I Survived the California Wildfire

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 bookreaders 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 countryJosh struggles to adapt to a more rusticdown-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 jokesbut on a trip into the nearby forestthey suddenly find themselves in the path of a fast-moving firestorma 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 insidebut first he’ll have to survive the flames blazing all around him.