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Include books by the same authorRunning 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!
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
A Hidden Enemy
Erin Hunter · 296 pages
After discovering a forest filled with prey and fresh water, Lucky and the Leashed Dogs are sure that they have found their new home. But a fierce pack of Wild Dogs has laid claim to the land and their menacing Alpha won’t allow other dogs to settle there. Now Lucky finds himself forced to go behind enemy lines—and to decide which dogs will ultimately be his true allies. ---------- **Books i
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.
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871
Lauren Tarshis · 104 pages
Ben shu shi yi tao zhuan wei er tong da zao de sheng cun bi bei tu shu, jiang shu le shao nan shao nü zai zai nan zhong ping jie zhi hui he yong qi, chuang zao sheng ming qi ji de gu shi.Di zhen,Chen chuan,Tai feng,Hai xiao,Huo zai,Long juan feng,Huo shan bao fa zai nan jiang lin shi, shao nian men hui jing li zen yang li qi de mao xian? you gai ru he qiao miao tao sheng? shen xian jue jing de qiu
The Swiss Family Robinson
Johann David Wyss · 340 pages
Night of the Twisters
Ivy Ruckman · 153 pages
A fictional account of the night freakish and devastating tornadoes hit Grand Island, Nebraska, as experienced by a twelve-year-old, his family, and friends.
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
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.
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.
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
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
On the Island
Tracey Garvis-Graves · 360 pages
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
Tucket's Travels: Francis Tucket's Adventures In The West, 1847-1849
Gary Paulsen · 560 pages
Francis Tucket, traveling the Oregon trail on a wagon, has many adventures after being kidnapped by Pawnee Indians, including meeting a one-armed man, rescuing abandoned children, and enduring bandits and fierce storms on his trek home.
Earthquake!: The Young Trib Force Faces Disaster
Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye, Chris Fabry · 138 pages
Lone Wolf
Kathryn Lasky · 229 pages
In the harsh wilderness beyond the owl world of Ga'Hoole, a wolf mother hides in fear. Her newborn pup, otherwise healthy, has a twisted paw. The mother knows the rigid rules of her kind. The pack cannot have weakness. Her pup must be abandoned on an icy riverbank - condemned to die. But alone in the forest, the pup, Faolan, does the unthinkable. He survives. This is Faolan's story, the story
The Secrets of Vesuvius
Caroline Lawrence · 173 pages
The Rift
Walter Jon Williams · 726 pages
Sky Raiders
Brandon Mull · 432 pages
Adventure awaits in the Five Kingdoms—come and claim it in this start to a new series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series. Cole Randolph was just trying to have a fun time with his friends on Halloween (and maybe get to know Jenna Hunt a little better). But when a spooky haunted house turns out to be a portal to something much creepier, Cole find
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.