Books like Earthquake Terror

Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret reads as suspenseful, harrowing. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The River

Gary Paulsen · 1991

Both explore survival

56% genome match

My Side of the Mountain

Jean Craighead George

Both explore survival

83% genome match

I survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888

Lauren Tarshis · 2018

Both explore survival & natural disaster

70% genome match

Call It Courage

Armstrong Sperry · 1940

Both explore courage & survival

62% genome match

Storm Catchers

Tim Bowler · 2001

Both explore survival & courage

64% genome match

City of Orphans

Avi · 2011

Both explore survival

60% genome match

Lost in the Barrens - Collector's Edition

Farley Mowat · 1956

Both explore survival

58% genome match

A Wolf Called Wander

Rosanne Parry · 2019

Both explore survival

58% genome match

The Cay

Theodore Taylor · 1969

Both explore survival

56% genome match

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Scott O'Dell

Both explore survival & courage

83% genome match

A girl named Disaster

Nancy Farmer · 1996

Both explore survival & courage

55% genome match

The Living

Matt de la Peña · 2013

Both explore survival & courage

57% genome match