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If You Like the I Survived Books

If you love stories of thrilling survivals and dangerous escapes like the I Survived books by Lauren Tarshis, check out these novels and graphic novels!

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  • Have you every wanted to delve deeper into some of the most dramatic disasters in history? Do you want to learn about narrow escapes and read eyewitness accounts from the viewpoint of those who were lucky enough to survive? In Danger Files, you'll…
    Book, 2025Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, ©2025. — J 363.34 REDDING
  • A minute-by-minute account of the only unsolved airplane hijacking in the United States uses reproductions of FBI files and investigation photographs to chronicle the events surrounding an unidentified extortionist's 1971 hijacking and disappearance.
    Paperback, 2021New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] — J 364.155 SULLIVAN
  • Bailey and the Blaze

    a Burning of Atlanta Graphic Novel

    Andral, Dolores,
    "The year is 1864 and Atlanta, Georgia, has been set ablaze during the Civil War! Twelve-year-old Bailey is feeling nervous as the Union Army advances on Atlanta. While most people are fleeing the city, her family is not. Bailey's father works at a…
    Graphic Novel, 2025North Mankato, Minnesota : Sone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone, [2025] — J 741.5973 ANDRAL
  • This edge-of-your-seat page turner recounts the adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, the first American pilots to fight in WWI for the French military, and how they went down in history with other legendary flying aces, like the Red Baron and his…
    Graphic Novel, 2023New York : Amulet Books, 2023. — J 741.5973 HALE
  • Rosie and the Race Toward Freedom

    An Underground Railroad Graphic Novel

    Andral, Dolores,
    Set in 1850, twelve-year-old Rosie and her family escape enslavement on a Virginia plantation and travel north along the dangerous routes of the Underground Railroad.
    Graphic Novel, 2026North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint, [2026] — J 741.5973 ANDRAL
  • Cora and the Terrible Twister

    a Tri-state Tornado Survival Story

    Gilbert, Julie, 1976-
    For young Cora Moffat March 18, 1925 has been a bad day, but it gets much worse when her school is hit by the Tri-State Tornado, and she, her twin brother and her former best friend Claire, struggle to survive as the school and town are destroyed…
    Book, 2024North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, ©2024. — J GILBERT
  • Grades 2-5. Zombie outbreak, asteroid strike, or alien invasion? No problem! Coauthors Hardy and Coonradt, cohosts of The Casual Preppers podcast, help young survivalists prepare for almost any kind of emergency in this lively guide for the end of…
    Book, 2026London : Neon Squid, ©2026. — J 613.6 HARDY
  • An account of John Wesley Powell's expedition down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.
    Graphic Novel, 2019New York, New York : Amulet Books, 2019. — J 741.5 HALE
  • In December 1920, three US Navy officials boarded a hot air balloon for a routine training flight, but end up stranded in the Canadian wilderness.
    Book, 2020New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] — J OTFINOSKI
  • Jailbreak at Alcatraz

    Frank Morris & the Anglin Brothers' Great Escape

    Sullivan, Tom (Writer of children's books),
    CASE NO. 002: THE ROCK. June 12, 1962. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA. 7:18 A.M. A corrections officer at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary tries to awaken inmate AZ-1441, Frank Morris. But when he shakes the unresponsive man, his head rolls off the…
    Graphic Novel, 2021New York : Balzer + Bray, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers [2021] — J 365.641 SULLIVAN
  • Mailing Himself to Freedom

    a Graphic Novel Biography of Henry "Box" Brown

    Smith, Elliott, 1976-
    In 1849, Henry 'Box' Brown made a remarkable escape from slavery in the southern United States. In this . . . graphic novel, follow Brown's daring plan to mail himself from Richmond, Virginia, to freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sealed inside…
    Book, 2025North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint, [2025] — J 973.7 BROWN
  • Diamond Fever!

    a True Crime Story in the Wild West

    Sheinkin, Steve,
    A fun, high-stakes nonfiction middle grade about the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872, by award-winning author Steve Sheinkin--featuring spot art and comic interstitials throughout.
    Book, 2026New York : Roaring Brook Press, ©2026. — J 364.163 SHEINKIN
  • I Witnessed

    the Great Train Robbery of 1963

    Debbink, Andrea
    For fans of I Survived and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales but with a true crime twist, read about the Great Train Robbery of 1963 in this I Witnessed graphic novel. Marilyn is in for an unforgettable trip when she sneaks aboard a Royal Mail train…
    Graphic Novel, 2026New York, NY : HarperAlley an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, c2026. — J 741.5973 DEBBINK