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100 years ago, a killer wave of molasses struck a crowded Boston neighborhood. Discover the story of this strange disaster in the next book in the New York Times bestselling I Survived series.
A deadly - and strange - disaster. It's been four years since Carmen and Papa moved from…Why read it?
1 author picked I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
My son gravitated toward the I Survived books after graduating from the Magic Tree House series. My son, who is 23, still reads I Survived books when new ones come out. I do, too.
The books usually have children as the main characters who travel back in time. I had never heard of the Great Molasses Flood, but I was fascinated to learn about a massive tank in Boston containing sticky and gooey molasses exploding onto the streets in the North End neighborhood and how the community dealt with the mess and cleanup.
In school, I've always been fascinated by…
From Michele's list on middle graders to learn about the past.
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