{"id":13896,"date":"2021-08-31T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=13896"},"modified":"2021-08-29T17:04:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T21:04:58","slug":"blog-tour-i-survived-the-galveston-hurricane-1900-by-lauren-tarshis-excerpt-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-i-survived-the-galveston-hurricane-1900-by-lauren-tarshis-excerpt-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: I Survived: the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 by Lauren Tarshis (Excerpt + Giveaway!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockstarbooktours.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/HURRICANE-1.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Tour: I Survived: the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 by Lauren Tarshis (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\"><\/a><\/p><p>Happy Tuesday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for I SURVIVED: THE GALVESTON HURRICANE OF 1900 by Lauren Tarshis! I&#8217;m so excited because today I have an excerpt of the book to share with you! This book is truly amazing and I&#8217;m so excited to for you to find out more about it, PLUS enter for a chance to win a print copy!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-SURVIVED-COVER-.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: I Survived: the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 by Lauren Tarshis (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: I Survived: the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 by Lauren Tarshis (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>I Survived: the Galveston Hurricane of 1900<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/lauren-tarshis\/\">Lauren Tarshis<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  September 7, 2021 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/scholastic\/\">Scholastic<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/historical-fiction\/\">Historical Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/middle-grade\/\">Middle Grade<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/non-fiction\/\">Non-Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/thriller\/\">Thriller<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 144 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55977958-i-survived-the-galveston-hurricane-1900\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laurentarshis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenTarshis\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/laurentarshisauthor\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/260639.Lauren_Tarshis\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rqobZv\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/laurentarshis\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>The city of Galveston, Texas, was booming. Perched on an island off the southern coast of Texas, Galveston had been founded in the 1830s. By 1900, it was Texas's richest and most important city. Boats loaded up with American cotton and wheat steamed from Galveston to countries around the world. Arriving ships were crowded with immigrants. The streets, paved with crushed oyster shells, sparkled like they'd been sprinkled with diamonds.<br \/>\nTrue, this glittering city was prone to flooding. But just a few years before, a weather forecaster had said the idea of a hurricane striking Galveston was absurd.<br \/>\nSo when a storm started brewing on September 8, 1900, no one believed it would be any worse than previous storms. They gathered on the beach to cheer on the wild waves. But what started as entertainment soon turned into a nightmare as those wild waves crashed into the city. By morning, hundreds of homes were destroyed. Eight thousand people were dead. The city had all but disappeared.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2021-08-31T10:00:19+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for I SURVIVED: THE GALVESTON HURRICANE OF 1900 by Lauren Tarshis! 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People were lined up on the sidewalk on the edge of the water. Excited voices rose up over the thunder<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ing roar of the waves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLook at those huge rollers!\u201d a man shouted, pointing at the waves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIncredible!\u201d cried a woman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMama!\u201d a little boy squealed. \u201cTake me closer!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each wave towered up \u2014 as tall as Charlie\u2019s house \u2014 and then crashed down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ba-ROOM!\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ba-ROOM!\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ba-ROOM!\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kids weren\u2019t splashing and floating in the street like last time. Today\u2019s big game was to stand on the flooded beach, wait for the waves to rise up, and sprint away before a wave could crash down over you. Lots of kids were doing this, shrieking and laughing as they ran back and forth. A few bigger kids were at least half way down the beach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It looked fun \u2014 but Charlie had to admit that the waves scared him a little. The entire Gulf looked different \u2014 churning, foaming, furious.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He thought of Lulu\u2019s cloud monster. And what Sarah had said about how people once blamed\u00a0 storms on angry gods and goddesses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watching the crashing sea, it was easy for Charlie to imagine Poseidon standing above on a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cloud, his long beard whipping in the wind, raising his arms to create each wave.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ba-ROOM!\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ba-ROOM!\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ba-ROOM!\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlie\u2019s stomach did a flip. Poseidon seemed <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">very <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">angry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But no one else seemed worried. The whoops and claps of the excited crowd got louder with\u00a0 each enormous wave.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlie felt almost hypnotized by the waves \u2014\u00a0 until he spotted a tall, beefy kid in the middle of the beach, one of the risk takers closer to the Gulf. Even from the back, Charlie could tell his\u00a0 chest was puffed out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gordon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before he could lose his nerve, Charlie reached into his pocket. He plucked a cockroach from the box. He tucked the insect into his palm, locking it into place like he\u2019d practiced. His hand was shaking \u2014 bad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He waited for a lull between the waves \u2014 the\u00a0 big ones came every two minutes or so \u2014 then <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he took his chance. His knees wobbled as he waded onto the beach, where the water came up to his thighs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wind pushed against his back like an invisible hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go. Go. Go.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before he knew it, he was standing behind Gordon Potts. He took a breath and tapped Gordon\u00a0 on the shoulder. Gordon looked at Charlie with surprise, and then his usual sneer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat do you want, twerp?\u201d He practically spat the question.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlie opened his mouth. But the words he\u2019d\u00a0 practiced were all gummed up on his tongue. \u201cDid you know . . . ?