# Lauren Tarshis — books assigned in US schools

**2** books by Lauren Tarshis appear in the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Lexile range:** 590L–590L
**Grade span:** 2–6
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/lauren-tarshis
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- adventure and adventurers
- adventure fiction
- courage
- family
- fires
- great fire, chicago, ill., 1871
- history
- survival

## Genres

- Historical Fiction (2)

## Every Lauren Tarshis title on file

- [I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912](https://readinglist.school/book/i-survived-the-sinking-of-the-titanic-1912) _(590L · Grades 2–5 · 2010)_
- [I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871](https://readinglist.school/book/i-survived-the-great-chicago-fire-1871) _(Grades 3–6 · 2015)_

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