Never Shaken: Tales of Survival - Paperback

by Cristina Matta (Editor), Cristina Matta (Author)

Go beyond the headlines and read details of what happens to people during earthquakes. The contributors of this book describe how they found the strength to survive and why they think we should remember victims of natural disasters even many years after the fact. Cristina has compiled stories that may change your perception of what the aftermath really is. But more importantly, you'll be carried along on the remembrances of the people who went through the earthquakes. And these people don't want us to forget them. 10% of author proceeds go to earthquake relief organizations.

Author Biography

Cristina Matta teaches English as a Second Language at a local community college. After surviving an 8.1 earthquake, she began writing about it, and the project turned into Never Shaken, a compilation of several people's survival stories from major earthquakes in Peru, Turkey and Pakistan. She has completed two YA novels and is in talks to get them traditionally published. Cristina lives in Chicago with her family and black lab.