True Survival Stories for Curious Kids: Why The Danger Files Belongs on Every Shelf

🎉 Happy Book Birthday to THE DANGER FILES: DISASTERS! 🌋🌪️🌊

by Anna Crowley Redding

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Today’s a big day! My latest middle-grade nonfiction  STEM adventure, THE DANGER FILES: DISASTERS, officially celebrates its book birthday! 🥳

This series is designed for readers who love heart-racing, real-life stories — the kind that make you gasp, “Wait… this really happened?”  and “What would I have done?” In DISASTERS, we journey into the world’s most jaw-dropping natural catastrophes — from the sinking of Titanic to the Great Chicago Fire to the Boston Molasses Flood and more. Each story brings readers into the moment, showing what happens when catastrophe, science, courage, and quick thinking collide.

💥 What’s Inside

Each chapter of THE DANGER FILES: DISASTERS drops you into the middle of the action — fires, cold ocean water, coughing crowds, and a tank explosion — all told through the lens of people who faced the impossible and fought to survive. THE DANGER FILES is nonfiction that reads like a blockbuster movie, packed with powerful facts, survivor stories, and the science that helps explain it all.

And best of all, young readers get to put on their detective hats and investigate these disasters with clues, fact files, and science experiments.

As Kirkus Reviews put it, “catastrophically engrossing” — and I couldn’t agree more.

🌍 Why You’ll Love It

This book is perfect for:

•    Curious minds who love thrilling, true stories.

•    Teachers and parents looking for STEM-driven nonfiction that engages readers.

•    Young scientists and adventurers who want to understand the power (and resilience) of our fight to survive when disaster strikes. And is there a scientific reason why things are going wrong?

These stories are  fast-paced, fact-filledl, and full of hope — a reminder that even in the face of disaster. . .  innovation and courage can save lives.

đź›’ Join the Adventure

You can find THE DANGER FILES: DISASTERS wherever books are sold — online, at your favorite indie bookstore, or at your local library. If you’ve got a young reader who loves I Survived or Who Would Win?, this one belongs on their shelf.

👉 Buy your copy today and step into the story where danger, discovery, and survival meet.

Happy reading — and happy book birthday, DISASTERS! 🎂📚

— Anna Crowley Redding