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On the verge of Mt. St. Helens’ historic eruption, three women must face the mountain: two to search for their missing husbands; the third, to rediscover her life…
After a local mountain becomes a deadly and imminent threat, three strikingly different women become linked in a desperate mission.
Children’s author Katherine Sommers is searching for her depressed husband, David, and their son Brian, camping together...
After a local mountain becomes a deadly and imminent threat, three strikingly different women become linked in a desperate mission.
Children’s author Katherine Sommers is searching for her depressed husband, David, and their son Brian, camping together...
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I survived volume 14
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
640L
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English
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On May 18, 1980, eleven-year-old Jessie Marlowe and her best friends, Eddie and Sam, are in a forest near Mount St. Helens when the months of wondering whether the volcano will erupt are finally answered--all three are badly burned, but it is up to Jessie to protect the boys as best she can and hope that somebody comes to rescue them.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1020L
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English
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From his observation point just five miles from Mount St. Helens, geologist David Johnston said "This is it!" before his radio went dead. Johnston watched the volcano explode. His body was never found. During the violent eruption on May 18, 1980, the volcano released tons of rock and debris along with scorching steam and poisonous gas. Volcanic ash soared miles into the air, before covering roads and towns. Fifty-seven people died during the eruption,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
700L
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English
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"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about the eruption of Mount St. Helens. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
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English
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For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists, sightseers, and nearby residents listened anxiously to rumblings in Mount St. Helens, part of the chain of western volcanoes fueled by the 700-mile-long Cascadia fault. Still, no one was prepared when an immense eruption took the top off of the mountain and laid waste to hundreds of square miles of verdant forests in southwestern Washington State. The eruption was one of the largest in human history,...
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[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
640L
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English
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"Twelve-year-old Maribel daydreams at school, but when she defies evacuation orders to return home just as Mount St. Helens erupts in 1980, she must focus in order to survive. Includes historical note, glossary, and discussion questions."--
"In 1980s Washington state, Mount St. Helens is rumbling. Twelve-year-old Maribel isn't concerned at first, despite officials evacuating her neighborhood. Her family is convinced it's just a precaution, even as...
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2024.
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English
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"Mountain of Fire is the narrative nonfiction story of the violent volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, the story of the people who died, those who survived, and the heroes who fought to raise an alarm. For weeks, the ground around MountSt. Helens shuddered like a dynamite keg ready to explode. There were legends of previou eruptions: violent fire, treacherous floods, and heat that had scoured the area. But the shaking and swelling...
15) Mount St. Helens
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[2005]
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English
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Describes the events prior, during, and after the erruption of Mount St. Helens.
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