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2) Peak
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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A group of teens at the Hope Juvenile Treatment Center are shocked to discover their guards have abandoned them, but their joy turns to fear when they learn a catastrophic pandemic has occurred outside their walls, turning their new-found freedom into a fight for survival.
The Hope Juvenile Treatment Center is ironically named: no one has hope for these delinquent teenagers. When the guards don't show up one day, the teens are shocked to learn a...
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Series
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Be ready for the worst of winter--from basic car trouble to extreme situations--with this essential guide by the acclaimed survival expert. Tim MacWelch is the go-to-guy for survival techniques and definitely someone you want next to you in your snow cave. With his Winter Survival Handbook, he helps you survive winter dilemmas ranging from the typical to the terrible. Practical Hints Don't want to spend twenty minutes sitting in the driveway waiting...
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English
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Adventure and peril abound in a classic tale of shipwreck and survival Ralph, Jack, and Peterkin find themselves the sole survivors of a shipwreck on a deserted coral island in the South Pacific. Although fate has led them to temporary safety, the three marooned boys are forced to carve out a life for themselves from what nature provides. They rapidly learn which fruit to eat, which animals to hunt, and which lagoons are best for bathing. Resourceful...
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English
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"The book that launched the ten-million-copy bestselling series -- for "those with deep-seated fears about killer bees, quicksand, mountain lions and sharks" ( USA Today ). Danger! It lurks at every corner. The pilot of the plane blacks out and it's up to you to land the jet. What do you do? The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook is here to help: jam-packed with how-to, hands-on, step-by-step, illustrated instructions on everything you need to...
Author
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
This comprehensive guide is full of the strategies, skills, and gear you need to survive any catastrophe -- from natural disasters to the collapse of society. All over America, families are transforming spare rooms into long-term storage pantries, planting survival gardens, unplugging from the grid, converting their homes to alternative sources of energy, taking self-defense courses, and stocking up on everything from canned food to ammunition. So...
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English
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This domestic abuse survivor's memoir shares an "engaging, powerful, and ultimately shocking story of a bad marriage that ended in attempted murder (Lundy Bancroft, author of The Joyous Recovery ). Monique Faison, the daughter of San Diego Charger's football great Earl Faison, married her high school sweetheart soon after she discovered she was pregnant with his child. Her relationship with Chris had always been shaky, but his verbal abuse only increased...
Author
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"The comprehensive guide to surviving in the wild by two of the foremost experts in survival skills and primitive wilderness living. Survival experts John and Geri McPherson live on forty-six acres of undeveloped land in the flinthills of Kansas. For years, they have taught primitive survival skills to US military special forces, including A-Teams, Rangers, Seals, and others. Packed with in-depth instruction and photos, their Ultimate Guide to Wilderness...
11) No Accident
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Language
English
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No matter how you try to hide it, the truth will always come out . . .
When a small plane crash ends with a group of seven teens washed up on a deserted island, their first thought is survival. With supplies dwindling and the fear of being stranded forever becoming more of a reality, they quickly discover that being the most popular kid in high school doesn't help when you're fighting to stay alive.
And when strange and terrifying accidents start...
Author
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The Special Forces expert presents the ultimate guide for surviving anything with skills, info and scenarios from natural disasters to armed insurrection. In an increasingly unstable world, anticipation and preparation are crucial to your survival chances. Whether you find yourself facing a sudden quarantine, an armed assailant, or a deadly tornado, The Ultimate Survival Guide has you covered. This comprehensive guide is packed with practical tips,...
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English
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"Deter, delay, defend -- a guide to building and maintaining security when civilization breaks down. Does your disaster preparation plan include security measures? When civilization fails and the desperate masses begin looting, they will come for your food, water, and life-sustaining supplies. This book shows you how to implement a complete plan for operational security and physical defense, including: • Perimeter Security Systems and Traps •...
Author
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of How to Survive Anything shares 130+ safety and survival tips for the next pandemic. COVID-19 has changed the world and touched the lives of millions. Yet this may be just the first of a potentially terrifying wave of new and lethal pandemics that governments are ill equipped to handle. New York Times bestselling author Tim MacWelch and FEMA certified survival expert Joseph Pred provide practical, proven advice...
15) In the Red
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A harrowing, pulse-pounding race for survival that New York Times bestselling author D. J. MacHale says "will leave you breathless."
Michael Prasad knows he shouldn't go out on the Mars surface alone. It's dangerous. His parents have forbidden it. And the anxiety he feels almost every time he puts on a spacesuit makes it nearly impossible for him to leave the safety of the colony.
But when his best friend, Lilith, suggests they sneak out one night,...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The ultimate survival guide from Bear Grylls, former Special Forces soldier and #1 world-renowned "King of Survival" ( Outside ) For more than a decade, Bear Grylls has introduced TV viewers to the most dramatic wilderness survival situations, through his hit shows such as Man Vs. Wild . Now, with How to Stay Alive , Bear reveals to readers his full toolkit of survival tactics, from everyday basics like avoiding blisters to once-in-a-lifetime events...
17) H2O
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Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
.27 is a number Ruby hates. It's a number that marks the percentage of the population that has survived. It's a number that means she's one of the 'lucky' few still standing. And it's a number that says her father is probably dead. Against all odds, Ruby has survived the catastrophic onset of the killer rain. Two weeks after the radio started broadcasting the warning, 'It's in the rain. It's fatal and there's no cure,' the drinkable water is running...
18) Aftershocks
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English
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A gripping YA novel about two strangers struggling to survive a massive California earthquake
When a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits California, Ruby is trapped in a laundromat with Charlie, a boy she had her first conversation with only moments before. She can't see anything beyond the rubble that she's trapped beneath, but she's sure someone will come save them soon. As the hours and days tick by, Ruby and Charlie struggle to stay hopeful-and stay...
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The bestselling team at Outdoor Life presents this essential guide to surviving in the wilderness for survivalists, preppers, and hobbyists alike. With 110+ years behind them, the experts at Outdoor Life magazine have compiled the information-packed The Ultimate Wilderness Survival Handbook. Whether you're planning a three-day backcountry hike, a day trip, or a full-on Grizzly Adams experience this compact handbook has the essential information you...
20) Robinson Crusoe
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Thought to have been inspired by the true-life experiences of a marooned sailor, Robinson Crusoe tells the story of the sole survivor of a shipwreck, stranded on a Caribbean island, who prevails against all odds, enduring three decades of solitude while mastering both himself and his strange new world. First published in 1719, the novel has long been one of the English language's great adventure stories. In the journal he shares with us, the endearing,...
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