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1) Hatchet
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Headed for Canada to visit his father for the first time since his parents' divorce, thirteen-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of a plane crash, with only the clothes he has on and a hatchet to help him live in the wilderness. .
2) Refugee
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.
Author
Series
Bear Grylls Adventures volume 3
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Omar wants to win--he's determined to be the fastest and the best at everything. Even if that means upsetting people slower than him. Then a strange compass gets him lost in a thick tropical rain forest, face-to-face with deadly spiders, poisonous snakes--and Bear Grylls. Together, they must find a way through the dangerous undergrowth and cross crock-infested waters ... Can Omar slow down, take it steady and learn the jungle law?"--Page [4] cover....
Author
Series
Bear Grylls adventures volume 4
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Ready for some real adventure? Chloe's adventurous, popular...and a litter bug. The world's big enough that she's sure a bit of rubbish doesn't matter. But then her sailing boat capsizes and she's washed up like flotsam and jetsam on a remote surf-swept beach. With Bear Grylls as her guide, together they must survive quicksand, dangerous tides and watch out for marine life under threat...Will Chloe discover that in the wild, you need to respect nature...
5) The 5th Wave
Author
Series
5th Wave volume first
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them"--Provided by publisher of original edition.
6) Ground Zero
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.
Author
Series
Bear Grylls adventures volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Charlie loves a challenge he's addicted to video games and an expert at figuring our how to get to the next level. But sometimes the real world can seem a bit dull. Then he finds himself on the slopes of an active volcano, with red-hot lava heading his way! There's no time to be bored with Bear as his guide out of danger.
Author
Series
I survived volume 14
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
On May 18, 1980, eleven-year-old Jessie Marlowe and her best friends, Eddie and Sam, are in a forest near Mount St. Helens when the months of wondering whether the volcano will erupt are finally answered--all three are badly burned, but it is up to Jessie to protect the boys as best she can and hope that somebody comes to rescue them.
Author
Series
Bear Grylls adventures volume 8
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Evie likes new experiences - except for being extremely fussy about what she eats. Suddenly she finds herself on a sun-baked safari with Beary Grylls, where food and water are scarce and dangerous wild animals prowl the plains. To survive, Evie must eat what she can, when she can - even if it seems absolutely disgusting. Can Evie overcome her worries and show she has the stomach for adventure?
Author
Series
Bear Grylls adventures volume 6
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First American Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fatima is having fun camping with her friends, but she is afraid the dark. She has to get through a ruined city at night, avoiding the dangers of crumbling buildings, cracks in the ground and fallen masonry without power or light.
Author
Series
I survived volume 13
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
For eleven year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister Gertie, are making the thrilling four thousand mile journey across the Atlantic in a zeppelin as big as the Titanic. But as the zeppelin gets ready to land, a blast rocks the Hindenburg and fire consumes the ship. The entire disaster lasts a mere thirty-two seconds, but in those few seconds, Hugo finds himself separated...
Author
Series
Bear Grylls adventures volume 9
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First American Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Harry likes to look his best - new white sneakers for indoor games, designer jeans for evening camp barbecue. But when he meets Bear Grylls exploring an underground maze of caves and tunnels, Harry realizes that his clothes are going to be put to the test - and so is he, if they want to make it back to the surface..."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given...
Author
Series
Bear Grylls adventures volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Ready for some real adventure? Olly's not having fun at camp. His rucksack is trying to kill him and building a shelter gives him splinters. But that night a mysterious compass transports Olly onto a glacier, where Bear Grylls, his guide, is waiting. The only way home is to trk across frozen lakes and through deep snow drifts - and Bear can see there's a blizzard coming...Will Olly learn that trying your best can make all the difference, or will the...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
It is 1911, and fourteen-year-old Lucia (Lucy) Morelli dreams of going to college, but for the present she lives with her large Italian family in a crowded apartment in New York City, and works as a sewing machine operator in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory bringing home money because her father can no longer work--but this is March twenty-fifth, and Lucy will soon be fighting for her life as fire sweeps through the locked down factory trapping the...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Sophie loves camp--except for all the creepy-crawlies. Getting trapped in the tent with a daddy longlegs is terrifying, and spiders make her scream. It's so embarrassing. But then a mysterious compass transports her to a fiercely hot desert, where Bear Grylls, her guide, is watching. The sun is beating down, and together they must trek to find water and overcome the dangers lurking in the dunes ... Will Sophie find her survival spirit, face up to...
Author
Series
I survived volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"During the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius, one boy struggles to escape. Can he survive the most devastating disaster of ancient times? In this thrilling addition to the bestselling I SURVIVED series, readers are taken back to antiquity with a young boy trying to escape as the giant Mount Vesuvius erupts. Does he have what it takes to survive the epic destruction of Pompeii?" --
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, twelve-year-old Audrey dreams of being an aerialist like her heroes, the Flying Wallendas, and so she is excited to go to Ringling Brothers circus with her six-year-old twin sisters; but at the show a fire breaks out, and as the crowd starts to panic Audrey struggles to reach her sisters--she gets Patty out, but Charlotte, afraid of heights, refuses to jump from the higher seats, and disappears as the big top comes...
Author
Series
Bear Grylls adventures volume 5
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First American Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jack is up for anything... as long as he doesn't have to get wet. No one knows about his fear of water, and he's determined to keep it a secret. But then he slips into a shallow stream and is pulled out of a deep, fast-flowing river gorge by Bear Grylls. They work together to build a bamboo raft, navigate the whitewater rapids and steer clear of hidden dangers... Can Jack rise to the challenge of being thrown in at the deep end? Will he sink or swim?...