I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2019 · Est. 1.5 hour read

I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919

Written by Lauren Tarshis

Book #19 in the I Survived series

A young girl struggles to survive after a massive molasses tank explodes in her neighborhood, causing widespread destruction and chaos.

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144 pages· 10,784 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
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In 1919 Boston, a massive molasses tank explodes, unleashing a deadly wave through the North End. Young immigrant Carmen, who moved from Italy with her father, must navigate this sticky disaster to survive. As the molasses engulfs their neighborhood, Carmen faces a life-or-death struggle, questioning where she will find the strength to endure. Will she and her father’s dreams of a new life in America be washed away, or can she overcome the odds? Dive into this gripping tale of resilience and survival against a bizarre and deadly catastrophe.

From the publisher

One hundred years ago, a killer wave of molasses struck a crowded Boston neighborhood. Discover the story of this strange disaster in the next book in the New York Times bestselling I Survived series. It’s been four years since Carmen and Papa moved from Italy to Boston. Life here is exciting, but not always easy. And then there’s the massive metal tank that rises up over their crowded North End neighborhood. The ugly tank, filled with sticky brown molasses, has always leaked. But nobody imagined that it could one day explode apart, sending a tsunami of molasses into the streets. Caught in the flood, Carmen must fight for her life - the life that she and Papa built together in America. But where will she find the strength?

At a glance
Format
Pages
144
Words
10,784
Reading age
8–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
610L
Themes & topics
Books about historyBooks about immigration and emigrationBooks about ItalyBooks about 20th centuryBooks about social themes
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.4
F&P level
~O
AR points
2
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
503653
Publication
Published
September 3, 2019
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781338317411

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