I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquak

The Great Alaska Earthquake is the largest and most powerful recorded earthquake in US history. Lauren Tarshis’s story of one child surviving this terrifying natural disaster pounds with page-turning action and heartwarming hope. It was 1964 in the brand-new state of Alaska,a vast land of staggering beauty and heart-stopping dangers. Eleven-year-old Jack had grown up living happily with his parents in an off-the-grid cabinmiles from their closest neighbors. Grizzlies and wolves outnumbered peopleand dark winter days were 30 degrees below zero. Jack had always thought of himself as strong — \