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Survival & Wilderness Young Adult

Explore young adult books about survival & wilderness for children.

315 books

Cover of So Witches We Became

So Witches We Became

Jill Baguchinsky

A private island getaway turns into a supernatural nightmare as a vengeful mist and a devouring beast force a group of f

Cover of The Young World

The Young World #1

The Young World

A mysterious illness has claimed every adult and child, leaving Jefferson and Donna to lead a tribe of teenagers through

Cover of The Broken Raven

The Broken Raven

Three brave teenagers use their ingenuity to lead their clans through the peril of destructive wars and the cruelty of b

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Cover of Black River Falls

Black River Falls

Jeff Hirsch

A mysterious event has wiped the memories of every person in town, leaving one teenage boy as the only witness to the tr

Ages 12–17

Cover of City of the Beasts

Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar #1

City of the Beasts

Deep within the Amazon canopy, Alexander joins an expedition to track a legendary beast and discovers his own inner powe

Cover of The Thin Executioner

The Thin Executioner

Puny Jebel Rum embarks on a brutal quest to a fire god to gain the lethal powers he needs to succeed his father as the k

Cover of The Last Bookstore on Earth

The Last Bookstore on Earth

Lily Braun-Arnold

For teens finding their way through climate anxiety and first love, this story explores how a safe haven can become a pl

Cover of The Party

Natasha Preston

For the teenager navigating the pressures of high school social hierarchies and the dangerous allure of exclusive, secre

Cover of The Enemy

When a mysterious illness turns every adult into a hungry monster, a gang of children must trek across a ruined London t

Cover of Snakehead

Anthony Horowitz

After crash-landing in Australia, Alex Rider goes undercover to infiltrate a dangerous human smuggling ring and uncover

Cover of The Darkest Minds

The Darkest Minds #1

The Darkest Minds

Alexandra Bracken

After a mysterious disease grants survivors dangerous abilities, Ruby escapes a brutal government camp to join a band of

Cover of Dragon Forged

Chronicles of Dragon Aerie #2

For the teenager searching for their place in a world that feels broken, this desert epic explores finding a sense of pu

Cover of Grace and Fury

Grace and Fury #1

Serina was trained to be the perfect submissive lady, but she ends up imprisoned for the rebellious secrets of her young

Cover of The Walled City

The Walled City

Inside the dangerous Hak Nam Walled City, Jin Ling must rely on a mysterious boy named Dai to help her rescue her sister

Cover of Six Must Die

Victoria Wlosok

For the teen struggling to reconcile a traumatic past or feeling isolated by secrets, this high-stakes thriller explores

Cover of Jelly

Martha is trapped on the back of a giant jellyfish with a crew of people who can't remember how they got there, and now

Cover of Code Name Verity

Code Name Verity #1

Code Name Verity

For young readers grappling with the meaning of courage and loyalty amidst unimaginable odds, this powerful story explor

Cover of That's Not My Name

That's Not My Name

A girl wakes up with no memory only to be claimed by a father she doesn't recognize, while her boyfriend desperately tri

Cover of Light Years

At the prestigious Quatra Fleet Academy, four cadets from different planets must learn to trust each other to survive a

Cover of Chasing Lincoln's Killer

James L. Swanson's Historical Assassination Series #1

Chasing Lincoln's Killer

James L. Swanson

Experience the pulse-pounding twelve-day manhunt for John Wilkes Booth through the swamps of Maryland and forests of Vir

Cover of Messenger

The Giver Quartet #3

Young Matty lives in a community that prizes honesty, yet he must hide a mysterious new healing power that he doesn't fu

Cover of After the Red Rain

After the Red Rain

Barry Lyga, Robert DeFranco

For the teen concerned about the future of our planet, this high stakes story follows a girl in a dying world who finds

Cover of All the Wind in the World

All the Wind in the World

Sarah Jac and James share a dangerous secret love on a cursed ranch in the dry Southwest, where one accident forces them

Cover of More Than This

For the teen grappling with existential questions or the weight of past mistakes. This profound story explores what it m

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