Lauren Tarshis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lauren Tarshis

Author of I Survived series and Emma Lazarus

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1963

Place of Birth: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Lauren Tarshis is an author of children's books, with several series of fiction, non-fiction and historical fiction works found in thousands of libraries and translated into several languages.
Tarshis is the author of the New York Times Bestselling series I Survived.
The books, fast-paced historical fiction for kids in grades 3-5, focus on a historical disasters from the perspective of a boy or girl who lived to tell the tale.
Tarshis is also the author of Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree, a Golden Kite honor book for fiction and Oprah book club pick, and the sequel Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love.
The books are on many state lists and are often used by schools as part of anti-bully programs.In addition to writing books, Tarshis is SVP Editor-in-Chief & Publisher, Classroom Magazine Division at Scholastic, Inc., which includes Storyworks magazine, a language arts magazine for children in grades 3-5 that she has edited for several years.