Author: Lauren Tarshis Genera: Historical Fiction/adventure recomended grade: 5+ Discription: These books are the stories of kids from diferent time periods that find themselves in disasters of that time. The kids try their best in striving4 to survive in these dangerous situations, as you see them trudge through untill they're safe at last. Critique: Lauren Tarshis is great at capturing what it would be like to be in the disasters of the world, and how people would react to them in those time periods. The books also teach a lot of interesting facts in a fascinating way throughout the story.