Join the 2022 Reading Challenge

Join Goodreads

and meet your next favorite book!

Sign Up Now
Über Facebook anmelden
Book cover for I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (I Survived, #14) Book details

I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980

(I Survived #14)

by

4.13 2,869 ratings 274 reviews
Your Rating (Clear)
  • Cancel
Write a review
It was one the most beautiful mountains in America, Mt. St. Helens, in Washington State. But what many didn't know was that this peaceful mountain had an explosive past. For more than a century, it had been quiet. But below ground, pressure had been ... MoreIt was one the most beautiful mountains in America, Mt. St. Helens, in Washington State. But what many didn't know was that this peaceful mountain had an explosive past. For more than a century, it had been quiet. But below ground, pressure had been building, and soon, Kaboom! Mt. St. Helens would erupt with terrifying fury.

Eleven-year-old Jessie Marlowe knew the mountain well, and like many, she never imagined that this serene wilderness could turn deadly. But on May 10th, 1980, Jessie finds herself in the middle of the deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history. Trapped on the mountain, she must escape clouds of poisonous gas, boiling rivers, and landslides of rock, glacial ice, and white-hot debris.

The newest book in the I Survived series will take readers into one of the most dramatic events in recent U.S. history where they will meet one of nature's most devastating forces. Less

Get a copy

Friends’ Reviews

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up .

Community Reviews

Average rating 4.13  ·  2,869 ratings  ·  274 reviews

rated it it was ok
over 5 years ago

Shelves: washington-state , young-adult , read-aloud
I was so excited when I learned about this book that I pre-ordered it even before it was released, and not because I have read any of the other "I Survived" books in this series (apparently this is book #14) but because this was about the eruption of Mt. Saint Helens. I live ...more

rated it it was amazing
about 4 years ago

Shelves: read-to-june
June: I really liked it because it was like non fiction and fiction mixed together. I was wondering about Mt St Helens because Bop Bop is from there and my science teacher Mr A gave me some ashes from Mt St Helens and I started thinking about it. I saw the book at a book fai ...more

rated it really liked it
about 4 years ago

Shelves: for-the-children
What I love most about these books is how Tarshis weaves the historical facts in with these familial ties in her characters' lives. Her main characters are always battling some other emotional tragedy, in addition to the disasters, and they are constantly working to overcome ...more

rated it really liked it
almost 4 years ago

I thought this book was awesome because it was a volcanic eruption. The reading age would probably be 4th grade and up. Jess lost her dad's camera in a earthquake which meant there is a warning sign for the Eruption of Mt. St. Helens. Will Jess survive with her friends? Read ...more

rated it it was amazing
about 2 months ago

It was one the most beautiful mountains in America, Mt. St. Helens, in Washington State. But what many didn't know was that this peaceful mountain had an explosive past. For more than a century, it had been quiet. But below ground, pressure had been building, and soon, Kaboo ...more

rated it it was amazing
almost 4 years ago

this was a really good book i love these books too i cant wait to read some more of these!!!

added it
over 1 year ago

It was a great book. I recommend it to others.

rated it liked it
over 1 year ago

Shelves: adventure
Fun to read because I was a teenager in southwestern Washington when Mount St. Helen's blew 40 years ago. It erupted two Sundays in a row, and the second time the winds had changed and we got a lot of ash. The ash hung around for several years in nooks and crannies and under ...more

rated it liked it
9 months ago

I definitely understand why my students love this series. Fast paced, serious action, and it’s more or less true! Who could resist?

I appreciated the afterword by the author (in the audiobook edition) where she explains why it took her until her 14th book to have a female le ...more

rated it liked it
6 months ago

Read this book to my two nephews (aged 10 & 8) they really enjoyed it and I even learnt some interesting facts about volcanoes too. Pretty cool how the author intertwines facts, history and a fictional storyline in this novel. Recommend it for your kids or other I survived b ...more

Other Books by this Author

  • I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I Survived, #1)
    I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic...
    by Lauren Tarshis
  • I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 (I Survived, #2)
    I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916
    by Lauren Tarshis
  • I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 (I Survived, #6)
    I Survived the Attacks of September 1...
    by Lauren Tarshis
  • I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (I Survived, #3)
    I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005
    by Lauren Tarshis
  • I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 (I Survived, #4)
    I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbo...
    by Lauren Tarshis
  • I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 (I Survived, #9)
    I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944
    by Lauren Tarshis
  • I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 (I Survived, #8)
    I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011
    by Lauren Tarshis
  • I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (I Survived, #11)
    I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871
    by Lauren Tarshis
  • I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 (I Survived, #5)
    I Survived the San Francisco Earthqua...
    by Lauren Tarshis
  • I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (I Survived, #7)
    I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, ...
    by Lauren Tarshis
See more books by Lauren Tarshis

Readers Also Enjoyed

See more similar books

Book details

Paperback, 107 pages
Published August 30th 2016 by Scholastic Paperbacks (first published August 2016
ISBN
0545658527 (ISBN13: 9780545658522)
Edition language
English

About this author

Lauren Tarshis
682 followers
Lauren Tarshis often wonders how she came to spend most of her waking moments thinking about disasters, as the author of the children's historical fiction series "I Survived." Each book takes readers into the heart of history's most thrilling and terrifying events, including the sinking of the Titanic, the Shark Attacks of 1916, Hurricane Katrina, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the San Francisco ear ...more

Genres

News & Interviews

Hot and Fresh: 60 Highly Anticipated Debut Novels

With each new year comes the chance to discover a new favorite author. It’s fun to get in on the ground floor with a new literary talent, and...
Read more...
129 likes · 12 comments

Quotes

But Jess had outgrown that. And anyway, the twins weren’t so exactly alike. Eddie was quiet and serious. Sam never shut up and he had a fearless streak that sometimes got all three of them into big trouble.
elk
See all quotes

Discussions