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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
The Fourteenth Summer The Fourteenth Summer Gary Paulsen When John is asked to spend the summer alone up in the haymeadow, everything changes. Alone that is, except for 6,000 sheep in his care, two horses, four dogs, a visiting grizzly bear and a pack of c… OL10673320W
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
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
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
Gone Gone Michael Grant,Michael Grant In the blink of an eye. Everyone disappears.Gone.Everyone except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not a single adult. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. Gone, too, are… OL12514150W
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
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
White-out White-out James Vance Marshall The sole survivor of a 1942 World War II mission to the Antarctic shares his extraordinary story of survival after a German U-boat nearly destroyed their encampment. OL1396634W
The Transall saga The Transall saga Gary Paulsen Find yourself in another world in The Transall Saga, the latest adventure from Gary Paulsen:Mark's solo camping trip to the desert begins as any other camping trip, until a mysterious beam of light a… OL14850180W
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
The Underneath The Underneath Kathi Appelt An old hound that has been chained up at his hateful owner's run-down shack, and two kittens born underneath the house, endure separation, danger, and many other tribulations in their quest to be reu… OL14855762W
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
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
Shimmer Shimmer Thomas Pendleton,Dallas Reed When the box is opened, everything starts to change.On a freezing night in Winter, Colorado, there's a party going on — and it will change the town forever. Justin, the party's host, doesn't know tha… OL15012695W
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