{"product_id":"the-disaster-days-9781728246475","title":"The Disaster Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHatchet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe Babysitters Club\u003c\/em\u003e in this epic and thrilling survival story about pushing oneself to the limit in the face of a crisis.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe were all alone, in a shaken and shattered house, in the dark. And I was in charge.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannah Steele loves living on Pelling, a tiny island near Seattle. She's always felt totally safe there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when she's asked to babysit after school one day, it's no big deal. Zoe and Oscar are her next-door neighbors, and Hannah just took a babysitting class, which she's pretty sure makes her an expert. She isn't even worried that she left her inhaler at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the shaking begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe terrifying earthquake only lasts four minutes, but it changes everything--damaging the house, knocking out the power, and making cell service nonexistent. Even worse, the ferry and the bridge connecting the kids to help--and their parents--are both blocked, which means they're stranded alone. And Hannah's in charge as things go from bad to worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Disaster Days\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A realistic, engrossing survival story that's perfect for aspiring babysitters and fans of John Macfarlane's \u003cem\u003eStormstruck \u003c\/em\u003e, Sherry Shahan's \u003cem\u003eIce Island\u003c\/em\u003e, or Wesley King's \u003cem\u003eA World Below\u003c\/em\u003e.\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"The strength of this steadily paced novel that stretches over four days of a scary disaster scenario is that Hannah doesn't figure everything out; she stumbles, doubts, and struggles throughout it all.\"--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\"Fans of survival thrillers in the vein of Gary Paulsen's \u003cem\u003eHatchet\u003c\/em\u003e will enjoy this tense, honest tale of bravery...an excellent (and refreshingly not didactic) teaching tool on natural-disaster preparedness.\"--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"The relentless progression of a variety of disaster scenarios will keep readers turning pages...equally suspenseful and informative.\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Connection\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"Behrens uses immersive details and situations effectively viewed from Hannah's perspective to create a suspenseful, vivid story filled with lessons about responsibility and overcoming adversity.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sourcebooks Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781728246475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e505492 \/ Disaster Days\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rebecca Behrens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39956789854389,"sku":"9781728246475","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_979d7d2e-aa42-4fe2-8d12-e31b3867926f.jpg?v=1620222410","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-disaster-days-9781728246475","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}