I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941

Author: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 9780545206914
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86

Book Description
Visiting his favorite Hawaiian beach when Japanese forces suddenly attack Pearl Harbor, 11-year-old Danny Crane struggles through the smoke, destruction and chaos to make his way back home. By the author of Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree. Simultaneous.

The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941

Author: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545206987
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
In this special edition boxed set, you'll find ten stories of survival and resilience by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis.

I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (I Survived #18)

Author: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338317407
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105

Book Description
It was a battle that would change the course of World War II... New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis commemorates the Normandy landings in this pulse-pounding story of the largest seaborne invasion in history. Eleven-year-old Paul’s French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn’t seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better. Then Paul finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home. The soldier says the Allies have a plan to crush the Nazis once and for all. But the soldier needs Paul’s help. This is Paul’s chance to make a difference. Soon he finds himself in the midst of the largest invasion in history. Can he do his part to turn horror into hope? New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tells the story of the battle that became the foundation for the Allied victory in World War II. Includes a section of nonfiction backmatter with more facts about the real-life event.

I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (I Survived #7)

Author: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545532256
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88

Book Description
The bloodiest battle in American history is under way . . . 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 Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 (I Survived #10)

Author: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545662869
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description
The beast beneath the mountain is restless... No one in the bustling city of Pompeii worries when the ground trembles beneath their feet. 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 epic destruction of Pompeii?

I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910 (I Survived #22)

Author: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338752588
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 119

Book Description
The Wellington snow slide of 1910 was—and still is—the deadliest avalanche in America’s history. Lauren Tarshis's story of one child surviving the frozen nightmare pounds with page-turning action and heartwarming hope. The snow came down faster than train crews could clear the tracks, piling up in drifts 20 feet high. At the Wellington train depot in the Cascade Mountains, two trains sat stranded, blocked in by snow slides to the east and west. Some passengers braved the storm to hike off the mountain, but many had no choice but to wait out the storm. But the storm didn’t stop. One day passed, then two, three . . . six days. The snow turned to rain. Then, just after midnight on March 1, a lightning storm struck the mountain, sending a ten-foot-high wave of snow barreling down the mountain. The trains tumbled 150 feet. 96 people were dead. The Wellington avalanche forever changed railroad engineering. New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tells the tale of one girl who survived, emerging from the snow forever changed herself.

I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 (I Survived #9)

Author: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 054563380X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 87

Book Description
One of the darkest periods in history... In a Jewish 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?

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I Survived #1)

Author: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545362687
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
The most terrifying events in history are brought vividly to life in this New York Times bestselling series! Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever. Lauren Tarshis brings history's most exciting and terrifying events to life in this New York Times bestselling series. Readers will be transported by stories of amazing kids and how they survived!

I Survived

Author: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781338534993
Category : Disasters
Languages : en
Pages : 441

Book Description
Four books in the bestselling I SURVIVED series! Includes I survived the sinking of the Titanic, 1912; I survived the destruction of Pompeii, AD 79; I survived the Japanese tsunami, 2011; and, I survived the battle of Gettysburg, 1863.

I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 (I Survived #4)

Author: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545388147
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
70 years later, the bombing of Pearl Harbor comes to life for a new generation of readers!History's most terrifying moments are brought vividly to life in the action-packed fictional I SURVIVED series! Do you have what it takes to survive ... the bombing of Pearl Harbor?Eleven-year-old Danny Crane is alone on his favorite beach in Hawaii when the world is torn apart and World War II officially hits the United States. Does he have what it takes to find his way home in the midst of the bombs, the smoke, and the destruction of the day that will live in infamy?