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Survival & Wilderness Young Adult

Explore young adult books about survival & wilderness for children.

315 books

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Clever Creatures of the Night

Case arrives at an isolated house to find her friend missing, a group of roommates acting like a cult, and nearby animal

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Anna is fleeing a mysterious agency with four genetically altered boys, desperate to recover their erased memories and d

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Krahm's Secrets

Alexander Trost

For the teen navigating a world that feels increasingly complex, where finding one's true identity and inner strength is

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Jatta

Jenny Hale

For the teen navigating a secret burden or feeling like an outsider in their own family, this dark fantasy explores the

Ages 12–18

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Kenneth M. Cadow

A resourceful Vermont teen and his loyal dog Gather fight to keep their home and land together while facing the harsh re

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Great Episodes #4

Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris

Princess Marjorie faces a terrifying ordeal when she is captured by the English King and placed in a public cage during

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Royal Bastards #1

A group of royal outcasts must flee for their lives and unite to protect a sheltered princess as they race to stop a loo

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Livia Blackburne

A skilled healer and a weary warrior must join forces on a perilous undercover mission to infiltrate and take down a rut

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We Are Not from Here

Jenny Torres Sanchez

For teens grappling with the reality of global migration, this story offers a raw, empathetic look at the courage requir

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For the teen exploring how past experiences shape who they are today while navigating high-stakes choices about whom to

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The Sharp North Trilogy #1

In a futuristic Britain ruled by a strict caste system, Great Families maintain power through illegal clones while repro

Cover of The Gauntlet

For the teen grappling with questions of autonomy and sacrifice while navigating high-stakes pressure to protect those t

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Kristen Simmons

Strict Moral Statutes rule Ember’s world, but when the boy she loves arrests her mother, she must decide whether to stay

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Mirjam Pressler

Separated from her mother during a desperate escape to the border, seven-year-old Malka must survive the terrifying wint

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The Disappearance of Ember Crow

Ambelin Kwaymullina

Ashala Wolf and her Tribe of children with inexplicable powers retreat to their forest haven after a high-stakes raid on

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When goddesses use their town as a gameboard, Sal and a mysterious outsider must survive the brutal Dust Bowl desert to

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Ship Breaker #3

Paolo Bacigalupi

A bioengineered soldier designed for absolute obedience finds a way to break his programming and lead a rebellion agains

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Charles Waters, Irene Latham

The journey of 110 people brought to Alabama on the Clotilda unfolds through fourteen voices, tracing their path from ca

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Spindle and Dagger

J. Anderson Coats

For the teen navigating a world where survival requires impossible choices and complex lies. A gritty look at finding ag

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The Foretelling

In a world of warrior women who speak the language of horses, Rain is born into a time of blood. She must find her way t

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Hannah Moskowitz

For the teenager navigating the weight of family responsibility and the heavy shadows of grief while trying to find thei

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The Darkest Minds #2

Alexandra Bracken

Ruby is a feared outcast with the power to break into minds. Now she must leave her life behind to find a boy who no lon

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And the Trees Crept In

Darkness waits at Blood Manor, where the forest begins to move and a mysterious boy emerges from the shadows of the encr

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The Stolen Heir Duology #2

The Prisoner's Throne

Imprisoned and bound to a monstrous queen, Prince Oak faces an impossible choice: betray the girl he loves or doom Elfha

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