Lauren Tarshis

The St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Reading Garden Series for Young Audiences and The Novel Neighbor  Present Bestselling Middle Grade Author Lauren Tarshis

 
“I SURVIVED the Destruction of Pompeii - Graphic Novel”
 

Lauren Tarshis's beloved I SURVIVED series tells stories of young people and their resilience in the midst of unimaginable disasters.Tarshis presents the new graphic novel edition of the bestselling installment on the destruction of Pompeii in AD 79. No one in the bustling city of Pompeii worries when the ground trembles beneath their feet. But Marcus is afraid. He knows something is terribly wrong -- and his father, who trusts science more than mythical beasts, agrees. When Mt. Vesuvius explodes into a huge cloud of ash, will they have time to escape?

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