Children's Book Suggestions | Survival Stories 2025

Some of our favorite survival stories for readers in grades 3-7 published in 2024 and early 2025, most of which are great readalikes for I Survived. For more survival stories, both fiction and nonfiction, browse the online catalog. Survival guides and true stories can be found in Children's Nonfiction under number 613.69.

Updated April 17, 2025
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Oregon City Public Library
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A wolf called Fire
Parry, Rosanne
Paper Book
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Sure to help readers reflect on where and how they fit into the world. Highly ­recommended."--School Library Journal "Another winner from a proven author."--Booklist The stand-alone companion to Rosanne Parry's New York Times bestseller A Wolf...

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Shark night
Stine, R. L.
Paper Book
Lots of kids dream of being on TV--but for Liam it's a NIGHTMARE Alone in a giant water tank, Liam, holding a camera, watches as a twenty-foot-long hammerhead shark is about to be lowered in with him. This is not where he thought his day was going. Liam is helping his mom film a...

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

The Flicker
Edgmon, H. E.
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of The Marrow Thieves, Hatchet and The City of Ember, H.E. Edgmon's middle grade debut offers a bittersweet tale of hope and survival, a modern classic for the climate change generation. One year ago, a solar flare scorched the Earth and...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Away
Freeman, Megan E.
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! A group of children investigate the threat that prompted large-scale evacuations in this "solid and engrossing" (Booklist) companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Alone told in multiple POVs. ...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

The last dragon on Mars
Reintgen, Scott
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! "Nail-biting action scenes, relatable characters, and a fantastic new take on dragons...a thrilling ride!" --A.F. Steadman, New York Times bestselling author of the Skandar series A boy living on Mars unexpectedly...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)


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