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1. I survived the sinking of the Titanic, 1912

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Tarshis, Lauren
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1.
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Excited to board the Titanic with his aunt and little sister, ten-year-old George begins to explore the ill-fated ship's first-class storage cabin when the ship is rocked by a collision with an iceberg and begins to sink.

2. I survived the shark attacks of 1916

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Series Volume:
2.
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
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In July, 1916, Chet Roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the New Jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in Matawan Creek he discovers the truth of the stories.

3. I survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005

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Series Volume:
3.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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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?

4. I survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941

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Tarshis, Lauren
Series Volume:
4.
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Sand flew up into Danny's eyes. And then from behind him, a huge explosion seemed to shatter the world. The force lifted Danny off his feet and threw him onto the ground. And then Danny couldn't hear anything at all.

5. The San Francisco earthquake, 1906

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5.
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Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, new 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...

6. The attacks of September 11, 2001

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7. I survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863

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Series Volume:
7.
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"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...

8. I survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011

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Series Volume:
8.
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The disaster felt around the world . . .

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...

9. I survived the Nazi invasion, 1944

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Series Volume:
9.
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A young Jewish boy escapes the ghetto and finds a group of resistance fighters in the forests of Poland, and he must determine if he has what it takes to survive the Nazis and fight back.

10. I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79

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10.
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"During the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius, one boy struggles to escape. Can he survive the most devastating disaster of ancient times? In this thrilling addition to the bestselling I SURVIVED series, readers are taken back to antiquity with a young boy trying to escape as the giant Mount Vesuvius erupts. Does he have what it takes to survive the epic destruction of Pompeii?" --

11. I survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871

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Series Volume:
11.
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4.5 stars
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In this book of the I SURVIVED series, one boy will struggle to stay alive as the great city of Chicago burns.

12. I survived the Joplin tornado, 2011

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Series Volume:
12.
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A young boy struggles to survive during the 2011 tornado in Joplin, Missouri.

13. I survived the Hindenburg disaster, 1937

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Series Volume:
13.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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In 1937, eleven-year-old Hugo Ballard and his family are making a transatlantic journey on the Hindenburg zeppelin, but as the airship gets ready to land, a blast rocks it, sparking a fire that puts Hugo in a desperate race to escape the flames.

14. I survived the eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980

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On May 18, 1980, eleven-year-old Jessie Marlowe and her best friends, Eddie and Sam, are in a forest near Mount St. Helens when the months of wondering whether the volcano will erupt are finally answered--all three are badly burned, but it is up to Jessie to protect the boys as best she can and hope that somebody comes to rescue them.

15. I survived the American Revolution, 1776

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Series Volume:
15.
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Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox becomes caught up in a gunfight between American and British troops during the American Revolution.

16. I survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888

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Series Volume:
16.
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When John Hale's parents moved from Chicago to a farm in the Dakota Territory in the late 1880s, he was not happy (too hot in summer, too cold in winter, and that is just the beginning); but after a year, and now eleven, he has settled in and made some friends at school--but when a sunny day in January 1888 turns abruptly into a deadly blizzard he will need all his strength and courage to survive what became known to history as The Children's Blizzard....

17. I survived the attack of the grizzlies, 1967

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Series Volume:
17.
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Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family visit Glacier National Park every summer, but this year Mel comes face-to-face with a terrifying grizzly bear.

18. I survived the battle of D-Day, 1944

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Series Volume:
18.
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A fictional survival story celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Normandy landings. When Paul, a French boy living in a Nazi controlled village, finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home, he has a chance to play a role in the Allies plan to crush the Nazis.

19. I survived the California wildfires, 2018

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Tarshis, Lauren
Series Volume:
20.
Average Rating:
4.9 stars
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Traces the story of a boy who moves across the country to rural northern California, where his efforts to adjust are challenged by a fast-moving firestorm that places family homes and lives at risk.

20. The Galveston hurricane, 1900

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"It's 1900, and Charlie feels lucky to live in Galveston, Texas. Sure, there are storms sometimes. But nobody worries about hurricanes. Even a famous weather expert says it's impossible for a strong hurricane to strike Galveston. Which is why few people worry on the morning of September 8, when a big storm starts to brew. but Charlie watches with growing horror as monster waves rise up from the sea, as the wind starts to scream. by night, much of...

21. I survived the Wellington avalanche, 1910: I Survived Series, Book 22

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Series Volume:
22.
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"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...

22. I survived the great Alaska earthquake, 1964

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Series Volume:
23.
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Taking readers back to 1964 during the most powerful recorded earthquake in United States history, which changed our understanding of earth science, this pulse-pounding story follows eleven-year-old Jack as he is tested in ways he never could've imagined to survive.

23. I survived the Black death, 1348

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Series Volume:
24.
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Travel to medieval England to learn about the horrors of the Black Death as one girl finds hope amid illness and grief, in this story that includes nonfiction backmatter with facts and photos about the real-life event.

24. I survived the the Great Molasses Flood, 1919

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When the massive metal tank filled with sticky brown molasses that rises up over her crowded North End neighborhood explodes, young Carmen must fight for her life, as a tsunami of molasses rushes through the streets.