Lauren Tarshis
{{Short description|American children's book author}}
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| birth_name = Lauren Tarshis
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| birth_place = Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
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| occupation = Author
| language = English
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| alma_mater = Barnard College
| period = 1988–present{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9YBZAAAAMAAJ|title=The Making of Ironweed|date=July 4, 1988|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=978-0-14-011191-0 |via=Google Books}}
| genre = Children's literature
| subject = History
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Lauren Tarshis is an American 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcat.org/wcidentities/lccn-n87-928430|publisher=WorldCat.org|title=Tarshis, Lauren}}Something About the Author, v. 187{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Lauren+Tarshis.&dblist=638&fq=ap%3A%22tarshis%2C+lauren%22&qt=facet_ap%3A|publisher=WorldCat.org|title=Lauren Tarshis}}
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 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's 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.[https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/emma-jean-lazarus-fell-in-love-9780803733213j https://www.mohave.juniorlibraryguild.com/books/view/9780803733213] Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love by Lauren Tarshis-Junior Library Guild
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 3-6 that she has edited for several years.
Bibliography
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! Title !! Publication date !! Type !! Notes | |||
| The Making of Ironweed | {{sort|1988-03-01|March 1, 1988}} | rowspan="3" |Non-fiction | |
| Taking Off: Extraordinary Ways to Spend Your First Year Out of College | {{sort|1989-01-01|January 1, 1989}} | ||
| Kate: The Katharine Hepburn Album | {{sort|1996-07-01|February 1, 1993}} | ||
| Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree | {{sort|2008-05-15|May 15, 2008}} | rowspan="2" |Fiction | |
| Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell In Love | {{sort|2010-05-13|May 13, 2010}} | ||
| I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 | {{sort|2010-06-01|June 1, 2010}} | rowspan="24" |Historical fiction | |
| I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 | {{sort|2010-09-01|September 1, 2010}} | ||
| I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 | {{sort|2011-03-01|March 1, 2011}} | ||
| I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 | {{sort|2011-10-01|October 1, 2011}} | ||
| I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 | {{sort|2012-03-01|March 1, 2012}} | ||
| I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 | {{sort|2012-07-01|July 1, 2012}} | ||
| I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 | {{sort|2013-02-01|February 1, 2013}} | ||
| I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 | {{sort|2013-08-27|August 27, 2013}} | ||
| I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 | {{sort|2014-02-25|February 25, 2014}} | ||
| I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, A.D. 79 | {{sort|2014-08-26|August 26, 2014}} | ||
| I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 | {{sort|2015-02-24|February 24, 2015}} | ||
| I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 | {{sort|2015-08-25|August 25, 2015}} | ||
| I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 | {{sort|2016-02-21|February 21, 2016}} | ||
| I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 | {{sort|2016-08-30|August 30, 2016}} | ||
| I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 | {{sort|2017-08-29|August 29, 2017}} | ||
| I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888 | {{sort|2018-02-28|February 28, 2018}} | ||
| I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
|September 25, 2018 | | |||
| I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944
|January 29, 2019 | | |||
| I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919
|September 3, 2019 | |||
| I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018
|September 1, 2020 | | |||
| I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900
|September 7, 2021 | | |||
| I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910
| September 6, 2022 | | |||
| I Survived The Great Alaska earthquake, 1964
|December 2023 | | |||
| I Survived The Black Death, 1348
|October 15, 2024 | | |||
| I Survived The Dust Bowl, 1935
|October 2025 | | |||
| I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters
|September 30, 2014 | | |||
| 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 | | |||
| I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 Graphic Novel
|February 4, 2020 | rowspan="12" |Graphic Novel - Historical fiction |I Survived Graphic Novel #1 | |||
| I Survived The Shark Attacks of 1916 Graphic Novel
|June 2, 2020 |I Survived Graphic Novel #2 | |||
| I Survived The Nazi Invasion, 1944 Graphic Novel
|February 2, 2021 |I Survived Graphic Novel #3 | |||
| I Survived The Attacks of September 11, 2001 Graphic Novel {{Cite book|last=Tarshis|first=Lauren|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=snsLEAAAQBAJ&q=I+Survived+the+Attacks+of+September+11,+2001|title=I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001: A Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novel #4)|date=2021-08-03|publisher=Scholastic Inc.|isbn=978-1-338-76719-3|language=en}}
|August 3, 2021 |I Survived Graphic Novel #4 | |||
| I Survived The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 Graphic Novel
|May 3, 2022 |I Survived Graphic Novel #5 | |||
| I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Graphic Novel
|October 18, 2022 |I Survived Graphic Novel #6 | |||
| I Survived The Great Chicago Fire, 1871 Graphic Novel
|May 2, 2023 |I Survived Graphic Novel #7 | |||
| I Survived The American Revolution, 1776 Graphic Novel
|September 5, 2023 |I Survived Graphic Novel #8 | |||
| I Survived The Battle of D-Day, 1944 Graphic Novel
|April 2, 2024 |I Survived Graphic Novel #9 | |||
