I Survived... (Series)

I Survived is a series of Young Adult books by Lauren Tarshis. It focuses on a child character in the middle of historical disasters and their determination to survive in them. The series also focuses them on interacting with historical figures during the disaster, giving them motivation to continue fighting for their lives.

Titles

 * Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
 * Shark Attacks of 1916
 * Hurricane Katrina, 2005
 * Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
 * San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
 * Attacks of September 11, 2001
 * Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
 * Japanese Tsunami, 2011
 * Nazi Invasion, 1944
 * Destruction of Pompeii, A.D. 79
 * Great Chicago Fire, 1871
 * Joplin Tornado, 2011
 * Hindenburg Disaster, 1937
 * Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980
 * American Revolution, 1776
 * Children's Blizzard, 1888
 * Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
 * Battle of D-Day, 1944
 * Great Molasses Flood, 1919
 * California Wildfires, 2018
 * Galveston Hurricane, 1900


 * Bears are Bad News: Attack of the Grizzlies
 * Born Into Slavery: Thomas and his sister, Birdie, in Gettysburg, and Marcus in Pompeii were all born as slaves.
 * Made a Slave: Marcus’s father, Tata, was a child when he was taken from his native of Germania by the Romans.
 * Chekhov's Volcano: Pompeii’s Mount Vesuvius and Washington’s Mount St. Helens
 * Informed Judaism: Max and Zena are Polish Jews.
 * Nice Jewish Boy: Max becomes a subversion when he attacks a Nazi Officer. Given his situation, who can blame him.
 * Grew a Spine
 * You Have to Have Jews
 * Mass "Oh Crap": Upon each disaster, this is a common response.
 * Spoiler Title
 * Those Wacky Nazis: Nazi Invasion that Max and his sister, Zena, had to deal with.
 * Watching Troy Burn: Chicago in 1871 and Camp Fire of 2018