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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
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Description
Having been raised believing he will die before he reaches the age of fourteen, Pepper Roux runs away on his fourteenth birthday in an attempt to elude his fate, assumes another identity, and continues to try to outrun death, no matter the consequences.
Author
Series
Hunger Games trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
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"In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward...
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Pub. Date
c2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Would you rather chase a tornado or a hurricane? In this fun-filled nonfiction title, young readers will face tough decisions about surviving in a storm. Readers will sharpen their decision-making skills with more than a dozen thought-provoking questions about storm chasing. From questions about tools to life-or-death scenarios, this book generates discussion and promotes critical-thinking skills. Full-color photographs and engaging easy-to-read...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Cort's father is a local expert on hunting and swamp lore in lower Alabama who has been teaching his son everything he knows. But when a deadly Gulf Coast hurricane makes landfall, Cort must unexpectedly put his all skills--and bravery--to the test"--
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Description
Contains 361 tips including basic first aid and surviving in wilderness, disaster, and urban situations. This revised and expanded edition ventures farther into deeper, more frightening, and stranger places in search of the ultimate survival information, including having a limb trapped underneath a rock, getting attacked by an alligator, and making it through a meteor strike.
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Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
When it comes to heading into the wilderness, there's nothing more important than being prepared. The best way to be prepared is to develop wilderness survival skills, including the ability to find food in the wild. This text teaches young wilderness aficionados the essential knowledge needed to find food in nature, including basic plant identification and foraging techniques. Simple diagrams, color photographs, and fact boxes keep readers' minds...
90) When technology fails: a manual for self-reliance, sustainability, and surviving the long emergency
Author
Pub. Date
©2008
Description
Provides information that will help the average person prepare for survival in a long term emergency or disaster.. This book offers basic instructions and recommended resources for the wide range of skills and technologies necessary for self-reliant living and achieving mastery of all kinds of emergency conditions. In an era of super-storms, burgeoning population, massive earthquakes, global warming, and record-breaking floods and droughts, more and...
92) Nil
Author
Series
Nil volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 14
Description
On the mysterious island of Nil, you have one year to escape or you die. Seventeen-year-old Charley wakes up on Nil with no memory of how she got there or what to do next. She meets and falls for Thad, the leader of a group of teen refugees. But with Thad's time on the island quickly running out, Charley realizes she must help him escape if they want any future together.
94) Survival skills
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book describes survival skills for the wild, including basic, common-sense tips on what to carry, how to dress, and what steps to take in emergency situations.
Author
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
Drawing on the amazing story of Shackleton and his polar exploration team's survival against all odds, author Dennis N. T. Perkins demonstrates the importance of a strong leader in times of adversity, uncertainty, and change.
Part adventure tale and part leadership guide, Leading at the Edge uncovers what the legendary Antarctic adventure of Sir Ernest Shackleton, his ship Endurance, and his team of twenty-seven polar explorers can teach us about...
Author
Series
Hunger Games trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
Description
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol wants revenge ... and President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe!
Author
Series
Not a drop to drink volume 2
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Description
In a barren land, a teen named Lucy and her adoptive mother Lynn are forced to leave the community they know and search the vast countryside for a new home.
99) Sludgment day
Author
Series
Zombie chasers volume 3
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Description
With the zombie antidote in hand, Zack Clarke and his team of zombie chasers embark on a wild cross-country road trip to end the undead apocalypse once and for all.
Author
Series
Campground kids volume 02
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"Get behind me!" Isaiah shouts, as the branches are snapping..."Something's coming!" Discovering their newfound tradition and love for camping at the Grand Tetons, The Campground Kids anticipate their next adventure--exploring the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Shortly after they arrive, the family receives bear encounter training. The Campground Kids soon understand why camping in the Smoky Mountains comes with great responsibility... Maddie...