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• The Burning Season

  Rose, Caroline Starr,

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  This is a novel in verse that tells the story of twelve-year-old Opal who is scared of fire but is also a fire lookout on Wolf Mountain. When her mother and Gran are way, opal spots tell-tale smoke and she'll have to handle it on her own. Ages 9-12.

• The Hike to Home

  Rinker, Jessica M.,

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  Lin Moser has spent most of her life traveling around the county in an RV while her parents flip houses. This summer, however, Lin is stuck in Newbridge New Jersey while her mom is off on an assignment. Lin thinks she'll be bored this summer until…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Stay Invisible

  Rudd, Maggie,

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  Twelve-year-old Raymond has been moving grom town to town as long as he can remember. After his parents move him to a trailer in a new state, they up and leave. Raymond is left alone with not much clothing and only his dog for company. He sets up…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Into the Rapids

  Braden, Ann,

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  Addy is a twelve-year-old girl who is super self-reliant. Unfortunately, a major storm hits her town, and the bridge is knocked out and there's no power. Addy is desperate to get to a survival camp she's been looking forward to for ages, but she's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Long Way Around

  Nesbet, Anne,

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  Owen, Vivian, and Amy are cousins on a camping trip with their parents, and they are finally allowed to camp for a night on their own. But things take a turn for the worse when an earthquake separates them from the adults. The three of them have to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Side of the Mountain

  George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012

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  Originally written in 1959, My Side of the Mountain tells the first-person story of Thoreau, a boy who spends a year living in the Catskill Mountains. He has to survive armed only with theoretical knowledge. He discovers that he needs to rely on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Off the Map

  Hashimoto, Meika,

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  Amos and Marlo have been best friends forever. Until Amos stops talking to Marlo and she doesn't know why. Despite this change Marlo is looking forward to the canoe trip she's taking with her mom and her dog. When they arrive at the trailhead Marlo…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sunshine

  Bauer, Marion Dane,

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  Ben's mother left him and his father when he was little. All of a sudden, he's supposed to spend a whole week with her in the wilderness of northern Minnesota. He'll learn wilderness survival skills and have to answer a fundamental question: what…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Trouble With Heroes

  Messner, Kate,

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  This novel in verse tells the story of Finn Connelly who spends his summer climbing the Adirondacks and comes to terms with his grief. Finn is in trouble for defacing a headstone in local cemetery, the headstone of local legend Edna Thomas. Instead…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wilderness Hacks

  Brorsen, Joslin,

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  Twelve-year-old Sadie wins a contest (eating grubs on camera!) and ends up on thirteen-year-old Radley Shaw's survival Youtube show. Disaster ensues when the scripted adventure turns into a real-life challenge for survival. Radley and Sadie end up…Read moreRead more of this annotation