I Survived the Galveston Hurrican

More than a century later,the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is still America’s deadliest disaster. Lauren Tarshis’s story of one child surviving the horrible event churns with page-turning action and bold hope. The city of GalvestonTexaswas booming. Perched on an island off the southern coast of TexasGalveston had been founded in the 1830s. By 1900it was Texas’s richest and most important city. Boats loaded up with American cotton and wheat steamed from Galveston to countries around the world. Arriving ships were crowded with immigrants. The streetspaved with crushed oyster shellssparkled like they’d been sprinkled with diamonds. Truethis glittering city was prone to flooding. But just a few years beforea weather forecaster had said the idea of a hurricane striking Galveston was absurd. So when a storm started brewing on September 81900no one believed it would be any worse than previous storms. They gathered on the beach to cheer on the wild waves. But what started as entertainment soon turned into a nightmare as those wild waves crashed into the city. By morninghundreds of homes were destroyed. Eight thousand people were dead. The city had all but disappearedIn this thrilling installment of Lauren Tarshis’s New York Times bestselling I Survived seriesone child finds safety only to head back into the treacherous waters to make sure his neighbors are safe.