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

The following tropes are common to many or all entries in the I Survived... (Series) franchise.
For tropes specific to individual installments, visit their respective work pages.

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