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Armstrong, Jennifer
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: the extraordinary True Story of
Shackleton and the Endurance
Crown, 1998
+ 919.8 Arm
Describes the events of the ill fated 1914 Shackleton Adventure, where
the men are stranded, in the frozen sea for nine months, and their ship
is crushed. The men must endure incredible hardship and are forced to
make their way a cross very stormy land and sea, to reach
civilization.
Eggers, Carter
Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Simon & Schuster, 2000
973.92 Egg
A survival story based on a true story. Twenty-two year-old Eggers
becomes guardian of his 8 year-old brother after the death of both of
his parents from cancer. Humor and sheer wit make this a family that
survives, with many unexpected conundrums along the way.
Kraukhauer, Jon
Into Thin Air
Villard, 1997
792.552 Kra
A personal account of a 1996 Mt. Everest mountaineering accident.
Lavender, David Sievert
Snowbound: the tragic story of the Donner Party
Holiday House,1996
+ 978 Lav
Relates the ordeals faced by a group of pioneers on their journey from
Illinois to California in 1846.
Paulsen, Gary
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Hatchet
Bradbury, 1987
+ Pau
After a plane crash in the remote part of Canada , 13 year old Brian
survives for 54 days with only the aid of a hatchet. A story of not
only physical, but emotional survival. |
| Brian's Winter
Delacourt, 1996
+ Pau
Brian's story of survival taken from the perspective that he was not
rescued, and had to survive the winter. |
| Brian's Return
Delacourt, 1999
+ Pau
After surviving the wilderness, Brian decides that he cannot adjust to
life in the city, and returns to the wilderness for some soul
searching. |
Sweeney, Joyce
Free Fall
Bantom Doubleday, 1997
YA PB Swe
It takes being trapped in a cave in Florida in a life threatening
situation that allows two brothers to reveal many of their inner most feelings.
Taylor, Theodore
The Cay
Doubleday, 1969
+ Tay
An unlikely friendship is formed when Phillip is blinded and marooned
on an island with a West Indian man. The new friendship allows Philip
to not only survive, but gives him a new perspective on life.
Thomas, Rob
Green Thumb
Simon and Schuster, 1999
YA Tho
Thirteen year old Grady is spending the summer in the Amazon doing
research, the research involves studying trees, and their secret
communicative language. Grady also begins to question the motivations
of Dr. Carter, the head of the research project.
Zindel, Paul
Reef of Death
HarperCollins Publishers, 1998
YA Zin
Harper Collins, 1998
While helping a beautiful Aboriginal girl search for her people's
missing reassure near the Great Barrier Reef, seventeen year-old PC
finds himself fighting an evil scientist and a deadly underwater
monster.
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