Lauren Tarshis

November 23, 1963

• Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a child was overly sensitive and had many emotions of fear and sadness.
• Is married and has 4 children
• lives in Connecticut

1988-1993 wrote 3 Non-fiction books.
2008 and 2010 wrote
Emma-Jean Fiction series
they are used by schools as part of an anti-bully program.
The first Emma book was a Golden Kite honor book and was on
Oprah book club pick.

Scholastic

• While starting to write Lauren was working at Scholastic.
• She created magazines (like Storyworks) and digital products used by teachers to teach reading and language art skills.
• She still works for Scholastic today!

2010: First I survived book

Why i survive series?

• Lauren realized the most popular stories in the Scholastic magazines were the narrative nonfiction stories about disasters.
• That gave her the idea for "I survived" and scholastic loved the idea.
• She always pictured her books in classrooms

I survive success
There are at least 20 books
Has won many historical fiction literature awards
like: USA Today Bestselling series
and 2013 parent choice award-silver medal winner
most of the "I Survived" books end up on the New York Times bestseller list

Lauren writes to connect kids emotionally to her characters.

Connecting to readers

• Lauren was a terrible reader as a child and didn't read until high school.
• She wanted to reach students who were like her and offer them something not found in other books to get them to fall in love with reading.

Lauren truly loves to meet students and enjoys visiting schools for author visits. She stays connected to her fans and even responded to me when I emailed her!

To connect to Lauren Tarshis visit her website: laurentarshis.com
she will respond back!

Resources

• Wikipedia contributors. (2020, June 3). Lauren Tarshis. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:17, July 6, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lauren_Tarshis&oldid=960567000
• Allen, S. (2012, October 01). [Editorial]. Westport's Hamlethub. Retrieved July 6, 2020, from https://www.laurentarshis.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/WestportHamletHub%20... . Tarshis, L. (n.d.). Welcome: Lauren Tarshis. Retrieved July 06, 2020, from https://www.laurentarshis.com/
• Wikipedia contributors. (2020, June 3). Lauren Tarshis. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:17, July 6, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lauren_Tarshis&oldid=960567000

By Kim Ayers