Tarshis, Lauren

"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 the city is under twenty feet of water. Will Charlie find a way to survive the storm of the century?"--Back cover.

". . . tells the true stories of several animals who face challenges of their own and the humans who help them survive"--Amazon.com.

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. Lucas takes the train to the city instead of the bus to school. It's a bright, beautiful day in New York. But just as Lucas arrives at his uncle's firehouse, everything changes-and nothing will ever be the same again. In graphic novel format.

Eleven-year-old Dexter gets the incredible opportunity to go storm chasing with the famous Dr. Norman Rays, the host of Tornado Mysteries. But when the tornado shifts direction, Dexter's bravery is about to get seriously tested. Part of the NYT bestselling I Survived series.

No one in Pompeii worries when the ground trembles, but Marcus knows something is terribly wrong. When Mount Vesuvius explodes into a cloud of fiery ash and rocks fall from the sky like rain, will he and his father have time to escape - and survive the epic destruction of Pompeii?.

Presents a humorous story about the adventures of a young boy and his best friend his dog.

"Nathaniel Fox never imagined he'd find himself in the middle of a blood-soaked battlefield, fighting for his life. He was only eleven years old! He'd barely paid attention to the troubles between America and England. How could he, while being worked to the bone by his cruel uncle, Uriah Storch? But when his uncle's rage forces him to flee the only home he knows, Nate is suddenly propelled toward a thrilling and dangerous journey into the heart of the Revolutionary War. He finds himself in New York City on the brink of what will be the biggest battle yet"--Back cover.

In 1944, Max and Zena Rosen escape from their Polish ghetto and the Nazis and join up with Jewish resistance fighters.

Lucas has to tell his dad's friend Benny, a firefighter and former football star, that his parents do not want him playing football anymore, and he takes the train into New York City to talk to Benny, but everything changes when the Twin Towers are attacked.