I Survived · Book 15

I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

Published
29 August 2017
Pages
160
ISBN-13
9781338825190
Type
novel
Cover of I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

About this book

I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (2017) is book 15 in the I Survived series, 160 pages built around the same formula that's made the series a classroom and library staple: a young narrator, a real historical disaster, and a clear-eyed, age-appropriate telling backed by the author's own research.

Key facts about I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

Lauren Tarshis wrote I Survived the American Revolution, 1776, a novel on our list. It has been out since 29 August 2017. The book has 160 pages.

We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781338825190 to find the main one.

I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 is book 15 of 25 in the I Survived series. The series has 25 published books. However, the series starts with I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (2010). I Survived the Dust Bowl, 1935 is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 7 October 2025.

Additionally, Lauren Tarshis writes Emma-Jean Lazarus and I Survived True Stories as separate series. Those series sit on our middle grade, historical fiction and children's nonfiction shelves. Meanwhile, I Survived the Dust Bowl, 1935 is the latest published Lauren Tarshis book on file, from 7 October 2025.

About Lauren Tarshis

Lauren Tarshis is an American children's author and editor best known for the I Survived series, a long-running line of illustrated historical-fiction chapter books that place a young protagonist inside a real historical disaster or crisis — the sinking of the Titanic, the Hindenburg explosion, Hurricane Katrina, the September 11 attacks, the Battle of Gettysburg, and dozens of others — and follow their survival through carefully researched, age-appropriate detail. See every Lauren Tarshis book in order.

Its place in I Survived

I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 is book 15 in the I Survived series. It follows I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980. It is followed by I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888. See the full I Survived reading order.

Each I Survived novel drops a young narrator into the middle of a real historical disaster -- the sinking of the Titanic, the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hurricane Katrina, the September 11th attacks, the Black Death -- and follows their fight to get out alive. Lauren Tarshis grounds every book in careful historical research (each includes a nonfiction author's note explaining what's true and pointing readers toward further reading), but the storytelling itself is pure survival-adventure momentum: a kid protagonist…

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