I survived the eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980

I survived the eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980

Lauren Tarshis

Book - 2016

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.

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Subjects
Survival > Juvenile fiction.
Volcanoes > Washington (State) > Juvenile fiction.
Volcanoes > Juvenile fiction.
Best friends > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.) > Eruption, 1980 > Juvenile fiction.
Published
New York, NY : Scholastic Inc [2016]
Language
English
Main Author
Lauren Tarshis (author)
Other Authors
Scott Dawson (illustrator)
Physical Description
94 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Audience
640L
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9780545658522
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Review by Horn Book Review

Jess and twins Sam and Eddie are retrieving a camera Jess left in a vacation cabin when Mount St. Helens erupts; Jess braves the heat, darkness, and overpowering ash to seek help for her trapped and injured friends. Though the exaggerated survival aspect feels contrived, the exciting historical story provides a glimpse of the event from an intimate-feeling perspective. Historical background appended. Reading list. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Eleven-year-old Jessie Marlowe has grown up with the beautiful Mount St. Helens always in the background. She's hiked its winding trails, dived into its cold lakes, and fished for trout in its streams. Just looking at Mount St. Helens out her window made Jess feel calm, like it was watching over her somehow. Of course, she knew the mountain was a volcano...but not the active kind, not a volcano that could destroy and kill! Then Mount St. Helens explodes with unimaginable fury. Jess suddenly finds herself in the middle of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic event in U.S. history. Ash and rock are spewing everywhere. Can Jess escape in time? The newest book in the I Survived series will take readers into one of the most environmentally devastating events in recent U.S. history. Excerpted from I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 by Lauren Tarshis All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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