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When Ethan, an avid outdoorsman, competes on his favorite reality television program, Teen Wilderness Masters, he quickly learns that he is in over his head.

In the summer of 1723, 8 boys and 3 men were marooned on a rocky stack in the middle of the sea at the edge of the Outer Hebrides. This book tells the story of how they survived nine months of deadly storms, madness and starvation with only a few ropes and baskets, and their own fortitude and endurance to save them.

Doug and his son set out on a backpacking trip through the White Mountains of New Hampshire. But when reports of social collapse reach the ranger station, Doug withdraws even further into the backcountry. The alpine winter presents its own dangers, as father and son must endure the elements, the solitude, and the ever-present threat of outsiders.

Amy hopes to reach her long-sought new home on Centauri-Earth, while she and Elder confront unexpected dangers that threaten their colony and challenge their views on what it means to be human.

Banding together for survival after committing a shocking murder in the late 18th-century American South, an escaped slave, a white orphan and a Creek Native American are pursued by a French tracker who is torn between swift justice and uncovering the truth.

In an afterlife world inhabited by the recently departed who remain in the memories of the living, Marion and Phillip Byrd fall in love again, while on Earth, their daughter, Laura, is stranded alone in an Antarctic research station.

Dunc and Amos try hang gliding and crash in the wilderness. Things go from bad to worse when a wild man holds them captive. Can anything save them?

When fifteen-year-old Francis and two younger children lose their way in the wilderness of the Southwest, they face capture at the hands of dangerous men.

When Radley returns to the U.S. after having volunteered abroad, she discovers a country under military rule with strict travel restrictions, and she must find her way back to her Vermont home through the New England woods.

"In a terrifying new world, four girls must depend on one another if they want to survive. Disaster and destruction are all thirteen-year-old Louisa has ever known. But now she and her best friend Maddie, are among the lucky few being sent to boarding school, far from home. Finally, a taste of freedom! Country Manor School isn't perfect: The girls' roommates are tough to get along with, and the school is hard work. Still, Louisa loves CMS--the survival...