Volcano: First Seventy Days, Mount St. Helens, 1980

by Robert D. Shangle, Linda Kelso

A powerful, moving story of a universal human situation. It tells of a loving and closely-knit family and of their great courage when tragedy changes senselessly and suddenly the lives of those who are left behind. WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE

48 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1980

Reviews

[Sheila · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book, published a month after the eruption of Mount Saint Helens, still has a place on my bookshelf. I was a 13 year old girl living in Washington state very near to the mountain when it erupted. Flipping through this book, I can remember it like it was yesterday.