{Synopsis} – 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 […]
Month: August 2019
{Recipe: Lasagna Soup}
I do not claim this recipe as my own. I am simply sharing it on my blog for others to be able to find it. I like to have all the recipes I like in one place. [yumprint-recipe id=’68’]
{I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011: Lauren Tarshis}
{Synopsis} – 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 […]
{I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871: Lauren Tarshis}
{Synopsis} – 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 […]
{The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79: Lauren Tarshis}
{Synopsis} – 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 […]
{The Nazi Invasion, 1944: Lauren Tarshis}
{Synopsis} – 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 […]
{The Japanese Tsunami, 2011: Lauren Tarshis}
{Synopsis} – 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 […]
{The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863: Lauren Tarshis}
{Synopsis} – 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 […]
{The Attacks of September 11th, 2001: Lauren Tarshis}
{Synopsis} – On the day that shocks the world, one boy just wants to find his family. A powerful addition to the gripping I Survived series. The only thing Lucas loves more than football is his Uncle Benny, his dad’s best friend at the fire department where they both work. Benny taught Lucas everything about […]
{Recipe: White Chicken Chili}
I do not claim this recipe as my own. I am simply sharing it on my blog for others to be able to find it. I like to have all the recipes I like in one place. [yumprint-recipe id=’60’]


