
By Jane Pica (Illustrator)
Book #15 in the Girls Survive series
A girl defies evacuation orders as Mt. St. Helens erupts.
In 1980s Washington, twelve-year-old Maribel defies evacuation orders to retrieve forgotten belongings as Mt. St. Helens erupts. With ash descending, she must find focus to survive the chaos. Will her determination be enough to escape nature's fury?
In 1980s Washington state, Mt. St. Helens is rumbling. Twelve-year-old Maribel isn’t concerned at first, despite officials evacuating her neighborhood. Her family is convinced it’s just a precaution, even as the mountain continues to rumble. Maribel decides to disobey orders and return home for items she and her sister left behind - just as the volcano finally erupts. As ash rains down, Maribel realizes she must learn to focus if she’s going to survive.
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