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I survived the California wildfires, 2018 / by Lauren Tarshis ; illustrated by Scott Dawson.
Josh and his mom have left their New Jersey home to live with relatives in a rural northern California town, and Josh is struggling to adapt to the very different lifestyle. On a trip to a nearby forest, Josh and his cousin Holly find themselves in the path of a firestorm that threatens millions of acres of wilderness.
Record details
- ISBN: 133831744X (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781338317442 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 115 pages : illustrations.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 7.99 |
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| Subject: | Wildfires > California > Juvenile fiction. Wilderness areas > California > Juvenile fiction. Survival > Juvenile fiction. California > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Suspense fiction. |
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- Baker & Taylor
A latest entry in the best-selling series traces the story of a boy who moves across the country to rural northern California, where his efforts to adjust are challenged by a fast-moving firestorm that places family homes and lives at risk. Simultaneous and eBook. - Baker & Taylor
Traces the story of a boy who moves across the country to rural northern California, where his efforts to adjust are challenged by a fast-moving firestorm that places family homes and lives at risk. - Scholastic
California continues to be ravaged by devastating wildfires. Lauren Tarshis's heart pounding story tells of two children who battle the terrifying flames and -- despite the destruction -- find hope in the ashes.The people of Northern California were used to living with the threat of wildfires. But nothing could have prepared them for the devastating 2018 fire season, the deadliest in 100 years and the most destructive in history.In the 20th I Survived book, readers join eleven-year-old Josh as he leaves his New Jersey home for the rural northern California town where his cousins live. Still reeling from the life-changing challenges that propelled him and his mother across the country, Josh struggles to adapt to a more rustic, down-to-earth lifestyle that couldn't be more different from the one he is used to.Josh and his cousin bond over tacos and reptiles and jokes, but on a trip into the nearby forest, they suddenly find themselves in the path of a fast-moving firestorm, a super-heated monster that will soon lay waste to millions of acres of wilderness and -- possibly -- their town. Josh needs to confront the family issues burning him up inside, but first he'll have to survive the flames blazing all around him.
