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The wreckers The wreckers Iain Lawrence Shipwrecked after a vicious storm, fourteen-year-old John Spencer attempts to save his father and himself while also dealing with an evil secret about the English coastal town where they are stranded. OL116318W
Emma's river Emma's river Alison Hart In 1852, Emma, her pregnant mother and her pony board the steamboat Sally May to meet her father in St. Joseph, Missouri, but when the ship suddenly explodes in a fiery blaze, Emma and all onboard mu… OL11802968W
Copper sun Copper sun Sharon M. Draper Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary t… OL12484W
Snow Dog Snow Dog Jim Kjelgaard The adventure of a dog born in the wilderness, left to fend for himself when a black wolf kills his mother and brothers, and finally won over by the trapper his mother had deserted. OL1256791W
Tango Tango Eileen Beha Lost at sea while sailing with his wealthy owners, a Yorkshire terrier washes up, nearly dead, in a village on Prince Edward Island where he is nursed back to health by a lonely widow and is befriend… OL13648901W
The Voyage of the Frog The Voyage of the Frog Gary Paulsen When David goes out on his sailboat to scatter his recently deceased uncle's ashes to the wind, he is caught in a fierce storm and must survive many days on his own as he works out his feelings about… OL14850204W
The Final Kingdom (The Seven Sleepers #10) The Final Kingdom (The Seven Sleepers #10) Gilbert Morris The battle is near! The Seven Sleepers have been sent on one last mission before the final battle with the Dark Lord. "Alert three more groups of my people," instructed God. "You must go to the Land … OL14854696W
The pirates of Crocodile Swamp The pirates of Crocodile Swamp Jim Arnosky Kidnapped by their father, two boys escape into the mangrove swamps of Key Largo, Florida, where they learn to live on their own among the wildlife. OL14922779W
Danger in the desert Danger in the desert Terri Fields Two brothers attempt to survive in the desert outside Scottsdale, Arizona, after they are abandoned there following a carjacking. OL14952405W
The desert spear The desert spear Peter V. Brett The sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that arise as the sun sets, preying upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind ancient and half-forgotten symbols of … OL14981238W
Starfish Starfish James Crowley Lionel was very young when his parents died, so he can barely remember the old days, before he and his sister Beatrice came to the Chalk Bluff Boarding School on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. His… OL15025529W
Aftermath Aftermath K.A. Applegate Trust no one. The Remnants are outsiders on the planet they once called Home. 500 years after the Rock, Earth is an arid wasteland, inhabited only by a handful of human descendants & mutated animals.… OL15068565W
The rise of false messiahs The rise of false messiahs Jerry B. Jenkins As the world spins out of control, the Global Community goes on the attack. Bounty hunters looking for easy money capture Judd and Lionel in South Carolina. Will they escape or face the blade? In … OL15081371W
The showdown The showdown Jerry B. Jenkins The death toll rises as the great wrath of the Lamb earthquake ends. Victims throughout the world struggle to find family and friends. The Young Trib Force is no exception. Ryan has disappeared. J… OL15081389W
Hear the wind blow Hear the wind blow Mary Downing Hahn With their mother dead and their home burned, a thirteen-year-old boy and his little sister set out across Virginia in search of relatives during the final days of the Civil War. OL15100445W
Complete Survival Manual Complete Survival Manual Michael S. Sweeney Provides survival information from the American Red Cross, U.S. Army, Boy Scouts of America, and the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Covers preparation, shelter, food, water, fire, navigation, signaling, h… OL15102477W
Lost in the moving mountains Lost in the moving mountains Gloria Skurzynski While on a three day hike in the mountain wilderness, two thirteen-year-old brothers must use all their skill to survive when they are confronted by an injured drug dealer and are caught in an earthq… OL15129347W
Hide and Seek Hide and Seek Katy Grant After a summer cooped up in his family's store selling bait, tackle, and soft drinks to tourists, fourteen-year-old Chase finally gets a chance to go on his first solo geocaching adventure. Using … OL15166772W
Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe Fran Hunia Experiences of an Englishman stranded by shipwreck on a desert island, where he survives for time thirty years. OL15397084W
Nory Ryan's song Nory Ryan's song Patricia Reilly Giff When a terrible blight attacks Ireland's potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity help her family and neighbors survive. OL15411084W
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