14-year-old Emily Slake boards an overcrowded ferry in Sumatra. There aren't enough life vests on board, so Emily gives hers to a small Muslim boy Isman. When the boat is overturned and passengers are struggling to stay afloat, Emily finds Isman. This is the story of Emily and Isman's struggle for survival as they swim for their lives.
Laurel Leaf Library, 2005
14-year-old Libby’s stepfather and mother thought a year-long sailing trip would be fun, but when they are attacked by modern-day pirates, her stepfather is killed and mother seriously injured. Libby finds herself in an unreliable boat drifting on the Red Sea. Can she survive long enough to find land and get help for her mother?
Orca Book Publishers, 2005
Orca Book Publishers, 2005
The year is 1910 and in a cold cabin in the Artic Circle sits 15-year-old Sig Anderson with the corpse of his father. There is a knock on the door- a man with a Colt revolver. But Sig has his own Colt revolver hidden somewhere in the cabin. Can Sig do what must be done to save not only himself, but his stepmother and sister?
Square Fish, 2011
Square Fish, 2011
Scotty, along with his friends Pete and Jason and a few other classmates, are never picked up by their parents from high school the day the blizzard hits. Days pass, the snow continues, and things start to go wrong. The pipes freeze, the electricity and heat goes out, and the roof eerily heaves from the increasing weight of the snow. Scotty and his friends must make a difficult decision to increase their chances of survival.
Scholastic Press, 2011
Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret
Jonathan, his parents, and his younger sister are camping during the off season, when his mother breaks her ankle. Since his sister can't walk on her own because her legs are partially paralyzed, Jonathan offers to watch Abby at the campsite while his father gets his mother to the car so they can drive to the nearest hospital. Shortly after his parents leave, an earthquake strikes and destroys both their camper and the bridge that connects their island to the mainland. Can Jonathan keep both him and his sister alive?
Puffin, 1998
Shipwreck (Island: Book One) by Gordon Kroman
Luke is on the ship because he was sentenced to it after being charged with felony possession of a firearm. Will and Lyssa are on the ship because their parents got tired of them fighting with each other. Charla, Ian, and J.J. are the other three teens joining them on the Charting a New Course program- a program for teens that involves sailing the Pacific Ocean for a month and having to act as the ship's crew (along with the Captain and First Mate). A few days into their trip, a horrific tropic storm hits. Can the group make it safely to land? (Book one in the Island trilogy)
Scholastic, 2001
Scholastic, 2001
Wild Man Island by Will Hobbs
Andy is 14 and on a sea kayak trip in Alaska. When Andy learns he is only 2 miles from the island his father had last been, he decides to head out on his own in the early hours of the morning while the others sleep. Andy gets to the island, and decides to head back to the group in order to make it back before they wake up and discover that he left on an unauthorized kayaking trip. However, while starting back, a gale wind forces his kayak backward before collapsing it. Andy finds himself alone on the island with no supplies. Can he survive on the island while learning about his father?
HarperCollins, 2003
Grand Canyon Rescue by Devon Mihesuah
When a rainstorm hits the grand canyon, fourteen-year-old Tuli Black Wolf is separated from her mother. Tuli is faced with the decision to stay where she is or set off into the wilderness to rescue some missing hunters on her own. She decides to leave camp and when one of the hunters falls ill, is soon using her survival skills to save herself and others relying on her for help.
Booklocker.com, Inc, 2004
Booklocker.com, Inc, 2004
Tuckets Travels by Gary Paulson
Francis Tucket celebrates his fourteenth birthday while traveling with his family west on a wagon train. He is excited when his father gives him a new rifle as a birthday present and heads to the back of the train to practice shooting. Unexpectedly, Francis is taken by Indians and held captive in an Indian camp. With a little help from a one-armed man, Francis escapes from the Indians and sets off on a long journey westward to find his family.
Yearling, 2003
The Night the Elephant Cried by Nancy H. Murray
Jerry Edmunds decides to spend his Christmas vacation working with elephants in Thailand. He meets an American girl and they spend an amazing Christmas together. Jerry is having the time of his life, until the day after Christmas when the elephants cried. Three hours later the shores of Thailand are hit by a tsunami and Jerry and his new friends find themselves surviving for their lives with a little help from the elephants.
Hart Street Publishers, 2011
Hart Street Publishers, 2011
