Portrait of Lauren Tarshis

Lauren Tarshis books in order

Author of I Survived series and Emma Lazarus

Born
1963
Country
United States
Books
32

Lauren Tarshis has published 1 novel, 2 novellas, 1 short story collection, 15 children's books and 13 other books, beginning with The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 (2011). The best-known is I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (2019). The latest is I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 (2019).

Updated September 2026

Where to start with Lauren Tarshis

Standalone novels in order

  1. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (I Survived #3) (2011)

Novellas in order

  1. I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (2019)

    144 pages★ 4.3 (12 ratings)

  2. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 (2019)

    119 pages

Short story collections in order

  1. I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters (2016)

Children's books in order

  1. Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree (2007)

    208 pages

  2. Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love (2009)

  3. The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 (2011)

    112 pages

  4. I Survived The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (2013)

    101 pages

  5. I Survived The Japanese Tsunami, 2011 (2013)

    83 pages

  6. I Survived The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 (2014)

    95 pages

  7. I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (2015)

    112 pages★ 4.4 (5 ratings)

  8. I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 (2015)

    112 pages

  9. I Survived: Nature Attacks! (2015)

    157 pages

  10. I Survived Collection (#1-4) (2016)

    432 pages

  11. I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 (2016)

    112 pages★ 4.2 (5 ratings)

  12. I Survived: the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (2016)

    112 pages

  13. American Revolution, 1776 (2017)

    144 pages★ 4.3 (7 ratings)

  14. I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 (2018)

    152 pages

  15. I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888 (2018)

    112 pages

Other books in order

  1. Taking Off (1989)

    222 pages

  2. I Survived #1: I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912; I Survived #2: I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916; I Survived #3: I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005; I Survived #4 (2012)

  3. I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (2020)

    144 pages

  4. I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 (Graphic Novel) (2020)

  5. Animal Survivors (I Survived True Stories #4) (2021)

    176 pages

  6. I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 (Graphic Novel) (2021)

  7. I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 (2021)

    144 pages

  8. I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 (Graphic Novel) (2021)

  9. I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910 (I Survived #22) (2022)

  10. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (I Survived Graphic Novel #8) (2023)

  11. I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964 (I Survived #23) (2023)

    144 pages

  12. I Survived the Black Death, 1348 (I Survived #24) (2024)

  13. I Survived the Dust Bowl, 1935 (I Survived #25) (2025)

    144 pages

About Lauren Tarshis

Lauren Tarshis is an American author of children's books, with several series of fiction, non-fiction and historical fiction works found in thousands of libraries and translated into several languages.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Lauren Tarshis FAQ

How many books has Lauren Tarshis written?
Lauren Tarshis has published 1 novel, 2 novellas, 1 short story collection, 15 children's books and 13 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read Lauren Tarshis's books in?
Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944.
What is Lauren Tarshis's latest book?
I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 (2019).
What is Lauren Tarshis's most famous book?
I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (2019) is Lauren Tarshis's most widely read book.

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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.