I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 (I Survived #21) by Lauren Tarshis

I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 (I Survived #21) by Lauren Tarshis

More than a century later, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is still America's deadliest disaster. Lauren Tarshis's story of one child surviving the horrible event churns with page-turning action and bold hope.

The city of Galveston, Texas, was booming. Perched on an island off the southern coast of Texas, Galveston had been founded in the 1830s. By 1900, it was Texas's richest and most important city. Boats loaded up with American cotton and wheat steamed from Galveston to countries around the world. Arriving ships were crowded with immigrants. The streets, paved with crushed oyster shells, sparkled like they'd been sprinkled with diamonds.

True, this glittering city was prone to flooding. But just a few years before, a weather forecaster had said the idea of a hurricane striking Galveston was absurd.

So when a storm started brewing on September 8, 1900, no one believed it would be any worse than previous storms. They gathered on the beach to cheer on the wild waves. But what started as entertainment soon turned into a nightmare as those wild waves crashed into the city. By morning, hundreds of homes were destroyed. Eight thousand people were dead. The city had all but disappeared,

In this thrilling installment of Lauren Tarshis's New York Times bestselling I Survived series, one child finds safety only to head back into the treacherous waters to make sure his neighbors are safe.

Lauren Tarshis is the author of the I Survived series and the critically praised novels Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree and Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love, as well as the editor of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine and the group editorial director for language arts for Scholastic classroom magazines. Lauren Tarshis lives in Westport, Connecticut, and her website is www.laurentarshis.com.

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ISBN 13	9781338752533
ISBN 10	1338752537
Title	I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 (I Survived #21)
Author	Lauren Tarshis
Series	I Survived
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Scholastic US
Year published	2021-09-07
Number of pages	144
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