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Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
357 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"After five years in hiding from their murderous father, the day Kristen and Ryan McIntyre have been dreading has arrived: Boyd McIntyre, head of a Los Angeles crime family, has at last tracked his kids to a small Montana town and is minutes away from kidnapping them. They barely escape in a small plane, but gunfire hits the fuel line. The pilot, a man who has been raising them as his own, manages to crash land in the middle of the Montana wilderness....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive--and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lenora Allbright is 13 when her father convinces her mother, Cora, to forgo their inauspicious existence in Seattle and move to Kaneq, AK. It's 1974, and the former Vietnam POW sees a better future away from the noise and nightmares that plague him. Having been left a homestead by a buddy who died in the war, Ernt is secure in his beliefs, but never was a family less prepared for the reality of Alaska, the long, cold winters and isolation. Locals...
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"When 13-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find the two killers. The result is the start of a nightmare. The killers, known as the Blackwell Brothers, are slaughtering anyone who gets in their way in a methodical quest to reach him. Now all that remains between them and...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Language
English
Description
"Fishtail, Montana, is home to Anne and Pitt Pollock, local royalty, high school sweethearts, and owners of the successful Pollock ranch. The sprawling foothills of the Beartooth Mountains surround the town, overlooking the Pollocks' property and the nearby ranch belonging to Bill and Pattie Brown. The two couples have known each other since childhood. Their sons Peter Pollock and Matt Brown are also the best of friends. When they and two other local...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Wynn and Jack have been best friends since freshman orientation, bonded by their shared love of mountains, books, and fishing. Wynn is a gentle giant, a Vermont kid never happier than when his feet are in the water. Jack is smaller, more rugged, raised on a ranch in Colorado where sleeping under the stars and cooking on a fire came as naturally to him as breathing. When they decide to canoe the Maskwa River in Northern Canada, they anticipate long...
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
c2014
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Following the death of his younger brother in Europe, journalist John Easley is determined to find meaning in his loss. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Helen, he heads north to investigate the Japanese invasion of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, a story censored by the U.S. government. While John is accompanying a crew on a bombing run, his plane is shot down over the island of Attu. He survives only to find himself exposed to a harsh and unforgiving...
11) Something Wilder
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Growing up the daughter of notorious treasure hunter and absentee father Duke Wilder left Lily without much patience for the profession . . . or much money in the bank. But Lily is nothing if not resourceful, and now uses Duke's coveted hand-drawn maps to guide tourists on fake treasure hunts through the treacherous and storied red rock canyons of Utah. It pays the bills but doesn't leave enough to fulfill her dream of buying back the beloved ranch...
12) The instructor
Author
Series
Derek Harrington volume 1
Publisher
Forge, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Dive into The Instructor, former Army intelligence officer T. R. Hendricks' fast paced, action-packed debut thriller that's Jack Reacher meets Survivorman, the first novel in the Derek Harrington series! "Packed with action, tension, and humanity, The Instructor delivers." -Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Burner, a Gray Man Novel. Derek Harrington, retired Marine Force Recon and SERE instructor, is barely scraping by teaching...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xii, 222 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Counteracting the panic and fear associated with getting lost in the wild, this handbook equips children with practical tools for overcoming adverse wilderness experiences, even if they are endured alone. Compiled by a search-and-rescue professional, straightforward advice is offered on building shelters and fires, signaling for help, finding water and food, dealing with dangerous animals, learning how to navigate, and avoiding injuries. Practice...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
399 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides survival information from the American Red Cross, U.S. Army, Boy Scouts of America, and the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Covers preparation, shelter, food, water, fire, navigation, signaling, hazards and first aid in various environments.
16) Survival
Author
Publisher
EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Survival is all about living through dangers, from howling storms to being cast away at sea. Explore amazing true survival stories of people stranded alone in the wildest places on Earth.
19) The River
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Because of his success surviving alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days, fifteen-year-old Brian, profoundly changed by his time in the wild, is asked to undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more about the psychology of survival.
Author
Publisher
Boston Mills Press
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
320 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Happy Camper demonstrates how to get the most from your camping experience by showing you how to plan your trip properly, what to pack, select a campsite, read a compass, ward off unwanted wildlife and administer first aid among other topics.