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Lauren Tarshis

Lauren Tarshis is a bestselling American author, known for her compelling and thrilling children's books. She is widely recognized for her popular "I Survived" series, which has sold over 20 million copies and has been translated into several languages. The series, aimed at children aged 8-10, takes readers through the heart of some of history's most devastating disasters, recounted from the perspective of a young boy or girl who survived the event.

In addition to the "I Survived" series, Tarshis has also penned other notable works, such as the award-winning "Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree" novel, which was an Oprah book club selection and won the Golden Kite honor for fiction. Tarshis' novels have received considerable critical acclaim and are frequently used in schools as educational and anti-bullying program materials.

Tarshis spends much of her time contemplating disasters as the author of the children's historical fiction series "I Survived". She wonders how she ended up in this position, but her goal is to open readers' eyes to new chapters in history and inspire them with stories of hope and resilience. Tarshis conducts extensive research for her books and has traveled to most of the locations where her stories are set. In addition to her work as an author, she also serves as the editor for Storyworks Magazine and is the editorial director for Scholastic and Scope Magazine.
I Survived Books
# Title Year
1 I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010
2 I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 2010
3 I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011
4 I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 2011
5 I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 2012
6 I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 2012
7 I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 2012
8 I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 2013
9 I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 2014
10 I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 2014
11 The Great Chicago Fire, 1871 2015
12 I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 2015
13 I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 2016
14 I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016
15 I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017
16 I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 2018
17 I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 2018
18 I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 2019
19 I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019
20 I Survived The California Wildfires, 2018 2020
21 I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 2021
22 I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910 2022
23 I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964 2023
I Survived Series in Chronological Order
# Title Year
1 I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 2014
2 I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017
3 I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 2012
4 The Great Chicago Fire, 1871 2015
5 I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 2018
6 I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 2021
7 I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 2012
8 I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910 2022
9 I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010
10 I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 2010
11 I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019
12 I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 2016
13 I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 2011
14 I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 2014
15 I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 2019
16 I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964 2023
17 I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 2018
18 I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016
19 I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 2012
20 I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011
21 I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 2013
22 I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 2015
23 I Survived The California Wildfires, 2018 2020
I Survived Graphic Novels
# Title Year
1 I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2020
2 I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 2020
3 I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 2021
4 I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 2021
5 I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 2022
6 I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2022
I Survived True Stories Books
# Title Year
1 Five Epic Disasters 2014
2 Nature Attacks! 2015
3 Extreme Weather! 2016
4 Tornado Terror 2017
5 Courageous Creatures 2021
Emma Jean Lazarus Books
# Title Year
1 Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree 2007
2 Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love 2009
Picture Books
# Title Year
1 Only My Dog Knows I Pick My Nose 2021