Lauren Tarshis

Lauren Tarshis is an author of children's books, with several series of fiction, non-fiction and historical fiction works found in thousands of libraries and translated into several languages.[2][3][4]

Lauren Tarshis
BornLauren Tarshis
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materBarnard College
Period1988–[1]
GenreChildren's literature
Website
www.laurentarshis.com

She is the author of the New York Times Bestselling series I Survived. The books, fast-paced historical fiction for kids in grades 3-5, focus on a historical disasters from the perspective of a boy or girl who lived to tell the tale.

She is also the author of Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree, a Golden Kite honor book for fiction and Oprah book club pick, and the sequel Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love. The books are on many state lists and are often used by schools as part of anti-bully programs.[5]

In addition to writing books, Tarshis is SVP Editor-in-Chief & Publisher of the Classroom Magazine Division at Scholastic, Inc., which includes Storyworks magazine, a language arts magazine for children in grades 3-5 that she has edited for several years.

Bibliography
TitlePublication dateTypeNotes
The Making of IronweedMarch 1, 1988Non-fiction
Taking Off: Extraordinary Ways to Spend Your First Year Out of CollegeJanuary 1, 1989Non-fiction
Kate: The Katharine Hepburn AlbumFebruary 1, 1993Non-fiction
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a TreeMay 15, 2008Fiction
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell In LoveMay 13, 2010Fiction
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912June 1, 2010Historical fiction
I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916September 1, 2010Historical fiction
I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005March 1, 2011Historical fiction
I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941October 1, 2011Historical fiction
I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906March 1, 2012Historical fiction
I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001July 1, 2012Historical fiction
I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863February 1, 2013Historical fiction
I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011August 27, 2013Historical fiction
I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944February 25, 2014Historical fiction
I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, A.D. 79August 26, 2014Historical fiction
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871February 24, 2015Historical fiction
I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011August 25, 2015Historical fiction
I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937February 21, 2016Historical fiction
I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980August 30, 2016Historical fiction
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776August 29, 2017Historical fiction
I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888February 28, 2018Historical fiction
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 September 25, 2018 Historical fiction
I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 January 29, 2019 Historical fiction
I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 September 3, 2019 Historical fiction
I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 2020 Historical fiction
I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters September 30, 2014 Non-fiction
I Survived True Stories #2: Nature Attacks! September 29, 2015 Non-fiction
I Survived True Stories #3 Tornado Terror

True Tornado Survival Stories and Amazing Facts from History and Today

 February 28, 2017 Non-fiction

    Emma-Jean Lazarus books
    • Emma-Jean Lazarus fell out of a tree (2007), in over 1,600 WorldCat libraries[6] (reviewed by Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books[7])
      • Translated into French as Pourquoi Emma-Jane est tombée de l'arbre, et ce qui s'ensuivit... (2010)[8]
      • Translated into German as Emma-Jean und das Geheimnis des Glücks (2009)[9]
      • Translated into Japanese as エマ・ジーン・ラザルス、木から落ちる / Ema jīn razarusu ki kara ochiru (2008)[10]
    • Emma-Jean Lazarus fell in love (2009), in over 1,000 WorldCat Libraries[11]
      • Translated into German as Emma-Jean und das Geheimnis der Freundschaft (2011)[12]

    I Survived series
    Main article: I Survived (book series)

    Lauren Tarshis has written 20 books of the I Survived series as of early 2020.[13] They are historical fiction books about children who survive different disasters, including storms, wars, battles, and wild animal attacks. The books are published by Scholastic Inc.[14]

    The first book in the series was published in 2010 and is called I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912.[15]

    The latest book in the series was published in 2019 and is called I Survived the Great Molasses Flood.[16]

    Tarshis also wrote 3 books in a series based on the original titled I Survived True Stories. She also began writing a series of graphic novels based on the original series.[17] The first graphic novel, I Survived: The Sinking of Titanic, was released on February 4, 2020.[18]

    Other works
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    References
    1. https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Making_of_Ironweed.html?id=9YBZAAAAMAAJ Google Books
    2. "Tarshis, Lauren". WorldCat.org.
    3. Something About the Author, v. 187
    4. "Lauren Tarshis". WorldCat.org.
    5. https://www.mohave.juniorlibraryguild.com/books/view/9780803733213 Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love by Lauren Tarshis-Junior Library Guild
    6. OCLC 70707706
    7. Stevenson, Deborah (February 2007). "Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 60 (6): 269–270. doi:10.1353/bcc.2007.0131. OCLC 4639512499.
    8. https://www.babelio.com/livres/Tarshis-Pourquoi-Emma-Jane-est-tombee-de-larbre-et-ce-qui/224242
    9. https://www.amazon.de/Emma-Jean-Geheimnis-Gl%C3%BCcks-Lauren-Tarshis/dp/3473349682
    10. https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B6%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%80%81%E6%9C%A8%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E8%90%BD%E3%81%A1%E3%82%8B-%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9/dp/4072578800
    11. OCLC 270230868
    12. https://www.amazon.de/Emma-Jean-Geheimnis-Freundschaft-Lauren-Tarshis/dp/3473368180
    13. https://www.fictiondb.com/author/lauren-tarshis~series~i-survived~19001.htm
    14. Cover of every book.
    15. https://books.google.com/books/about/I_Survived_the_Sinking_of_the_Titanic_19.html?id=RaqeVBo54R4C&source=kp_book_description Google Books
    16. https://books.google.com/books/about/I_Survived_The_Great_Molasses_Flood_1919.html?id=hreADwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description Google Books
    17. http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/scholastic-graphix-i-survived/
    18. https://www.inklingsnews.com/b/2020/03/10/lauren-tarshis-inspires-kids-through-historic-graphic-novels/
    19. https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Making_of_Ironweed.html?id=9YBZAAAAMAAJ Google Books
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