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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorHurricane Katrina, 2005
Lauren Tarshis
The Dead and the Gone
Susan Beth Pfeffer · 320 pages
Savage Drift
Emmy Laybourne · 330 pages
Dean, Alex, and the other survivors of the Monument 14 have escaped the disaster zone and made it to the safety of a Canadian refugee camp. Some of the kids have been reunited with their families, and everyone is making tentative plans for the future. And then, Niko learns that his lost love, Josie, has survived! The survivors of the Monument 14 have made it to the safety of a Canadian refugee ca
Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina
Rodman Philbrick · 181 pages
A twelve-year-old boy and his dog become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina.
The Walk
Lee Goldberg · 235 pages
The Hurricane
Hugh Howey · 224 pages
South of Nowhere
Jeffery Deaver · 414 pages
Nomad
Matthew Mather · 343 pages
Ashfall
Mike Mullin · 476 pages
After the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano destroys his city and its surroundings, fifteen-year-old Alex must journey from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to Illinois to find his parents and sister, trying to survive in a transformed landscape and a new society in which all the old rules of living have vanished.
One Second After
William R. Forstchen · 352 pages
*New York Times* best selling author William R. Forstchen now brings us a story which can be all too terrifyingly real...a story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war, in one second, a war that will send America back to the Dark Ages... A war based upon a weapon, an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP). A weapon that may already be in the
Pompeii
Robert Harris · 352 pages
Historical fiction about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD from the perspective of Marcus Attilius, an *aquarius* (hydraulic engineer) responsible for Aqua Augusta, the regional aqueduct.
The Long Winter
Laura Ingalls Wilder · 334 pages
After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an Indian has predicted will be seven months of bad weather.
One by One
Ruth Ware · 372 pages
Trapped
Michael Northrop · 240 pages
The day the blizzard started, no one knew that it was going to keep snowing for a week. That for those in its path, it would become not just a matter of keeping warm, but of staying alive. . . . Scotty and his friends Pete and Jason are among the last seven kids at their high school waiting to get picked up that day, and they soon realize that no one is coming for them. Still, it doesn't seem so
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
Jon Krakauer · 371 pages
When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10,1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin the perilous descent from 29,028 feet (roughly the cruising altitude of an Airbus jetliner), twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly to the top, unaware that the sky had b
La Belle Sauvage
Philip Pullman · 464 pages
Malcolm Polstead is the kind of boy who notices everything but is not much noticed himself. And so perhaps it was inevitable that he would become a spy.... Malcolm's father runs an inn called the Trout, on the banks of the river Thames, and all of Oxford passes through its doors. Malcolm and his daemon, Asta, routinely overhear news and gossip, and the occasional scandal, but during a winter of
Earthquake Terror
Peg Kehret · 132 pages
When Jonathan and his family go camping on Magpie Island, they look forward to a fun, relaxing weekend. But their fun quickly vanishes when Jonathan, his sister, Abby, and their dog, Moose, find themselves in the middle of a natural disaster. A devastating earthquake has hit, destroying their camper, knocking out the only bridge to the mainland, and leaving Jonathan, Abby, and their dog with no fo
The 5th Wave
Rick Yancey · 496 pages
"Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances."? -- The New York Times Book Review "A modern sci-fi masterpiece ... should do for aliens what Twilight.
Firestorm
Nevada Barr · 336 pages
A raging forest fire in California's Lassen Volcanic National Park traps exhausted firefighters, including Ranger Anna Pigeon, in its midst. Afterward, Anna finds two from her group have been killed. One a victim of the flames. The other, stabbed through the heart. Now, as a rampaging winter storm descends, cutting the survivors off from civilization, Anna must uncover the murderer in their midst.
The Empty City
Erin Hunter · 296 pages
Lucky has always been a Lone Dog, roaming the busy city streets and relying on his instincts. Then the Big Growl strikes—a devastating earthquake that changes Lucky’s world forever. For the first time, he must team up with a Pack, a group of former Leashed Dogs who have been separated from their owners. ---------- **Books in this series** 1. The Empty City 2. [A Hidden Enemy][2] 3. [
The Kill Order
James Dashner · 384 pages
Before WICKED was formed, before the Glade was built, before Thomas entered the Maze, sun flares hit the earth, killing most of the population. Mark and Trina were there when it happened. They survived. But now a virus is spreading. A virus that fills humans with murderous rage. They’re convinced that there’s a way to save those who are left—if they can stay alive. Because in this new, devas
These Broken Stars
Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner · 381 pages
It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more t
Running Wild
Michael Morpurgo · 138 pages
When 10-year-old Will's father dies in the Iraq war, his mother surprises him with a trip to Indonesia. She couldn't have known what awaited them both there. The first Will knows that anything is wrong is when Oona, the elephant he is riding along the beach, begins to spook. Then, suddenly, she takes off into the jungle with Will on her back. And that's when Will sees the tsunami come crashing in!
City of the Dead
Tony Abbott · 134 pages
Derek Stone just turned fourteen. He's lived in New Orleans with his dad and older brother, Ronny, his whole life. He's a little overweight and can't hear well out of his left ear. And he's on the run from the dead.