Quote of the day
My husband is exceedingly busy. For some time the talk of his going had been slack, but just now again there seems to be a move to get him sent to the front!
Lauren Tarshis

Born: November 23, 1963 (age 61)
Bio: Lauren Tarshis is an author of children's books, with several series of fiction and historical works found in thousands of libraries and translated into several languages. She is also the editor of Storyworks magazine.
Known for:
- I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 (2010)
- I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (2011)
- The Japanese Tsunami, 2011 (2013)
- I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (2013)
- Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree (2007)