Monday, April 20, 2015

Could You? Would You? Survive

One of the most popular responses when I ask what type of book a kids wants is . . . survival stories.  It seems to particularly popular with reluctant readers.  So this week I am sharing some of my favorite survival stories for kids . . . .

Night of the Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury
In 1975, eleven Boy Scouts, their leaders, and some new friends camping at Halape, Hawaii, find their survival skills put to the test when a massive earthquake strikes, followed by a tsunami.

Fallout by Todd Strasser
When an unthinkable nuclear attack occurs in an alternate-reality 1962, Scott is forced into his father's bomb shelter with his family and neighbors, where they rapidly consume limited supplies and fear the worst about the fate of the world outside.

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
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, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.

Prisoner 88 by Leah Pileggi
In 1885, ten-year-old Jake is sent to prison for killing a man who threatened his father, and struggles to survive the harsh realities of prison life in the Idaho Territory.


More Survival Stories --
The Boy Who Spoke Dog by Clay Morgan
The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 by Laurence Yep
Emma's River by Alison Hart
Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick
Getting Air by Dan Gutman
Hurricane: A Novel by Terry Trueman
Ice Drift by Theodore Taylor
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Saint Louis Armstrong Beach by Brenda Woods
Small As an Elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements

Check out these books on display at the Arnold Branch through May 8, 2015.

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