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1) Peak
Author
Series
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
990L
Physical Desc
126 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Blends stories of survival with information on the keys to survival, breaking down each story to highlight the different stages and challenges people face after traumatic events.
5) Trapped
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
232 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Seven high school students are stranded at their New England high school during a week-long blizzard that shuts down the power and heat, freezes the pipes, and leaves them wondering if they will survive.
Author
Series
Publisher
Full Tilt Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A group of friends plan a trip to explore the Amazon rainforest. They have a map and some supplies, but the jungle is thick with trees. There are very few paths. The friends realize that they are lost and no one knows where to look for them. That is the beginning of Loïc Pillois and Guilhem Nayral's dangerous adventure. Iron Will: Surviving the Jungle tells five shocking stories of being lost in the rainforest. The survivors faced deadly animals,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Full Tilt Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A man is driving through the Australian outback. His car breaks down, miles away from any help. He is surrounded by nothing but dry earth and bare trees, which offer very little shade. He knows he won't make it if he tries to walk to a town. This is the beginning of Ricky Megee's 71-day ordeal in the Australian wilderness. Iron Will: Surviving the Desert relates the experiences of five people alone in deserts around the world, and how they made it...
9) Storm thief
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st Scholastic ed.
Lexile measure
800L
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
With the help of a golem, two teenaged thieves try to survive on the city island of Orokos, where unpredictable probability storms continually change both the landscape and the inhabitants.
10) Rescues!
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press, a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
SOS! What would you do if you were stranded in the middle of the ocean, with no way to get home? How long could you survive? Find out what actual survivors did in these true tales of being lost at sea.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books, a Capstone Press imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
870L
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Bitter cold. Extreme heat. Dangerous terrain. Sudden storms. When you're in the wild, you're at the whim of nature, and anything can happen. Could you survive a wilderness disaster? Discover the true tales of people who did, and find out how they lived to tell their stories"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
910L
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Being lost is scary. Being lost in space is terrifying. These true tales of surviving a disaster in space follow real astronauts through harrowing ordeals in which they relied on their training, instincts, and courage to survive."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
920L
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When a pilots sends a "mayday" message, it means there is serious trouble. Discover the fascinating, true tales of Sully Sullenberger, the passengers of United Airlines Flight 232, and other survivors who experienced terrifying airplane disasters and made it out alive." --
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Could you survive in a life-threatening situation? It depends on how much you know about survival. Sometimes the truth is more complicated than we originally thought. Get the real facts about surviving dangerous situations, and drop the fibs!
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
840L
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Being trapped in a cave or collapsed mine is terrifying. It can be cold, wet, and completely dark. Even worse, you don't know if anyone will ever find you. Read the true stories of Jessica McClure, Randal McCloy, the 33 Chilean miners, and others to discover how they survived being trapped far below the earth's surface." -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Description
Seventy-foot waves batter a torn life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the world's most dangerous places: the Gulf Stream. Hanging on to the raft are three men: a Canadian, a Brit, and their captain, JP de Lutz, a dual citizen of the United States and France. Their capsized forty-seven-foot sailboat has disappeared below the tempestuous sea. The giant waves repeatedly toss the men out of their tiny vessel, and JP, with nine broken ribs, is hypothermic...
Author
Series
Publisher
Full Tilt Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From avalanches to hiking dangers, this series retells five stories of adventure and survival on cold, dangerous mountains around the world. Some people lost limbs, and others lost fingers and toes to the cold. Even the most prepared can have harrowing experiences. But with grit and determination, these survivors didn't lose their lives" --