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Books in I Survived series

  • I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871

    Lauren Tarshis, Nicholas Dressel

    MP3 CD (Scholastic on Brilliance Audio, March 14, 2017)
    Could an entire city really burn to the ground?Oscar Starling never wanted to come to Chicago. But then Oscar finds himself not just in the heart of the big city, but in the middle of a terrible fire! No one knows exactly how it began, but one thing is clear: Chicago is like a giant powder keg about to explode.An army of firemen is trying to help, but this fire is a ferocious beast that wants to devour everything in its path, including Oscar! Will Oscar survive one of the most famous and devastating fires in history?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!
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  • I Survived The Hindenburg Disaster, 1937

    Lauren Tarshis, Scott Dawson

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Feb. 23, 2016)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis provides a birds-eye view of one of America's most ghastly accidents ever be captured on film, the Hindenburg Disaster of 1937. The greatest flying machine ever built is about to crash... For eleven-year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister, Gertie, are making the thrilling four-thousand-mile journey across the Atlantic in a zeppelin as big as the Titanic. But as the zeppelin gets ready to land, a blast rocks the Hindenburg and fire consumes the ship. The entire disaster lasts a mere thirty-two seconds, but in those few seconds, Hugo finds himself separated from his family and in a desperate race to escape the flames. The Hindenburg is doomed. And so, it seems, is Hugo. Will he survive this historic disaster?
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  • I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011

    Lauren Tarshis, Therese Plummer

    MP3 CD (Scholastic on Brilliance Audio, March 14, 2017)
    A destructive force is about to hit the city of Joplin....Eleven-year-old Dexter has always wanted to see a tornado. So when he gets the incredible opportunity to go storm chasing with the famous Dr. Norman Rays, he has to say yes! Dr. Rays is the host of Tornado Mysteries, the show that Dex and his older brother, Jeremy, watched every night until Jeremy joined the U.S. Navy SEALs and left Joplin.Dex certainly knows how deadly tornadoes can be, but this one isn’t heading toward Joplin, and wouldn’t it be great to have a brave and exciting story of his own to tell Jeremy when he comes home? But when the tornado shifts direction, Dexter’s bravery is about to get seriously tested....
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  • Island Endurance

    Bill Wu

    Paperback (North Star Editions, Aug. 1, 2019)
    Lost in the woods. Trapped in an abandoned mine. Castaway on a deserted island. Avalanche! Could you survive? In this series, readers come along as diverse characters learn important skills in adverse conditions . . . and survive!
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  • Camp Terror

    Kenny Abdo

    Library Binding (Epic Pr, Sept. 1, 2017)
    After decades closed, the doors to Camp Dream Haven have reopened to the next generation of kids looking for the best summer of their lives. After a rafting trip goes horribly wrong, two polar-opposite campers, Maddy and TJ, are forced to team up in order to survive the night in the forest and make their way back to camp. But the deeper they go into the woods, the more a terrifying "local legend" seems like it might be reality.
  • Tornado: A Twisting Tale of Survival

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Kirbi Fagan

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2016)
    Andy and her twin brother Tony are four-wheeling in the woods near their family cabin when they notice the sky has turned a sickly shade of green. Moments later, the sky erupts into a raucous thunderstorm and they’re forced to take cover beneath an abandoned Ranger tower. When the sky grows eerily calm, they quickly get back on their four-wheelers and race home--only to find a massive funnel cloud blocking their way. The twins dodge falling trees and debris in search of shelter only to face an even bigger dilemma: is it safer to keep moving or hunker down beneath less than ideal cover?
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  • Shattered

    Jennifer Skogen

    Library Binding (Epic Pr, Sept. 1, 2017)
    Through a twist of fate, fifteen-year-old Natalie and her crush Adam are left alone in a remote cabin during a raging storm. When a falling tree destroys the cabin, Natalie and Adam must figure out how to survive.
  • The Evil Wind

    Brian Crawford

    Library Binding (Epic Pr, Sept. 1, 2017)
    An American youth group embarks on the adventure of a lifetime: a trek up the active Nyiragongo Volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As they summit, terrifying rumors reach their guides about rebel activity nearby. But the volcano itself may havesomething even worse in store.
  • Island Endurance

    Bill Yu

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Aug. 1, 2019)
    Valerie's father owns a famous resort in the Florida Keys. Merissa works at the resort to fund her education. Valerie is a bit self-centered and does not treat the resort's employees with much respect. Then an unexpected storm strands Valerie and Merissa on a deserted island. Can they survive? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
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  • I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005

    Lauren Tarshis

    Hardcover (Scholastic Press, Aug. 10, 2015)
    The horror of Hurricane Katrina is brought vividly to life in this fictional account of a boy, a dog, and the storm of the century.Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in 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 bad as 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?
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  • Blizzard: A Tale of Snow-blind Survival

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Kirbi Fagan

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2016)
    Jeff and his best friend Keith are ice-fishing in the middle of Big Lake. It’s been hours without a bite, but they’re still having a blast ― until the storm of the decade closes in. Soon, the entire landscape is buried in three feet of snow and the snowfall shows no sign of stopping. With their heaters low on power, Jeff and Keith are forced to make their way home through the whipping wind, low visibility, and the ominous crackling of ice beneath their feet.
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  • Survive/the Blizzard

    Jim O'connor

    Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, May 25, 1994)
    Eric is delighted at the chance to accompany his photographer mother to Alaska for the Iditarod, but his courage and ingenuity are put to the ultimate test when he is separated from his friend and becomes lost in the middle of a terrible blizzard. Original.
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