I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 by Lauren Tarshis

Then Chet has to outswim the shark and the shark catches his leg and he chest gets bite also. But the following day Chet sees a fin in the water and thinks this is just another normal prank so he doesn't react until when he sees the beating black eyes of the great white shark and its massive jaw open. The climax of the story is Chet pulls a prank on them to get them back. The interesting things that happened are that when they did that joke they actually found out on the news that a man died in the creek because of a shark accident a couple of days ago. And then, of course, Mama and Papa and without this being hard they are Chet’s Mom and Dad.Īt the beginning of the story Chet’s friends invited him to hangout at the creek, and while over at the creek they pull a prank on him and pretend that there's is a shark in the water. And minor characters in the story are Uncle jerry, he is a funny guy and he is Chet’s uncle, Dewey, sid ,and Monty are Chet's friends and they are just like him they like to go out and have fun and joke around with each other just like a normal regular 10 year old kid will do. And his relationships with the other characters is good because he has a good bond with his friends and then the rest of the characters are mostly his family. Chet's role in the story is very very important because he is the one who survived the great shark attack of 1916 and he is the main character that is based on that event. His appearance in the book isn't very detailed because since it is based mostly about the creek he is in his swimming trunks with no shirt but when I see him not in the creek he usually has jeans with a white shirt but that's what they said when he was in the hospital bed so it's kind of hard to get a look at him.

His age is 10 years old and his personality is funny, he likes to joke around with his friends and they like to joke around with him and also he is loyal and caring. Chet is your normal everyday kid hanging out with friends and playing tricks on his friends and friends playing tricks on him. The major character in this book is Chet. The place of the story takes place in Springfield, New Jersey not far from the Atlantic Coast. The setting of the book is a creek close to the Atlantic ocean. The genre of the book is historical fiction events. The author of the book is Lauren Tarshis. The title of the book is 'I survived' and the test of survival referred to is the shark attacks of 1916. Book Review on “I survived the shark attacks of 1916”.

I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 by Lauren Tarshis