I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 Quotes

“There’s no room in a small town for grudges.”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

“SHARK KILLS SECOND BATHER IN NEW JERSEY JULY 7, 1916 SPRING LAKE, NEW JERSEY”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

“A person has to face up to things. You never solve anything by running away.”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

“He was covered in syrup, doughnut crumbs, and bacon grease.”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

“Killer eyes,”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

“Killer eyes,” he repeated quietly. It was a minute before he started talking again. The guys waited with their tongues practically hanging out. “The beast went underwater, and for a second I thought maybe it’d decided I”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

“They’d been eaten! Chet was the only one left! He was about to run up to Main Street for help, but then Dewey came up sputtering. “You idiot,” Dewey said, looking around. “You kept me under too long! That wasn’t the plan!” Who was Dewey talking to? And what did he mean about a plan? Sid came up out of the water, gasping for breath. Where was the shark? And why was Sid laughing? “We got you!” Sid shouted at Chet. He held something up. A chipped gray tile. The fin. Chet’s head started to spin. He felt like he might throw up. They’d tricked him! Monty was standing on the bank on the other side of the creek. “I can’t believe you fell for that!” he laughed. Chet couldn’t talk. His heart seemed to be”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

“To California,” Chet said. Uncle”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

“Florida is the number-one shark-attack state, with an average of thirty attacks a year.”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

“But Dewey didn’t look at him. He was looking at something downstream. He had a strange look on his face. And then Chet saw it too: a gray triangle sticking up through the water, heading right for Dewey.”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

“played ball”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916