Rathgeber, Trina
Summary: "This graphic novel for middle-grade readers tells the true story of how a young Indigenous girl survives nine days lost in a snowstorm in Northern Canada."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers
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Summary: "Indoorsy theater girl Natalie must team up with surly nature-lover Finn in an Amazing Race-style reality competition show set in the Appalachian wilderness--if they do not kill (or kiss!) each other first."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Romance 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC HILKoonoo, Brian
Summary: "In this harrowing survival story, Brian Koonoo takes off on a hunting trip in Canada's Arctic. After his snowmobile breaks down, his GPS loses signal, and his camping fuel runs low, Brian is left alone to survive for seven days. He experiences close encounters with planes, blizzards, and hunger, all while much of his gear is lost, and walking 60 kilometres in search of safety. He uses the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inhabit Media Inc. 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 KOODoiron, Paul
Summary: "Legendary bush pilot Josie Jonson can't believe her luck when a skilled builder just happens to show up after she purchases land near Prentiss Pond. All Mark Redmond asks in return for building Josie's dream cabin is that he be left alone to homeschool his 12-year-old daughter, Cady. For Maine game warden investigator Mike Bowditch, the intensity of Redmond's secretiveness is troubling,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2024
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Summary: On another harrowing mission, survival training comes in handy when Ben Ripley is stranded in the wilderness with his nemesis, Murray Hill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC GIBTinsley, Cheryl Steele
Summary: "Is there a purpose to tragedy and profound loss? Does God even care what happens to us? On July 3, 1980, Cheryl Steele Tinsley and three of her friends were caught in a deadly “freak storm” on Lake Huron that meteorologists say only appear once every ten to twelve years. Only when the conditions are just right. This story is filled with gripping details about how our lives are changed when we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Credo House Publishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TINSLEY, CHERYL STEELE TINCanterbury, Dave
Summary: "For years, Dave Canterbury has been teaching outdoor enthusiasts how to survive in the wild, and truly enjoy the experience. The Bushcraft Essentials Field Guide distills these teachings into the key takeaways campers and hikers need to know when they're out in the woods. How to start a fire. Where to build your shelter. What to put in your pack. Dave's advice is now right at your fingertips...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.69 CANHashimoto, Meika
Summary: "Max the puppy has fallen in love. From the moment Emi walks into the shelter with her long black hair and bright smile, he knows she's meant to be his forever person. Emi's family has just moved to Maine from Japan, and he can tell that she is in desperate need of a friend like Max. After Emi adopts him, Max goes to live with her high up on a mountain homestead where he explores his new world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HASLassieur, Allison
Summary: "Could you survive being stranded at sea? Imagine encountering a barracuda in the Caribbean Sea, a jellyfish in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, or a humpback whale in the Arctic Ocean. How far would you be willing to go to save your own life? Would it work? Flip through these pages to find out!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC LASSmith, Wilbur A.
Summary: "South Africa, 1820. When Ann Waite discovers a shipwreck in Algoa Bay she is stunned to find survivors: a scarred sailor and a little boy. As the man walks away into the distance alone, Ann is left to raise the young child, Harry, in place of the baby she tragically lost at sea. Disaster and hardship befall Ann and Harry, and desperation drives them into the path of the mysterious shipwrecked...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zaffre 2024
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Summary: Survive anything nature throws your way with these survival tips and wilderness philosophy. A US Marine Corps veteran and owner of a premier survival and wilderness self-reliance school, Donny Dust amassed two decades worth of primitive-living skills everywhere from the jungles of Asia to the mountains of North America and is one of the country's foremost experts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Element 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.6 DUSMcPherson, John.
Summary: This book is an in depth "how-to" of outdoor primitive skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prairie Wolf 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.5 MCPGoebel, Jenny
Summary: Adjusting to life with type 1 diabetes isn't easy. Emily is desperate to prove that she's just as strong and capable as ever, so she jumps at the opportunity to go on a backcountry ski trip with her dad and her new diabetic alert dog, Molly. But then a severe winter storm rips through the area, separating Emily from her father. When it becomes clear that no one will come to their rescue before...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC GOEChandler, Matt
Summary: Quincy is on his first black bear hunting trip in Maine, when he breaks his leg and has to depend on his friends to recover the bear he shot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC CHARichards, Natalie D.
Summary: "When classmates Baxter, Abigail, Turner and Emerson break a school rule, they're forced to travel to the middle of nowhere for an extra credit project. They think things can't get much worse. After all, how will learning to survive in the wilderness help them stay out of trouble in school? What starts off as a weekend of team building takes a scary turn when their instructor goes missing and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC RICTawrell, Paul
Summary: A camping and wilderness survival handbook that provides detailed instructions in a visually-oriented format filled with separated text boxes, illustrations, and diagrams; covers forty-three topics, including getting lost, finding water, fire making, and first aid.
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Publisher / Publication Date: P. Tawrell 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Survival TawrellWalmsley, Naomi
Summary: Young children will be immersed in imaginative, messy play and crafts, while older ones can work on more complex activities like stone tool making and sourcing water. Whether in an organized setting, a group of friends or a family outing, the fun-filled games will build confidence, bonding and result in happy children. Entertaining anecdotes from the authors' own experience of surviving in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 796.5 WALWang, Jen
Summary: "Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash's age are more interested in pop stars and popularity contests than in fighting for change. Even Ash's family seems to be sleepwalking through life. The only person who ever seemed to get Ash was their Grandpa Edwin. Before he died, he used to talk about building a secret cabin, deep in the California wilderness. Did...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2024
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Summary: The most comprehensive field guide to the edible wild plants of eastern North America, by the region's leading authority on edible wild plants. Covers 678 edibles, with over 1,800 color photos, detailed descriptions, and 625 range maps.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forager's Harvest 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 581.6 THASepetys, Ruta
Summary: In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SEPMonninger, Joseph.
Summary: When the plane carrying the Junior Action News Team crash lands in Alaska, the group must try to stay alive in the wilderness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2014
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Summary: When a deadly plague decimates his fishing village, an orphan named Leif is forced to take to the water in a cedar canoe. He flees northward, following a wild, fjord-riven shore, navigating from one danger to the next. The deeper into his journey he paddles, the closer he comes to his truest self as he connects to the heartbeat of the ocean, the pulse of the landscape.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC PAUTarshis, Lauren
Summary: No grizzly has ever killed a human in Glacier National Park before... until tonight. Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family come to Glacier every year. Mel loves it here -- the beautiful landscapes and wildlife make it easy to forget her real-world troubles. But this year is different. With Mom gone, every moment in the park is a reminder of the past. Then Mel comes face-to-face with a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC TARMcFadden, Freida
Summary: "A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation. She thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising her young children. A chance to repair her damaged marriage. A week of hiking and hot tubs with friends. It sounded like heaven. Then Claire's minivan breaks down on a lonely dirt road. With no cell reception, the group has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Poisoned Pen Press 2024