Experience history’s most fearsome events through the eyes of diverse young heroines at the heart of the survival action.
Fourteen-year-old Daisy cares for her family as they face the 1918 flu pandemic. Lily, a twelve-year-old Chinese American girl, must keep her little brother safe after an earthquake destroys San Francisco in 1906. Twelve-year-old Mary and her Cherokee family face disease, violence, and harsh weather after being forced out of their home in 1838 by the U.S. government. And thirteen-year-old Noelle is determined to save her new friend when the doomed Titanic begins to sink. Part historical fiction, part adventure story, this collection of Girls Survive stories draw in readers with strong characters and gripping action!
Titles include:
- Daisy and the Deadly Flu: A 1918 Influenza Survival Story
- Lily and the Great Quake: A San Francisco Earthquake Survival Story
- Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story
- Noelle at Sea: A Titanic Survival Story
Julie Gilbert has been writing and publishing since the fourth grade, when she stapled together a series of graphic novels about her cat. Julie is the author of the Dark Waters series from Stone Arch Books, as well as several titles in the Girls Survive series. She also has written Cemetery Songs, a novel for young adults. Julie's novels consider themes of identity and belonging, often with a healthy dose of fantasy and magic. She lives with her family in Minnesota.<br /><br />Veeda Bybee grew up collecting passport stamps and dreaming of castles in far off places. A daughter of Asian immigrants, she has been writing and drawing pictures since she was seven years old. A former journalist, she has an MFA in Creative Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Nevada with her family where she reads, writes and bakes.<br /><br />Andrea L. Rogers is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and a graduate of the Low Rez program at the Institute for American Indian Arts. She teaches art at an all girls public school and is the mom of three daughters. She grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and she currently lives in Fort Worth, Texas, where she serves on the board for the Fort Worth Public Library.<br /><br />Nikki Shannon Smith is from Oakland, California, but she now lives in the Central Valley with her husband and two children. She has worked in Elementary Education for over twenty-five years, and writes everything from picture books to young adult novels. When she's not busy with family, work, or writing, she loves to visit the coast. The first thing she packs in her suitcase is always a book.<br /><br />Alessia was Born in southern Italy in 1990 but she grew up in Rome, where she still lives. She has wanted to be an illustrator since she was a child. After a Degree in the Animation course of the International School of Comics based in Rome in 2013, Alessia has worked as Background Artist for some of the most important roman animation studios. She currently works as a freelance artist on various Animation and illustration projects.
