Avi. Poppy and Rye.
When their home next to a brook is destroyed by beavers, a large family of golden mice is aided by Poppy the deer mouse and her grumpy porcupine friend. J AVI

Burnford, Shiela.  The Incredible Journey.
A Siamese cat, an old bull terrier, and a young Labrador retriever travel together 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness to find their family. J-PBK B

Can You Survive? series
These interactive survival adventures offer the reader various choices, story paths and endings. The characters are based on actual survivals of the original events. J-ADV CAN   

Creech, Sharon. The Wanderer.
Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a 45 foot sailboat, which, along with uncles and another cousin, is en route to visit their grandfather in England. J CRE

George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves.
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack. J GEO, J-PBK GEO

George, Jean Craighead. My Side of the Mountain.
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, and animal friends. J-ADV GEO, J-PBK GEO

Girls Survive series
This series of heroic girl survival stories feature tales of Pearl Harbor, the London Blitz, the Titanic and more. J-HF GIR

Grant, Katy.  Hide and Seek.
In the remote mountains of Arizona where he lives with his mother, stepfather, and two sisters, fourteen-year-old Chase discovers two kidnapped boys and gets caught up in a dangerous adventure when he comes up with a plan to get them to safety. J-ADV GRA

Johnson, Terry Lynn:  Survivor Diaries series
These wilderness stories integrate real survival techniques with exciting stories about avalanches, dust storms and more! J JOH

Kehret, Peg.  Earthquake Terror.
When an earthquake hits the isolated island in northern California where his family had been camping, twelve-year-old Jonathan Palmer must find a way to keep himself, his partially paralyzed younger sister, and their dog alive until help arrives. J-PBK KEH

Korman, Gordon.  Island series
A group of six children stranded on a deserted island as they embark on a quest for survival that tests their limits. Other adventure series by the author include:  Dive, Everest, On the Run, Titanic. J-ADV KOR, J-PBK KOR

Morpurgo, Michael.  An Elephant in the Garden.
In World War II-era Dresden, Lizzie and Karl persuade the zoo director to let the elephant be temporarily relocated to their family garden and are challenged to move the elephant to safety when bombs begin to fall on the city.  J-HF MOR

O'Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins.
When her younger brother died in 1800, Karana, an Indian girl, spent eighteen years alone on the Island of San Nicholas, far off the coast of California. J-HF ODE, J-PBK ODE

Palacio, R.J.  White Bird:  A Wonder Story.
The heartrending story of a grandmother who as a Jewish girl was hidden by a brave, compassionate family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II. Illustrations. J-GRAPHIC PAL

Paulsen, Gary.  Hatchet.
Headed for Canada to visit his father for the first time since his parents' divorce, thirteen-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of a plane crash, with only the clothes he has on and a hatchet to help him live in the wilderness. J-ADV PAU, J-PBK PAU

Paulsen, Gary. Voyage of the Frog.
When David goes out on his sailboat to scatter his recently deceased uncle's ashes, he is caught in a fierce storm and must survive many days on his own while thinking on life and his uncle. J-ADV PAU

Philbrick, Rodman.  Zane and the Hurricane:  A Story of Katrina.
A twelve-year-old boy and his dog become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina. J-HF PHI

Probst, Jeff.  Stranded.
When a massive storm sets in without warning on their vacation, four kids are shipwrecked alone on a rocky jungle island in the middle of the South Pacific. J-PBK PRO

Spradlin, Michael.  Into the Killing Seas.
After stowing away on a U.S. Navy ship in the hope of returning home, Patrick and his younger brother Teddy become stranded in the war-torn Pacific by Japanese torpedoes and wait for rescue as hunger, dehydration and sharks increasingly threaten their survival. J-HF SPR