
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.
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.
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?
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