| I Survived The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 Graphic Novel
|July 2, 2024 |I Survived Graphic Novel #10 | |||
| I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 Graphic Novel {{Cite web |last= |first= |title=I Survived Graphix Series |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22I+Survived+Graphix+Series%22?Ntk=P_Series_Title&Ntx=mode%20matchall |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Barnes & Noble |language=en}}
|March 4, 2025 |I Survived Graphic Novel #11 | |||
| I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 Graphic Novel {{Cite web |date= |title=I Survived Graphix Series |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083NGSBZV?binding=paperback&qid=1727664149&sr=8-4&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbk |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Amazon}}
|August 5, 2025 |I Survived Graphic Novel #12 | |||
| I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 Graphic Novel {{Cite web |title=I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived Graphic Novel #13) |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-survived-the-california-wildfires-2018-lauren-tarshis/1135037080?ean=9781546137740 |website=Barnes & Noble}}
|February 3, 2026 | |I Survived Graphic Novel #13 |
''Emma-Jean Lazarus'' books
- Emma-Jean Lazarus fell out of a tree (2007), in over 1,600 WorldCat libraries{{cite book|isbn=9780803731646|oclc=70707706 |title=Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree |last1=Tarshis |first1=Lauren |date=2007 |publisher=Penguin }} (reviewed by Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books{{cite journal|last=Stevenson|first=Deborah|title=Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree (review)|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|volume=60|issue=6|date=February 2007|pages=269–270|oclc=4639512499|doi=10.1353/bcc.2007.0131|s2cid=145096434}})
- Translated into French as Pourquoi Emma-Jane est tombée de l'arbre, et ce qui s'ensuivit... (2010){{Cite web|url=https://www.babelio.com/livres/Tarshis-Pourquoi-Emma-Jane-est-tombee-de-larbre-et-ce-qui/224242|title = Pourquoi Emma-Jane est tombée de l'arbre, et ce qui s'ensuivit}}
- Translated into German as Emma-Jean und das Geheimnis des Glücks (2009){{cite book |isbn=978-3473349685|title=Emma-Jean und das Geheimnis des Glücks |last1=Tarshis |first1=Lauren |year=2009 |publisher=Ravensburger Buchverl. }}
- 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){{cite book |isbn=978-4072578803|title=エマ・ジーン・ラザルス、木から落ちる |author1=ローレン・ターシス |date=September 2008 }}
- Emma-Jean Lazarus fell in love (2009), in over 1,000 WorldCat Libraries{{cite book|isbn=9780803733213|oclc=270230868 |title=Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love |last1=Tarshis |first1=Lauren |date=2009 |publisher=Dial Books for Young Readers }}
- Translated into German as Emma-Jean und das Geheimnis der Freundschaft (2011){{cite book |isbn=978-3473368181|title=Emma-Jean und das Geheimnis der Freundschaft |last1=Tarshis |first1=Lauren |year=2011 |publisher=Ravensburger Buchverl. }}
''I Survived'' series
Lauren Tarshis has written 23 books for the I Survived series as of April 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fictiondb.com/series/i-survived-lauren-tarshis~19001.htm|title=I Survived|website=www.fictiondb.com}} They are historical fiction books about children who survive different disasters throughout history, including storms, wars, battles, genocides, terrorist attacks and wild animal attacks. The tagline for the series is "When Disaster Strikes, Heroes Are Made." The books are published by Scholastic Inc.Cover of every book.
The first book in the series was published in 2010 and is called I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912.{{Cite web|url=https://www.laurentarshis.com/1-i-survived-sinking-titanic-1912-0|title = #1: I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 | Lauren Tarshis}}
The latest book in the series was published in 2024 and is called I Survived The Black Death, 1348.{{Cite web|url=https://www.laurentarshis.com/24-i-survived-black-death-1348 |title=#24: I Survived the Black Death, 1348 | Lauren Tarshis }}
In 2018, the first of six I Survived books in Spanish were released for the U.S. market: Sobreviví los Ataques de Tiburones de 1916
(I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916). In 2019, two more titles were released: "Sobreviví el Naufragio del Titanic, 1912 (I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912), and Sobreviví el Terremoto de San Francisco, 1906 (I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906). In 2020, a fourth title was released: Sobreviví el huracán Katrina, 2005 (I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005). Two more Spanish language I Survived titles released in 2021, Sobreviví el Bomdardeo de Pearl Harbor, 1941 (I Survived The Bombing Of Pearl Harbor, 1941) and Sobreviví los ataques del 11 de septiembre de 2001 (I Survived The Attacks Of September 11, 2001).
{{cite web |url=http://www.laurentarshis.com/ |title=Home |website=laurentarshis.com}}
Tarshis has also written 3 non-fiction books for the I Survived True Stories spin-off series, featuring some of the real events that the I Survived historical fiction books are based on. "I Survived True Stories #1: Five Epic Disasters." was released in 2014 and was followed in 2015 by "I Survived True Stories #2 Nature Attacks!," and by "I Survived True Stories #3 Tornado Terror," in 2017.
In 2020, two new graphic novels were released: I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 Graphic Novel and I Survived The Shark Attacks of 1916 Graphic Novel.
I Survived has been translated into ten languages including Chinese, Czech, French, Japanese, Korean, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Vietnamese.
Other works
- The making of Ironweed (1988), also written by Claudio Edinger and William Kennedy
References
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External links
- [http://www.laurentarshis.com/ Lauren's Author Site]
- [http://www.scholastic.com/isurvived/ Scholastic's I Survived site]
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