 In addition to writing books, Tarshis is SVP Editor-in-Chief & Publisher of the Classroom Magazine Division at Scholastic, Inc., which includes "Storyworks" magazine, a language arts magazine for children in grades 3-5 that she has edited for several years.Lauren Tarshis has written 20 books of the "I Survived" series as of early 2020.They are historical fiction books about children who survive different disasters, including storms, wars, battles, and wild animal attacks.