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Survival & Wilderness Young Adult

Explore young adult books about survival & wilderness for children.

315 books

Cover of Frost Like Night

Snow Like Ashes #3

Frost Like Night

For the teen facing a heavy responsibility or a major ending, this epic finale explores the courage needed to reclaim on

Cover of Queen of Ruin

Grace and Fury #2

Banished and powerless, Nomi must reunite with her sister Serina on a prison island where a fierce revolution is beginni

Cover of Blood for Blood

Wolf by Wolf #2

Blood for Blood

Yael is a Jewish skinshifter on the run through an alternate 1950s after her attempt to kill Hitler fails, leaving her h

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Cover of Cold Spell

Fairytale Retellings #4

Cold Spell

Jackson Pearce

When her boyfriend vanishes with a stranger, Ginny leaves Atlanta behind to face wild wolves and thieves in a dangerous,

Ages 13–18

Cover of Midnight Thief

Midnight Thief #1

Livia Blackburne

Kyra uses her incredible climbing skills to survive on the streets, but a tempting offer from the Assassins Guild forces

Cover of The Sea of Trolls

The Sea of Trolls #1

The Sea of Trolls

Young Jack is snatched by Viking Berserkers and dragged on a perilous quest to the land of the trolls to save his little

Cover of Circle Nine

Abby lives a secluded life in a cave-palace with her companion Sam, but fragments of her true identity begin to surface

Cover of Storm of Olympus

Daughters of Sparta #3

Storm of Olympus

Claire M. Andrews

For the teen grappling with a heavy sense of responsibility or the burden of past mistakes while trying to find their ow

Cover of After the Fire

Moonbeam lives behind a high fence under strict rules until a devastating fire thrusts her into an unrecognizable world

Cover of Tides of the Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance #3

Tides of the Dark Crystal

The Skeksis have turned on the Gelfling, and Amri must quickly master the art of leadership to keep his friends and his

Cover of It Lurks in the Night

It Lurks in the Night

An emergency landing on a cursed island turns a final high school boat trip into a nightmare when a dead friend mysterio

Cover of The Twyning

Terence Blacker

A bold young ratling and an abandoned boy with a gift for animals find their lives linked as war breaks out between the

Cover of Ozland

Survivors huddle in the shadows of a castle while a small group of rebels plots to end a virus and take down the ruthles

Cover of Zom-B

Zombies are tearing through the hallways of B’s high school. With the world falling apart, survival means making quick a

Cover of Unearthed

Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner

For the teenager grappling with trust and the weight of the future, this space adventure explores finding common ground

Cover of Wolfpack

Amelia Brunskill

Paranoia grips a secluded community when one of nine teenage girls vanishes, leaving the others to wonder if she escaped

Cover of Illusionary

Hollow Crown #2

Zoraida Córdova

For the teen navigating the heavy weight of expectations and the struggle to stay true to themselves while the world aro

Cover of Forest of the Pygmies

Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar #3

Forest of the Pygmies

Alexander and Nadia travel to the Kenyan forests to rescue missing missionaries and encounter a hidden world of corrupti

Cover of The Islands of the Blessed

The Sea of Trolls #3

The Islands of the Blessed

A devastating tornado and a forest monster send Jack and Thorgil on a perilous quest to the realm of the fin folk to rig

Cover of Dark Heir

Will and his allies have survived the Dark's first assault, but a new threat rises. Pursued by dark forces, they must un

Cover of King of Scars

King of Scars #1

A young king battles gathering enemies at his borders while a dark magic grows inside him, threatening to destroy the ve

Cover of The Devil's Arithmetic

The Devil's Arithmetic

Hannah finds herself suddenly transported from a family dinner to 1940s Poland, where she must endure the reality of a d

Cover of Goddess Crown

For the teen exploring how to stay true to themselves while navigating systems of power, prejudice, and the weight of a

Cover of The Dangerous Days of Daniel X

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X

James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

Daniel X uses telepathy and transformation skills to hunt the galaxy's most dangerous aliens while trying to avenge his

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