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Survival & Wilderness Middle Grade
Explore middle grade books about survival & wilderness for children.
165 books
Walk Two Moons #4
The Wanderer
Sharon Creech
For the child grappling with buried memories or family mysteries, this ocean-bound journey offers a path to healing thro
Ages 8–12
Julie of the Wolves #2
Julie
Jean Craighead George
Julie navigates a rapidly changing Arctic as she fights to protect her wolf pack and follows her heart toward a young Si
Ages 10–14
A Series of Unfortunate Events #10
The Slippery Slope
Lemony Snicket
The Baudelaire orphans face snow gnats, a freezing mountain climb, and a villain's dastardly plan as they search for a s
Ages 10–14
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A Wolf Called Wander and Friends #3
A Horse Named Sky
Rosanne Parry
For the child who feels the weight of protecting others, this moving survival story explores how grit and family bonds c
Ages 8–12
The Brockenspectre
Linda Newbery
When his father disappears in the peaks, Tomas must face his deepest fears and the legendary mountain creature known as
Ages 9–12
Under the Never Sky #1
Under the Never Sky
Veronica Rossi
Exiled to a wasteland of cannibals and electric storms, Aria must rely on a wild outsider to survive a landscape where t
Ages 12–17
Cirque Du Freak #5
Trials of Death
Darren Shan
Darren Shan must survive five terrifying trials to prove his worth to the vampire clan, all while sinister forces gather
Ages 10–14
Minecraft: The Official Novels #2
The Mountain
Max Brooks
Survival takes center stage as a hero leaves the safety of an island only to face the freezing, unforgiving peaks of a t
Ages 8–12
Warriors: A Starless Clan #1
River
Erin Hunter
Three young cats struggle with legacy and doubt as they forge new paths during an era of shifting laws and uncertainty w
Ages 8–12
Red Maple Creek #1
Kanata's True North
Lorna Faith
For the child facing a big family move or uncertain times, this historical journey explores finding the courage to start
Ages 8–12
After the Bomb #1
After the Bomb
Gloria D. Miklowitz
Philip must navigate a devastated and militarized Los Angeles to find his family following an accidental nuclear explosi
Ages 11–15
The Eyes and the Impossible #2
The Eyes, the Fire & the Avalanche Kingdom
Dave Eggers
Johannes the dog leaves his safe park for a wild wilderness where clever prey and hungry predators force him to question
Ages 8–12
The Last Survivors #2
The Dead and the Gone
Susan Beth Pfeffer
A meteor strike has plunged the world into climate chaos. Seventeen-year-old Alex must find a way to keep his sisters al
Ages 12–18
Boston Jane #1
An Adventure
Jennifer L. Holm
Sixteen-year-old Jane Peck leaves her refined life in 1855 Philadelphia for a wild, treacherous journey by sea to the ru
Ages 10–14
Troll Trilogy #1
Troll Fell
Katherine Langrish
Orphaned Peer must outwit his greedy uncles and the sinister creatures lurking beneath the mountain in this Viking-age a
Ages 8–12
WondLa #1
The Search for WondLa
Tony DiTerlizzi
Eva Nine has never met another human, but she is determined to find one as she ventures across a strange alien world wit
Ages 10–14
The Sterkarm Trilogy #1
The Sterkarm Handshake
Susan Price
Caught in a time-travel tunnel between the modern era and a 16th-century border clan, Andrea must choose which world tru
Ages 14–18
Warriors: Changing Skies #1
The Elders' Quest
Erin Hunter
An encroaching construction project threatens the Moonpool, forcing the Clans to face a terrifying prophecy that could s
Ages 8–12
The Books of Ember #2
The People of Sparks
Jeanne DuPrau
Tensions rise above ground as the people of Ember seek a new home, only to find that limited resources and mysterious va
Ages 8–12
The Whispering Road #1
The Whispering Road
Livi Michael
Two siblings flee a life of servitude for a perilous journey to Manchester, where a desperate betrayal threatens their h
Ages 10–14
Little House #4
On the Banks of Plum Creek
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Blizzards, floods, and grasshopper plagues test the resolve of the Ingalls family as they build a new life in a Minnesot
Ages 8–12
The Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters #2
Cade and the Sleeping Scouts
Jonathon Mast
For the child who feels like the smallest member of the group, this magical adventure shows how one person's courage can
Ages 8–12
The Jungle Book #2
The Second Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling
Journey back to the wild to see Mowgli again and learn the ancient jungle myth of how the tiger first earned his stripes
Ages 9–14
Pran of Albania
Elizabeth Cleveland Miller
High in the Albanian mountains, fourteen-year-old Pran takes a daring sacred vow to escape an arranged marriage and defi
Ages 11–15
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Chapter Books
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Young Adult
(315)
Graphic Novels
(110)
Picture Books
(30)
Early Readers
(14)
Poetry
(8)
Survival & Wilderness by Age Group
Survival & Wilderness Books for Ages 0–3
(28)
Survival & Wilderness Books for Ages 12–18
(2958)
Survival & Wilderness Books for Ages 4–7
(736)
Survival & Wilderness Books for Ages 8–11
(2804)
