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Survival & Wilderness Young Adult

Explore young adult books about survival & wilderness for children.

315 books

Cover of Dragon Cursed

A Trial of the Sun and Moon #2

In the last human city, a terrifying curse turns people into mindless beasts, and one girl must hide her symptoms from t

Cover of The Captive Kingdom

The Ascendance Series #4

The Captive Kingdom

Jennifer A. Nielsen

For the young person navigating unexpected challenges who needs to know that resilience, quick thinking, and staying tru

Cover of The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean

The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean

Hidden behind a locked door for years, Billy Dean emerges from his secret room into a broken world where he must face th

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The Demonata #6

Demon Apocalypse

Darren Shan

Fire and panic consume the air as a vengeful demon master leads an army of grisly Demonata on a rampage to end the world

Ages 12–17

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The Unknown Assassin #2

I Am the Mission

Boy Nobody, a perfect assassin, is haunted by his past and given a new, challenging mission to prove his loyalty. He mus

Cover of Chaos & Flame

Chaos & Flame #1

Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland

Warring houses and ancient blood magic force an unlikely alliance between a girl with a Chaos Boon and a dutiful War Pri

Cover of The Valiant

Lesley Livingston

For the teen girl finding her inner strength when her world is upended, this story explores resilience and sisterhood in

Cover of Damselfly

Stranded in a thick jungle after a plane crash, Samantha and her fencing teammates must find shelter and survive while w

Cover of Deadfall

Stephen Wallenfels

Twin brothers Ty and Cory are fleeing their own pasts when a wreck on a remote mountain road forces them to face a sinis

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In the Same Boat

To redeem herself after a disastrous wreck, Sadie must paddle 260 miles through alligator-filled waters with her former

Cover of The Emerald Sea

The Glittering Court #3

The Emerald Sea

Tamsin Wright will do anything to become the Glittering Court's top prospect, until a shipwreck and a roguish tradesman

Cover of Day 21

Three weeks after landing on a long-abandoned Earth, a group of survivors discovers they aren't alone and must face a my

Cover of Homecoming

The fragile peace established by the Hundred on Earth is shattered when new dropships arrive, forcing them to fight for

Cover of Great Falls

For teens grappling with the reality of a loved one's PTSD or alcoholism, this gripping novel explores the desperate len

Cover of The Infects

Juvenile delinquent Nero is stuck in the woods with a group of misfits when their counselors suddenly transform into fle

Cover of The Bitter Side of Sweet

The Bitter Side of Sweet

Two brothers trapped in forced labor on an Ivory Coast chocolate plantation find a new spark of hope when a brave young

Cover of Undaunted

Lane returns to the virus-ravaged Feral Zone on a secret mission: to find the person she loves and fulfill a dark, heart

Cover of The Rift

Ancient horrors emerge from the Rift, forcing two young friends to defend their island and the Old Herd against a blend

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The Raven Duet #1

Trickster's Girl

Fifteen-year-old Kelsa teams up with a magical raven on a journey from Utah to Alaska to restore the world's broken magi

Cover of Trouble

Gary D. Schmidt

To honor his brother's memory, Henry hikes toward Mount Katahdin alongside an unexpected companion: the boy accused of c

Cover of Origin

A secret laboratory is the only world Pia has ever known until a gap in the electric fence leads her toward a village bo

Cover of Ferryman

After a train crash, Dylan wakes up on a Scottish hillside to find a mysterious boy waiting to lead her across a dangero

Cover of The Forgetting

The Forgetting #1

Every twelve years, the people of Canaan lose their memories, but Nadia has never forgotten—and now she is fighting to s

Cover of Freedom Swimmer

Freedom Swimmer

Two boys from very different worlds form a bond over evening swims as they dream of escaping the hardships of the Commun

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