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THE BEAST BENEATH THE MOUNTAIN
IS RESTLESS . . .
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lauren Tarshis is the editor of Scholastic’s
Storyworks magazine and group editorial director
for language arts for Scholastic classroom maga-
zines, in addition to being the author of the
New York Times and USA Today bestselling I
Survived series and the critically acclaimed novels
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree and Emma-
Jean Lazarus Fell in Love. She lives in Westport,
Connecticut, and can be found online at
LaurenTarshis.com.
www.scholastic.com
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