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Christmas at Stony Creek Christmas at Stony Creek Stephanie Greene The pond at Stony Creek is perfect for ice skating, and a blanket of snow is on the ground. It's almost Christmas. Pipsqueak wishes she could spend the days at the pond, then curl up in front of a gl… OL102452W
Julie's Wolf Pack (Julie of the Wolves) Julie's Wolf Pack (Julie of the Wolves) Jean Craighead George Continues the story of Julie and her wolves in which Kapu must protect his pack from famine and disease while uniting it under his new leadership. OL111839W
The Castaways The Castaways Iain Lawrence "The Castaways leaves readers breathless."--School Library Journal The spirited adventure that began in The Convicts and continued in The Cannibals has its riveting conclusion in The Castaways--in wh… OL116314W
In the path of falling objects In the path of falling objects Andrew Smith In 1970, after their older brother is shipped off to Vietnam, sixteen-year-old Jonah and his younger brother Simon leave home to find their father, who is being released from a Arizona prison, but so… OL11921082W
Survive! Survive! Les Stroud From the sun-scorched sands of the Kalahari to the snake-infested jungles of the Amazon, Les Stroud has made a life of surviving in the harshest — and most remote — regions on Earth.Now, the creator,… OL11977922W
Lies Lies Michael Grant It's been seven months since all the Cheggs disappeared. Gone.It happens in one night. A girl who died now walks among the living; Zil and the Human Crew set fire to Perdido Beach; and amid the flame… OL12514149W
Chum Chum Mark Spitzer "Father O'Flugence knows there's nothing he can do. It's all in the hands of God now, or the Devil - who can tell the difference? The latter, of course, knows these people better. Father O'Flugence, … OL13591588W
Stolen By the Sea Stolen By the Sea Anna Myers In Galveston, Texas, a rich twelve-year-old girl and an orphaned fourteen-year-old boy work together to save themselves and others from the terrible hurricane of 1900. OL14854144W
The Royal Handmaid (The House of Winslow #32) The Royal Handmaid (The House of Winslow #32) Gilbert Morris Wealthy Rena Matthews feels called to take the gospel to the South Sea islanders. She gathers volunteers to go with her--all from the upper strata of society. When rough-looking Travis Winslow volunt… OL14854774W
Worlds apart Worlds apart Kathleen Karr In 1670, soon after arriving in the Carolinas with a group of colonists from England, fifteen-year-old Christopher West befriends a young Sewee Indian, Asha-po, and learns some hard lessons about sur… OL14912281W
Born Survivor Born Survivor Bear Grylls Bear is a man who has always loved adventure. After breaking his back in three places in a parachuting accident, he fought his way to recovery, and two years later became the youngest Briton to climb… OL14927085W
Cold Earth Cold Earth Sarah Moss A team of six archaeologists from the United States, England, and Scotland assembles at the beginning of the Arctic summer to unearth traces of the lost Viking settlements in Greenland. But as they s… OL14955296W
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
Sam Collier and the founding of Jamestown Sam Collier and the founding of Jamestown Candice F. Ransom In April 1607, twelve-year-old Sam Collier and a group of Englishmen landed in North America. Arriving as an assistant to the solider John Smith, Sam was excited to discover what adventures lay befor… OL15049012W
Begin Again Begin Again Katherine Applegate Jobs and the remaining survivors of the asteroid that struck Earth are trying to find a habitable place on the planet, which has been plunged back into the Stone Age, where they can live in peace. OL15068615W
A storm at sea A storm at sea Felicia Law Shipwrecked on a remote island, a group of disparate monkeys try to agree on how best to survive their ordeal, unaware that their actions are being watched and judged by the monkeys that rule the isl… OL15082715W
The Berenstain Bear Scouts Ghost Versus Ghost (The Berenstain Bear Scouts) The Berenstain Bear Scouts Ghost Versus Ghost (The Berenstain Bear Scouts) Stan Berenstain,Jan Berenstain The Bear Scouts go to the Great Grizzly forest to win the Wilderness Survival Badge and find out that the woods are filled with ghosts. OL15108115W
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
Georgic Georgic Mariko Nagai Fiction. Asian American Studies. Winner of the G.S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short Fiction selected by Jonis Agee. "Based on dire events in Japanese history and the key of folktale Mariko Nagai has w… OL15415026W
Death mountain Death mountain Sherry Shahan While traveling to visit the mother she has not heard from in almost a year, Erin and another teenage girl become lost in the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains and must struggle for six days to survive. OL15801148W
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