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Survival & Wilderness Young Adult

Explore young adult books about survival & wilderness for children.

315 books

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The Hunger Games #1

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

Katniss and Peeta thought they had won their safety, but their defiance in the arena has turned them into symbols of a r

Cover of The Kill Order

The Maze Runner #4

Sun flares have scorched the earth and a madness-inducing virus is spreading, leaving Mark and Trina to fight for surviv

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The Foretelling of Georgie Spider

Ambelin Kwaymullina

Georgie Spider has seen the end of the world and the death of her leader; now she must fight to change the future and sa

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Rosemarked #2

Umbertouched

Livia Blackburne

With an empire threatening war and a deadly plague returning, Zivah and Dineas must decide what they are willing to sacr

Ages 14–18

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The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3

Maggie Stiefvater

Sam will risk everything, from his life as a boy to his secrets as a wolf, to keep Grace safe and make their love last f

Cover of Children of Blood and Bone

Legacy of Orïsha #1

Children of Blood and Bone

Magic used to hum in the soil of Orïsha until a ruthless king took everything away, leaving Zélie one last chance to bri

Cover of Heir

An orphan, a magic-using tracker, and a reluctant prince collide in an empire threatened by greed and a killer moving th

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The Vault of Dreamers #3

The Keep of Ages

Caragh M. O'Brien

Rosie must brave the contaminated ruins of a horror theme park to rescue her family and stop Dean Berg from uncovering a

Cover of Fearless

The Powerless Trilogy #3

Paedyn and Kai return to the Kingdom of Ilya for a final, high-stakes choice that will decide the fate of their world an

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Blizzard's Wake

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

A massive blizzard traps fifteen-year-old Kate in her home with the very man responsible for the car accident that kille

Cover of The Transall Saga

The Transall Saga

A flash of blue light transports thirteen-year-old Mark from a desert backpacking trip into a primitive world where surv

Cover of Tortured

Caragh M. O'Brien

Leon faces intense suffering and testing in this bridge story that reveals what happened to him between the events of Bi

Cover of Sacred Scars

A Resurrection of Magic #2

Exiled Somiss hoards ancient magic while Sadima and Franklin secretly record it. Generations later, students Hahp and Ge

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Every Falling Star

Sungju Lee, Susan Elizabeth McClelland

For the teenager seeking a deeper understanding of global crises, this memoir offers a powerful look at survival, grit,

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The Hunger Games

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Suzanne Collins

Return to the morning of the Tenth Hunger Games reaping and witness the world of Panem sixty-four years before Katniss E

Cover of Fable for the End of the World

Fable for the End of the World #1

Fable for the End of the World

For teens grappling with the weight of expectations and the desire to break free from systems that feel rigged against t

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The Children of Valor #10

Jiden Armstrong must lead a desperate fleet of refugees past a powerful galactic guard that will stop at nothing to crus

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Becoming Michael Dougherty #1

A young Irish boy leaves everything behind to find a better life, only to face the brutal battlefields and heartbreak of

Cover of Across the Veil of Time

Dawn of the Ancestors #3

Across the Veil of Time

J. P. Silverwood

A prehistoric huntress and a boy from a dystopian future race to close a rift in time before their worlds collide and ev

Cover of Blood Destiny

The Crimson Legacy #1

With her kin's lives at stake and a rebellion at her back, Tara enters the heart of the enemy's city for a final showdow

Cover of Mockingjay

The Hunger Games #3

Suzanne Collins

Katniss Everdeen becomes the target of the Capitol’s quest for revenge in this high-stakes conclusion to the rebellion a

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The Maze Runner #3

Thomas recalls the secrets WICKED tried to erase and risks everything for his friends as the final, deadly test of the G

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The Tulsa Chronicles #1

Ponyboy is proud to be a greaser until a tragic night of violence forces him to see that pain and loss cross all social

Cover of March Toward the Thunder

March Toward the Thunder

Fifteen-year-old Louis Nolette, an Abenaki Indian, joins the Union's Irish Brigade to fight for freedom and discovers th

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