Survival Stories for KidsLike this list

21 items

• Lily and the Great Quake

  a San Francisco Earthquake Survival Story

  Bybee, Veeda,

  Add Lily and the Great Quake to your for later shelf

  Lily is the oldest of the three children in her Chinese American family living in San Francisco when the 1906 earthquake hits; her family has survived the quake, but as the city starts to burn, Lily and her younger brother are separated from the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Red Fox Road

  Greenslade, Frances, 1961-

  Add Red Fox Road to your for later shelf

  Francie and her parents are on a spring road trip driving from British Columbia, Canada, to hike in the Grand Canyon when disaster strikes. Their truck hits a rock and wipes out the oilpan. They are stuck in the middle of nowhere. Her dad sets off…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brother's Keeper

  Lee, Julie (Children's fiction writer),

  Add Brother's Keeper to your for later shelf

  Twelve-year-old Sora and her eight-year-old brother, Youngsoo, must try to escape North Korea's oppressive Communist regime on their own in 1950. Includes historical notes, photographs of the author's mother, glossary of Korean words, and timeline.

• The Skeleton Tree

  Lawrence, Iain, 1955-

  Add The Skeleton Tree to your for later shelf

  Chris and Frank's sailing vessel sinks and they are the only survivors in the wilds of Alaska. They must build a relationship to survive although they don't like each other at all.

• How to Stay Invisible

  Rudd, Maggie,

  Add How to Stay Invisible to your for later shelf

  When twelve-year-old Raymond and his pup Rosie are abandoned by his family, he uses his wilderness skills to survive in the woods, but as winter comes, he realizes his wits are not enough, and that perhaps it is time he starts trusting others with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Falcon Wild

  Johnson, Terry Lynn

  Add Falcon Wild to your for later shelf

  Thirteen-year-old Karma lives with her family at their raptor conservation center in Montana. When she has to take her beloved bird, Stark, the gyrfalcon she rescued, back to its owner, she's sorely disappointed. But things get worse when a car…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Across the Desert

  Bowling, Dusti,

  Add Across the Desert to your for later shelf

  While using a public library computer to find help for her mother who is addicted to pain medicine, twelve-year-old Jolene witnesses a friend's livestreamed crash-landing in the Arizona desert and embarks on a journey to rescue her.

• The Only Road

  Diaz, Alexandra,

  Add The Only Road to your for later shelf

  Everyone in Jaime's small town in Guatemala knows someone who has been killed by the Alphas, a powerful gang that's known for violence and drug trafficking. Miguel, Jaime's cousin and best friend, was killed and Jaime fears that he is next. With his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hear the Wolves

  Scott, Victoria (Young adult author),

  Add Hear the Wolves to your for later shelf

  Sloan Riley is a skilled hunter, but since her mother left, and she lost hearing in one ear, she has clung to her father and older sister, so waking up and discovering they have left her for a few days terrifies her--but when an autumn blizzard…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alone

  Freeman, Megan E,

  Add Alone to your for later shelf

  When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone--left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wild Robot

  Brown, Peter, 1979-

  Add The Wild Robot to your for later shelf

  Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.

• A Storm Too Soon

  a Remarkable True Survival Story in 80-foot Seas

  Tougias, Mike, 1955-

  Add A Storm Too Soon to your for later shelf

  When a forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream in the throes of a calamitous storm, it leaves behind three weary passengers struggling to stay alive afloat a life raft in violent waves 80 feet tall

• I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

  Tarshis, Lauren

  Add I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 to your for later shelf

  In July, 1916, Chet Roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the New Jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in Matawan Creek he discovers the truth of the stories. Part…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ice Dogs

  Johnson, Terry Lynn

  Add Ice Dogs to your for later shelf

  In this survival story set in Alaska, fourteen-year-old Vicky and her dog sled team find an injured sledder in the wilderness.

• Lost in the Backyard

  Hughes, Alison, 1966-,

  Add Lost in the Backyard to your for later shelf

  Flynn hates the outdoors. Always has. He barely pays attention in his Outdoor Ed class. He has no interest in doing a book report on Lost in the Barrens . He doesn't understand why anybody would want to go hiking or camping. But when he gets lost in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Other Side of Tomorrow

  Cho, Tina,

  Add The Other Side of Tomorrow to your for later shelf

  This poignant and moving graphic novel in verse captures the dangers and hope that come with fleeing North Korea and reaching for a brighter future through the lives of Yunho and Myunghee.

• The Trail

  Hashimoto, Meika,

  Add The Trail to your for later shelf

  Toby and his friend Lucas made a list of things to do the summer before they entered middle school, but now Lucas is gone, and Toby sets out to fulfill the promise he made to his friend, to finish the list by hiking the Appalachian Trail from Velvet…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Canyon's Edge

  Bowling, Dusti,

  Add The Canyon's Edge to your for later shelf

  A year after the death of her mother in a restaurant shooting, Nora is left struggling to stay alive when a climbing trip with her father goes terribly wrong.

• The Teacher of Nomad Land

  a World War II Story

  Nayeri, Daniel,

  Add The Teacher of Nomad Land to your for later shelf

  Against the backdrop of World War II comes an epic adventure in the faraway places as two orphans struggle to survive against the odds.

• Overboard !

  Johnson, Terry Lynn

  Add Overboard ! to your for later shelf

  Eleven-year-old Travis and twelve-year-old Stacey, separated from their families after being thrown into the Atlantic off the coast of Washington, battle hypothermia as they struggle to survive. Includes Coast Guard-approved cold-water survival…Read moreRead more of this annotation