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Tarshis, Lauren

Summary: When John Hale's parents moved from Chicago to a farm in the Dakota Territory in the late 1880s, he was not happy (too hot in summer, too cold in winter, and that is just the beginning); but after a year, and now eleven, he has settled in and made some friends at school--but when a sunny day in January 1888 turns abruptly into a deadly blizzard he will need all his strength and courage to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC TAR

Tarshis, Lauren

Summary: Eleven-year-old Dexter has always wanted to see a tornado. So when he gets the incredible opportunity to go storm chasing with the famous Dr. Norman Rays, he has to say yes! Dr. Rays is the host of Tornado Mysteries, the show that Dex and his older brother, Jeremy, watched every night until Jeremy joined the U.S. Navy SEALs and left Joplin.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2017

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Tarshis, Lauren

Summary: The battlefield was soaked in blood. Screams of injured soldiers rang through the air. Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox knelt behind a rock, his gun clutched in his shaking hands. Nate had been heading to New York City to find his father. But now he was trapped in a terrible gunfight between American and British troops. This Revolutionary War had started as a thrilling fight for freedom. All Nate...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2017

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Tarshis, Lauren

Summary: "It's 1900, and Charlie feels lucky to live in Galveston, Texas. Sure, there are storms sometimes. But nobody worries about hurricanes. Even a famous weather expert says it's impossible for a strong hurricane to strike Galveston. Which is why few people worry on the morning of September 8, when a big storm starts to brew. but Charlie watches with growing horror as monster waves rise up from the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2021

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Tarshis, Lauren

Summary: It was 1964 in the brand-new state of Alaska, a vast land of staggering beauty and heart-stopping dangers. Eleven-year-old Jack had grown up living happily with his parents in an off-the-grid cabin, miles from their closest neighbors. Grizzlies and wolves outnumbered people, and dark winter days were 30 degrees below zero. Jack had always thought of himself as strong--"Alaska tough". But then...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2023

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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Series Tarshis

Tarshis, Lauren

Summary: In July, 1916, Chet Roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the New Jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in Matawan Creek he discovers the truth of the stories.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2016

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Tarshis, Lauren

Summary: When the massive metal tank filled with sticky brown molasses that rises up over her crowded North End neighborhood explodes, young Carmen must fight for her life, as a tsunami of molasses rushes through the streets.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2019

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC TAR

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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Tarshis 2019

Ball, Georgia

Summary: Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox becomes caught up in a gunfight between American and British troops during the American Revolution.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BAL

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