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Survival & Wilderness Middle Grade – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Survival & Wilderness Middle Grade

Explore middle grade books about survival & wilderness for children.

165 books

Cover of Unwind

Unwind Dystology #1

Neal Shusterman

Three teens on the run must stay alive and intact in a terrifying society that harvests children for parts unless they c

Cover of Mañanaland

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Maximiliano embarks on a perilous quest with a mythical compass to uncover his mother's fate and the truth behind a secr

Cover of The Dragonet Prophecy

Wings of Fire #1

The Dragonet Prophecy

Tui T. Sutherland

Five dragonets stolen from their homes are destined to end a world-ending war. When danger strikes, they must choose bet

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Cover of The First

Endling #2

The First

Katherine Applegate

Byx might be the very last of her kind. To find a hidden colony of survivors, she must lead a rebellion through dangerou

Ages 8–12

Cover of 24 Hours in Nowhere

24 Hours in Nowhere

Thirteen-year-old Gus dreams of escaping the town of Nowhere, Arizona, but first he has to survive the local bully and a

Cover of Wilderness Days

Wilderness Days

Jennifer L. Holm

Sixteen-year-old Jane traded Philadelphia etiquette for the rough Washington frontier. Surviving shipwrecks and smallpox

Cover of The Galveston Hurricane, 1900

The Galveston Hurricane, 1900

A glittering island city is swept away by a monstrous storm, forcing one brave child to fight the rising floodwaters to

Cover of The Black Death, 1348

The Black Death, 1348

A young girl fights for survival in medieval England as a deadly plague sweeps across the land, testing her courage and

Cover of Dogsong

Russel Susskit leaves behind the noise of snow machines to take a team of dogs on an epic journey across the ice in sear

Cover of Father Water, Mother Woods

Father Water, Mother Woods

The rugged woods of Minnesota come alive in these true stories of hunting, fishing, and the quiet lessons learned while

Cover of Dust: Before and After

Dust: Before and After

After a comet strikes Earth, Dust wakes up to a ruined world and new, dangerous powers that a rising creature is despera

Cover of Immurement

The Undergrounders #1

After a global catastrophe, sixteen-year-old Derry must lead a rebellion to rescue her brother from mysterious ships tha

Cover of Katt vs. Dogg

Katt vs. Dogg #1

James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein

A Dogg Scout and a clever Katt are sworn enemies, but being lost in the woods forces them to choose between their prejud

Cover of The American Revolution, 1776

The American Revolution, 1776

Eleven-year-old Nate Fox flees his cruel uncle and accidentally lands in the middle of a blood-soaked Revolutionary War

Cover of Embattlement

The Undergrounders #2

Derry faces a desperate race against time to rescue Owen while navigating sabotage, mutiny, and a mysterious leader's se

Cover of Breakaway

The 39 Clues: Unstoppable #2

From scorching heat to the frozen Arctic, Dan and Amy race to protect their family power from an enemy who knows how to

Cover of Shipwreck

Six teenagers stranded in the Pacific after a vicious storm must set aside their differences and work together to surviv

Cover of A Wolf Called Wander

A Voice of the Wild #1

A Wolf Called Wander

After a rival pack attacks his home, a young wolf cub named Swift must survive a perilous thousand-mile trek across the

Cover of A Light in the Mist

Warriors: The Broken Code #6

A Light in the Mist

The living Clans must unite with the spirits of the dead in a final, desperate stand to unmask an impostor and save the

Cover of Ashes

Seeds of America #3

Laurie Halse Anderson

Isabel and Curzon risk everything to march through a war-torn landscape in a desperate search for a sister enslaved in t

Cover of Ground Zero

A boy trapped in the World Trade Center and a girl in modern Afghanistan find their lives bound together by the echoing

Cover of The California Wildfires, 2018

The California Wildfires, 2018

A terrifying firestorm races toward a Northern California town, forcing Josh to face a wall of flames and the family sec

Cover of Paint the Wind

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Maya leaves a restricted life in California for a wild Wyoming ranch, where she meets a mare that once belonged to the m

Cover of Journey Home

Sara Pennypacker

A wounded boy and a protective fox find their lives intertwined once again as they seek healing for their families in a

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