Adventure & Survival Fiction

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Bowsher,  Melodie 
My Lost and Found Life
Ashley has it all - until her mom disappears after being convicted of embezzlement. Suddenly, Ashley is homeless and alone, and struggling to survive.

 

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Lee,  Tanith 
Piratica
Artemesia thinks she remembers that her now-dead mom was a pirate and decides to follow in her footsteps

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Rosoff,  Meg 
How I Live Now
Daisy was sent to England to live with her relatives, but her father had no way of knowing that war would sweep over Europe, leaving Daisy alone with her cousins and no adults to help them.

Other Titles that might PEAK your interest...
                           Allende, Isabel. Kingdom of the Golden Dragon
                                         Forest of Pygmies
                           Applegate, Stanley. The Devil’s Highway
                           Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey 
                           Butcher, A. Spy High: Mission One,
                                     Spy High: Mission Two
                                     Spy High: Mission Three
                           Crook, C. the Perilous Year
                           Dowswell. Powder Monkey
                           George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves
                                      My Side of the Mountain 
                           Gross, P. Lastling
                           Hesse, Karen. Stowaway
                           Lasky, Kathryn. Beyond the Divide
                           Lawrence, Iain. (1) The Wreckers,
                                                    (2) The Smugglers,
                                                    (3) The Buccaneers
                           MacPhail, C. Underworld
                           Marsden, John. Tomorrow When the War Began
                                      Burning for Revenge
                           Matthews, L.  Fish
                           Meyer, L. Curse of the Blue Tattoo
                           O'Dell, Scott. Black Star, Bright Dawn 
                                      Island of the Blue Dolphins
                           Paulsen, Gary. HatchetThe River, Brian's Return
                                      Brian's Winter, Brian's hunt,
                                      The Voyage of the Frog, The Island,  Dogsong
                           Paulsen, Gary. Tucket's Travels
                                        Mr. Tucket, Call Me Francis Tucket
                                        Tucket’s Gold, Tucket's Ride, Tucket's Home
                           Philbrick, R. The Young Man and the Sea
                           Reuter, B. The Ring and the Slave Prince.
                           Richter, C. The Light in the Forest
                           Riordan, P. Lightning Thief
                           Rose, M. Lost Bullet
                           Smith, R. Cryptid Hunters
                           Smith . Peak
                           Taylor, C. The Deadly Dance
                           Taylor, Theodore. The Cay
                           Thiele, Colin. Shadow Shark
                           Torrey, M. Voyage at Midnight
                           Twain, Mark. Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer                           
                              Wolf, A. New Found Land: Lewis and Clark
                           Yancey, R. The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp

CLASSIC Adventure & Survival

                           Cooper, James. The Last of the Mohicans
                           Dafoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe 
                           Dumas, Alexandre. The Three Musketeers
                           Kipling, Rudyard. Captain’s Courageous
                           London, Jack. Call of the Wild, White Fang
                           Melville, Herman. Moby Dick
                           Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe
                           Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island,
                                          Kidnapped
                           Verne, Jules. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth ,
                                          20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
                           Wyss, Johann David. The Swiss Family Robinson