\u201d His voice was high and\u00a0 squeaky. \u201cAn ancient trick . . . cockroaches . . .\u201d Charlie\u2019s hand was suddenly slick with sweat. The cockroach slipped out and plopped into the water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He looked up at Gordon, who seemed ready to pounce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What had Charlie been thinking? He needed to get out of here. Now!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some kids around them had the same idea. Most were laughing, but a few were shouting. \u201cLook out!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a big one!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then the sky seemed to disappear above Charlie as a giant wave towered up, bigger than\u00a0 any that had come before. It rose higher, higher, higher&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlie and Gordon turned to run. But this wave was too fast and too big. Charlie barely had\u00a0 enough time to take a breath before the wall of water curled over and swallowed him up.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>chapter ten<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The churning, gritty water was everywhere at once \u2014 over Charlie, under Charlie, up his nose,\u00a0 down his throat. The salt water stung his cut lip.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily the twisting ride didn\u2019t last long. The wave spat him off the beach. He rolled. He stopped just before he smacked into the edge of the raised sidewalk. He pulled himself up, amazed he wasn\u2019t hurt. He\u2019d torn the knee of his trousers, but that was it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three younger kids had also been swept here by the wave.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLet\u2019s do that again!\u201d screamed the littlest one, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and they all took off back toward the beach. Charlie glanced nervously around \u2014 scanning\u00a0 for Gordon. But he didn\u2019t spot him. Hopefully the wave had carried him all the way to Hawaii. But no. Gordon had to be somewhere close. A\u00a0 sickening feeling swirled in his stomach. He had to get out of here before Gordon found him. But first he had to catch his breath. Charlie climbed up onto the sidewalk and stood behind three young men. All around him, people were still cheering as the waves crashed down. These men screamed and clapped at each wave like they were at a baseball game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But then an angry shout interrupted them. \u201cWhat are you laughing at?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlie turned as an old man in a green hat hobbled toward them. Charlie was surprised to see it was Mr. Early, Grandpa\u2019s friend. He didn\u2019t seem to notice Charlie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is a hurricane!\u201d he scolded the men. The word \u2014 <i>hurricane<\/i>. It jarred Charlie, as if Mr. Early had cursed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The four men eyed one another.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDon\u2019t worry, sir,\u201d said the loudest of the group. \u201cHurricanes can\u2019t hit us here in Galveston.\u201d He\u00a0 was talking to Mr. Early as if the old man were a toddler like Lulu.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat\u2019s dead wrong!\u201d Mr. Early growled. He frowned, as if he\u2019d argued about this before. \u201cA\u00a0 hurricane nearly destroyed the whole island in 1837. That was before Galveston was even a city.\u00a0 But I was here back then. I was right here, and I remember it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He looked off into the distance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe wind tore houses apart. Water was everywhere, even where it had never gone before. And\u00a0 then the sea suddenly rose up, swallowed the entire island. So many lost&#8230;\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr. Early\u2019s voice trailed off. A strong gust of wind lifted his hat off his head, but the old man\u00a0 didn\u2019t notice. He seemed like he was far away from here in his mind. Charlie reached up and\u00a0 snatched the hat from the air before it blew away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The men eyed Mr. Early impatiently \u2014 he\u2019d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interrupted their fun. The loud man signaled to his two buddies, and they moved farther down the sidewalk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr. Early didn\u2019t notice that, either.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat tree \u2014 that\u2019s how I got through. I climbed up. Somehow I managed to hang on until the sun came up. And when the storm was\u00a0 done, there was nothing left. Nothing at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He stood there, staring at the waves, his thin white hair blowing in the wind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlie waited until he was sure Mr. Early was done with his story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMr. Early,\u201d Charlie said finally, speaking up over the gusts. \u201cHere\u2019s your hat.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr. Early looked surprised. He took his hat, put it on, and smiled at Charlie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDo I know you, son?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlie didn\u2019t know what to say. Of course Charlie knew him. Charlie had joined him and\u00a0 Grandpa on a few fishing trips. But then Charlie understood \u2014 Mr. Early\u2019s memory must be slip<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ping away from him. The same had happened to Grandpa before he passed away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I should help him get home<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Charlie thought. But then Mr. Early tipped his hat and hobbled away. And before Charlie could go after him, a chorus of gasps rose up from the crowd.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Pagoda!\u201d a woman shouted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlie whipped around and stared out at the Pagoda&#8230; or what was left of it. Waves were\u00a0 attacking the building, clawing it, ripping it to\u00a0 pieces. The roof cracked apart. The long walk<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">way twisted and split in two.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlie remembered once seeing a pack of dogs fighting over the body of a squirrel. The terrible snarls and growls. The swiping claws and bared teeth. The hunks of fur that flew through the air.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s what the ocean looked like now \u2014 a pack of wild beasts, devouring a carcass. Soon\u00a0 nothing would be left of the Pagoda but its scattered bones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A chill slowly rose through Charlie\u2019s body. Mr. Early\u2019s story . . . could it be true?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cheering had stopped, and it had started to rain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wind gusted even harder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whoosh!\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A wave crashed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ba-ROOM.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr. Cline said that it was impossible for a hurricane to hit Galveston. But Mr. Early said he\u2019d lived through one. Charlie suddenly didn\u2019t know what to think.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He turned and ran.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He had to get home, now.