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In the summer of 1916, ten year-old Chet Roscow is captivated by the local news: A great white shark has been attacking and killing people up and down the Atlantic coast, not far from Chet's hometown of Springfield, New Jersey. Then one day, swimming with his friends, Chet sees something in... read more

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Chet goes to visit his uncle. He met new friends. His friends played a trick on him pretending they were a shark. He played a trick on them to get pay back. One day he went back and the real shark was there. His friend was fine but h got hurt.

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  • Chet: Chet is a boy that goes to visit his uncle and makes new friends and discovers the shark.He helps is friend get away and he got really hurt.
  • Uncle Jerry: limps
  • Dewey: scared of sharks
  • Mr. Colton: he was almost attacked by the shark
  • Mama: moved away from Chet
  • Sid: plays a trick on Chet
  • Dr. Jay: a Dr. who studies sharks
  • Papa: moved with Chet's mom
  • Minnie: a girl Chet likes
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This is book 2 of 7 in I Survived. (standard series)

Preceded by I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912, and followed by I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Lauren Tarshis (Author)
  2. Scott Dawson (Illustrator)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0545206952
Page Count: 112

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