Survival Stories

Updated December 18, 2024
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I survived the sinking of the Titanic, 1912
Tarshis, Lauren
Paper Book
The most terrifying events in history are brought vividly to life in this New York Times-bestselling series!Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting...
Holes
Sachar, Louis 1954-
Paper Book
Hatchet
Paulsen, Gary
Paper Book
This award-winning contemporary classic is the survival story with which all others are compared--and a page-turning, heart-stopping adventure, recipient of the Newbery Honor. Hatchet has also been nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read....
My side of the mountain
George, Jean Craighead 1919-2012
Paper Book
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
Island of the blue dolphins
O'Dell, Scott 1898-1989
Paper Book
A young Indian girl learns the art of survival when she is stranded on an isolated Pacific island.
A week in the woods
Clements, Andrew 1949-2019
Paper Book
Call it courage
Sperry, Armstrong
Paper Book
A boy tries to overcome his fear of the sea in this treasured classic and winner of the Newbery Medal. Maftu was afraid of the sea. It had taken his mother when he was a baby, and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu. So, though he...

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