The graphic novel received a 3 star rating from Ian Keogh:
Tags: comics, I Survived, Lauren Tarshis, ScholasticThe young adult novels of Lauren Tarshsis are excellent at explaining historical events by weaving a fictional story about children into them, and in this case Tarshis wrote her novel less than a decade after the events. Lucas is the focus, the son of a firefighter who learned to love American football in the company of his uncle while his father recovered from burn injuries in hospital. The incident he survived changed his personality, Lucas noting his cheeriness departed as the scars remained. Lucas doesn’t know it yet, but he’s also coming to a crisis point from several concussions acquired playing the game he loves.
As is customary for the I Survived graphic novels, while Tarshis and artist Corey Egbert are fully credited on the cover, Georgia Ball whose sympathetic adaptations ensure the series works so well is only given an internal credit.