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I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 (i Survived #13) by Lauren Tarshis

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I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 (i Survived #13)

Lauren Tarshis

Scholastic Inc. · Paperback · February 23, 2016

Reading lane: 21st-Century U.S. Stories

New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis provides a birds-eye view of one of America's most ghastly accidents ever be captured on film, the Hindenburg Disaster of 1937.

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Why This Clicks

History at Full Tilt

A brief, harrowing disaster meets the close-up suspense of one child’s fight to escape.

Come here for

  • The Hindenburg disaster seen through a child’s perilous experience
  • A real historical catastrophe with thriller-like urgency

Expect

  • A fast-moving escape story set against a documented disaster
  • High stakes compressed into the Hindenburg’s final seconds

Book Details

Authors
Lauren Tarshis
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Published
February 23, 2016
Format
Paperback
Theme
21st-Century U.S. Stories · Disasters & Natural Hazards
Reading lane
21st-Century U.S. Stories

Series

Book 13 in the i Survived series.

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Survival Stories

  • 20th-Century U.S.

  • Friendship

About This Book

New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis provides a birds-eye view of one of America's most ghastly accidents ever be captured on film, the Hindenburg Disaster of 1937. The greatest flying machine ever built is about to crash...For eleven-year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister, Gertie, are making the thrilling four-thousand-mile journey across the Atlantic in a zeppelin as big as the Titan...

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New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis provides a birds-eye view of one of America's most ghastly accidents ever be captured on film, the Hindenburg Disaster of 1937. The greatest flying machine ever built is about to crash...For eleven-year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister, Gertie, are making the thrilling four-thousand-mile journey across the Atlantic in a zeppelin as big as the Titanic .But as the zeppelin gets ready to land, a blast rocks the Hindenburg and fire consumes the ship. The entire disaster lasts a mere thirty-two seconds, but in those few seconds, Hugo finds himself separated from his family and in a desperate race to escape the flames. The Hindenburg is doomed. And so, it seems, is Hugo. Will he survive this historic disaster?

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