I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived #20)

Name: I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived #20)
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Lauren Tarshis
ISBN: 9781338673050

Author: Lauren Tarshis

Series: I Survived

Narrator: Shaun Taylor-Corbett

Unabridged: 1 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books

Published: 09/01/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, Historical Stories, Science & Nature Stories

Synopsis

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on December 01, 2020

Josh and Holly are enjoying summer in California when a wildfire sweeps in too close for them to return to home base. In addition to the information about wildfires, Tarshis takes time to give us believable characters with lives that will be relatable to other kids. Sure, not every kids has a dad wh......more

Goodreads review by Daniel Ray on December 17, 2024

Part of the I Survived series but too much about the fictional families troubles and not really about 2018 being a year of CA forest fires. However, these books are written for youngsters and the fictional family draws them in. And they learn what it’s like to be caught on your own in a wild forest......more

Goodreads review by Tom on April 06, 2023

It was good book because it gave you a good story before you got to the good part, and I always wanted to know how to survive a Wildfire, so I learned how to survive it but one but one thing they did for too long was taking too long before getting to the good part. But I still think they did good but......more

Goodreads review by Ursula on October 23, 2020

I was excited to see a book about recent current events in a series that my kids enjoy. I was concerned that this book might not be factual, what with all the political dialog about fires in California. However, the author surprised me by bringing in information about forest management as well as me......more

Goodreads review by Kim on September 24, 2020

Perfect series for teaching kids about historical events.......more