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Survival & Wilderness Middle Grade

Explore middle grade books about survival & wilderness for children.

165 books

Cover of Unstoppable Us: How Humans Took Over the World

Unstoppable Us #1

Unstoppable Us: How Humans Took Over the World

Yuval Noah Harari

From the author of Sapiens, this illustrated book for middle schoolers explores the fascinating history of humankind. Un

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Diary of a Minecraft Zombie #6

Zombie Goes to Camp

For the Minecraft fan who is nervous about their first time away from home or navigating tricky social cliques at summer

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A Series of Unfortunate Events #11

The Grim Grotto

The Baudelaire orphans journey into the damp depths of an underwater cavern to uncover the secrets of the mysterious VFD

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Carol Lynch Williams

Fourteen-year-old Kyra must choose between a forced marriage within her desert cult or leaving behind everything she lov

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The Rats of NIMH #3

R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH

Jane Leslie Conly

The secret community of Thorn Valley is in danger after two humans discover it, forcing Racso and his clever rat friends

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The Windeby Puzzle

An aspiring girl warrior and an outcast orphan navigate the dangers of an Iron Age village in this mystery inspired by a

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The Captives of Kaag

Infiltrate the fortress-like city of Kaag on a high-stakes mission to rescue a captive friend from a dangerous populatio

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The Wolves Chronicles #1

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

Cousins Bonnie and Sylvia must outwit their wicked governess while savage wolves prowl the English countryside in this s

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Songs of Freedom #1

The Battle for Baramulla

Mallika Ravikumar

Young Zooni must find courage and decide where her loyalties lie when a wave of violent attacks threatens the independen

Cover of Mountain Born

Elizabeth Yates

A mountain farm comes to life through the rhythm of the seasons as young Peter learns the patience and responsibility re

Cover of Away

Megan E. Freeman

Displaced by a mysterious threat, a group of kids at an evacuation camp investigates a conspiracy that adults are trying

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Cirque Du Freak #4

Vampire Mountain

Darren faces a grueling trek to a mountain stronghold where he must endure a dangerous initiation and confront the sinis

Cover of Borderlands

Ben Curtis leaves his family farm behind for the dust and danger of 1871 Texas, witnessing the raw reality of cattle dri

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So This Is How It Ends

Tui T. Sutherland

An earthquake hurls five teenagers seventy-five years into a future where the world is ending and a mysterious force dra

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Cirque Du Freak #6

The Vampire Prince

Branded a traitor and hunted by his own clan, Darren Shan must return to the home of the damned to avenge a friend and s

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The Islanders #1

Mary Alice Monroe, Angela May

Eleven-year-old Jake joins forces with two new friends on a South Carolina island to protect a sea turtle nest from dang

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Daughter of the Mountains

Momo journeys alone from the high mountains of Tibet all the way to the city of Calcutta to find and rescue her beloved

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Acts of Courage

Fen struggles to hide his dyslexia until he is suddenly transported to 1778, where his unique way of thinking becomes vi

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The Undergrounders #3

Craniopolis has fallen, and a killer hides within the city. Derry must lead the Undergrounders in a final, desperate str

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The Rats of NIMH #2

Racso and the Rats of NIMH

Jane Leslie Conly

A field mouse and a bold young rat join forces to save a hidden civilization of highly intelligent, literate rats from c

Cover of Killer Young Adult Fiction Shocking Tales of Horror and the Post-Apocalypse

Killer Young Adult Fiction Shocking Tales of Horror and the Post-Apocalypse

JACKSON DEAN. CHASE

For middle-grade readers craving intense, suspenseful stories, this collection explores shocking tales of horror and pos

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