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6>Excerpted from\u00a0<i>I Survived: The Galveston Hurricane of 1900<\/i> by Lauren Tarshis with permission from Scholastic. Copyright \u00a9 2021 by Lauren Tarshis.<\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/About-the-Author-Fall-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\"><h3>About Lauren Tarshis<\/h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lauren-tarshis-350x350.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\"><p>LAUREN TARSHIS\u2019 New York Times bestselling I Survived series (which has over 34 million copies in print!) tells stories of young people and their resilience and strength in the midst of unimaginable disasters and times of turmoil. Lauren has brought her signature warmth and exhaustive research to topics such as the battle of D-Day, the American Revolution, Hurricane Katrina, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the attacks of September 11, 2001, and other world events.<\/p>\n<p>Lauren is also the Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief\/Publisher of Scholastic Classroom Magazines, where she oversees more than 25 classroom magazines. In her more than 25 years with Scholastic, Lauren has helped transform the company\u2019s print magazines into the powerful learning tools they are today. In her current role, she is helping to expand the magazines\u2019 deep connection to American classrooms and ensure their vital role in providing teachers and students with an understanding of the contemporary world. She lives in Connecticut with her family, and can be found online at laurentarshis.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laurentarshis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenTarshis\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/laurentarshisauthor\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/260639.Lauren_Tarshis\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rqobZv\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/laurentarshis\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Follow-the-Tour-Fall-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Week One<\/b><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8\/30\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theworldofceliamcmahon.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celia&#8217;s Reads<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8\/30\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/jillpiscitello.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jillpiscitello<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>8\/31\/2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kaitgoodwin.com\/books\">Kait Plus Books<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Excerpt<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8\/31\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/bookreviewvirginialee.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/1\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/lexijavabookish.wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@lexijava\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/1\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookhoundsya.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BookHounds YA\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/2\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/thebookwyrmsden.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bookwyrm&#8217;s Den<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/2\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/wottaread.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wottaread<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/3\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/blessedmommysc.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lifestyle of Me<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/3\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nerdophiles.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nerdophiles\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Week Two<\/b><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/6\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kellysmithreviews.blogspot.com\/?zx=5ba6a252f7cb6572\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lily Luchesi&#8217;s Blog<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/6\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/themommaspot.home.blog\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Momma Spot<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/7\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/dontjudgeread.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t Judge, Read<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/7\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jypsylynn\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Books and Zebras @jypsylynn\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/8\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/nonbinaryknight-reads.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nonbinary Knight Reads<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/8\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/curlygrannylovestoread\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@Curlygrannylovestoread\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/9\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amybooksy.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Locks, Hooks and Books<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/9\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/littleredreadz.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little Red Readz<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/10\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/am2cents.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two Points of Interest<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/10\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twochicksonbooks.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two Chicks on Books<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Enter-the-Giveaway-Fall-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/e2389ba21321\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enter here for a chance to win a print copy of <em>I Survived: The Galveston Hurricane of 1900<\/em> by Lauren Tarshis!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(US Only)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider.png 645w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/V3-Fall-2021-divider-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Questions-and-Answers-Fall-2021-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What do you think about <em>I Survived: The Galveston Hurricane of 1900<\/em>? 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This book is truly amazing and I&#8217;m so excited to for you to find out more about it, PLUS enter for a chance to win a print copy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[484,1001,27],"tags":[537,651,540,3368,3369,462,3370,538,3350],"reading-challenges":[],"class_list":["post-13896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-tours","category-excerpt","category-giveaways","tag-blog-tour","tag-excerpt","tag-giveaway","tag-i-survived","tag-i-survived-the-galveston-hurricane-of-1900","tag-kait-plus-books","tag-lauren-tarshis","tag-rockstar-book-tours","tag-september-2021","book-author-lauren-tarshis","book-publisher-scholastic","book-genre-historical-fiction","book-genre-middle-grade","book-genre-non-fiction","book-genre-thriller"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Survived-Featured-Image.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13896"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14195,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13896\/revisions\/14195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13896"},{"taxonomy":"reading-challenges","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reading-challenges?post=13896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}