Books Set in the Wilderness

1.
All the Stars in the Sky: The Santa Fe Trail Diary of Florrie Mack Ryder
All the Stars in the Sky: The Santa Fe Trail Diary of Florrie Mack Ryder 3.80 avg rating — 1,347 ratings
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Land of the Buffalo Bones: The Diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, An English Girl in Minnesota
Land of the Buffalo Bones: The Diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, An English Girl in Minnesota 3.67 avg rating — 1,549 ratings
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My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher
My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher 3.75 avg rating — 1,827 ratings
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Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell 4.05 avg rating — 8,480 ratings
5.
The Hot Kid (Carl Webster, #1)
The Hot Kid (Carl Webster, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 5,467 ratings
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The Eye of the Forest (Children of the Lamp, #5)
The Eye of the Forest (Children of the Lamp, #5)
by: P.B. Kerr
3.97 avg rating — 4,567 ratings
7.
R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH (Rats of NIMH, #3)
R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH (Rats of NIMH, #3) 3.58 avg rating — 922 ratings
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The Black Stallion Legend (The Black Stallion, #19)
The Black Stallion Legend (The Black Stallion, #19) 3.92 avg rating — 1,841 ratings
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The Black Stallion's Ghost (The Black Stallion, #17)
The Black Stallion's Ghost (The Black Stallion, #17) 3.83 avg rating — 2,700 ratings
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The Black Stallion and Flame (The Black Stallion, #15)
The Black Stallion and Flame (The Black Stallion, #15) 4.13 avg rating — 5,700 ratings
11.
The Island Stallion (The Black Stallion, #4)
The Island Stallion (The Black Stallion, #4) 4.13 avg rating — 9,386 ratings
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Kirsten on the Trail
Kirsten on the Trail 3.80 avg rating — 512 ratings
13.
Kirsten Saves the Day: A Summer Story (American Girls: Kirsten, #5)
Kirsten Saves the Day: A Summer Story (American Girls: Kirsten, #5) 3.93 avg rating — 5,970 ratings
14.
Nutik & Amaroq Play Ball
Nutik & Amaroq Play Ball 3.71 avg rating — 48 ratings
15.
Nutik, the Wolf Pup
Nutik, the Wolf Pup 3.87 avg rating — 160 ratings
16.
The Wolf
The Wolf 4.39 avg rating — 12,274 ratings
17.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,250 ratings
18.
Bambi: A Life in the Woods
Bambi: A Life in the Woods 4.16 avg rating — 53,266 ratings
19.
Miss Rumphius
Miss Rumphius 4.45 avg rating — 28,294 ratings
20.
American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West 4.39 avg rating — 12,274 ratings
21.
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 29,097 ratings
22.
Roadside Picnic
Roadside Picnic 4.13 avg rating — 81,978 ratings
23.
The Terror
The Terror 4.09 avg rating — 70,635 ratings
24.
Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland 3.79 avg rating — 3,203 ratings
25.
Midnight Son
Midnight Son 3.60 avg rating — 7,086 ratings
26.
The Terraformers
The Terraformers 3.33 avg rating — 6,922 ratings
27.
Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk 4.44 avg rating — 2,804 ratings
28.
The Snow Leopard
The Snow Leopard 4.07 avg rating — 19,812 ratings
29.
Gods of Jade and Shadow
Gods of Jade and Shadow 3.88 avg rating — 74,721 ratings
30.
The Twilight World
The Twilight World 3.86 avg rating — 7,392 ratings
31.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants 4.52 avg rating — 158,443 ratings
32.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,692 ratings
33.
Path of the Puma: The Remarkable Resilience of the Mountain Lion
Path of the Puma: The Remarkable Resilience of the Mountain Lion 4.30 avg rating — 374 ratings
34.
The Brilliant Abyss
The Brilliant Abyss 4.03 avg rating — 2,588 ratings
35.
Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea
Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea 4.18 avg rating — 1,458 ratings
36.
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 60,534 ratings
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Earthseed: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents
Earthseed: Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents 4.52 avg rating — 2,426 ratings
38.
Empire of Wild
Empire of Wild 3.74 avg rating — 12,303 ratings
39.
The Only Good Indians
The Only Good Indians 3.69 avg rating — 102,654 ratings
40.
The Marrow Thieves
The Marrow Thieves 3.94 avg rating — 42,139 ratings
41.
Play It As It Lays
Play It As It Lays 3.91 avg rating — 85,252 ratings
42.
Deliverance
Deliverance 3.89 avg rating — 33,569 ratings
43.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop 3.97 avg rating — 41,766 ratings
44.
Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose 4.24 avg rating — 61,307 ratings
45.
Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle
Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle 3.97 avg rating — 5,898 ratings
46.
The Overstory
The Overstory 4.12 avg rating — 185,963 ratings
47.
Educated
Educated 4.47 avg rating — 1,772,884 ratings
48.
The Journal of Augustus Pelletier: The Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804
The Journal of Augustus Pelletier: The Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804 3.77 avg rating — 418 ratings
49.
Prairie Dog Town
Prairie Dog Town 3.87 avg rating — 146 ratings
50.
Little Foxes
Little Foxes 3.86 avg rating — 1,007 ratings
51.
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Brighty of the Grand Canyon 4.08 avg rating — 9,530 ratings
52.
Stormy, Misty's Foal (Misty, #3)
Stormy, Misty's Foal (Misty, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 19,998 ratings
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Julie's Wolf Pack (Julie of the Wolves, #3)
Julie's Wolf Pack (Julie of the Wolves, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 6,160 ratings
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Julie (Julie of the Wolves, #2)
Julie (Julie of the Wolves, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 5,992 ratings
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Odd and the Frost Giants
Odd and the Frost Giants 3.98 avg rating — 37,241 ratings
56.
Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles, #1)
Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 35,905 ratings
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Down the Mysterly River
Down the Mysterly River 3.75 avg rating — 1,158 ratings
58.
The Incredible Journey
The Incredible Journey 4.16 avg rating — 52,463 ratings
59.
The Fox and the Hound
The Fox and the Hound 4.26 avg rating — 1,393 ratings
60.
Hoot
Hoot 3.84 avg rating — 109,602 ratings
61.
The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1)
The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 130,547 ratings
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Son (The Giver, #4)
Son (The Giver, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 111,326 ratings
63.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.73 avg rating — 131,601 ratings
64.
Children of Dune (Dune #3)
Children of Dune (Dune #3) 3.96 avg rating — 237,003 ratings
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The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10)
The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10) 4.05 avg rating — 133,234 ratings
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The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13) 4.04 avg rating — 114,503 ratings
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Messenger (The Giver, #3)
Messenger (The Giver, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 146,019 ratings
68.
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 439,420 ratings
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 270,593 ratings
70.
Battle Royale
Battle Royale 4.26 avg rating — 83,106 ratings
71.
The Jungle Books
The Jungle Books 4.01 avg rating — 88,663 ratings
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The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 381,988 ratings
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Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 324,969 ratings
74.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,762 ratings
75.
Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows 4.12 avg rating — 433,103 ratings
76.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) 4.62 avg rating — 4,009,394 ratings
77.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,733 ratings
78.
A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620
A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 3.69 avg rating — 9,444 ratings
79.
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1)
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 60,965 ratings
80.
The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1)
The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 75,070 ratings
81.
California's Frontier Naturalists
California's Frontier Naturalists 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
82.
On Her Own Terms: Annie Montague Alexander and the Rise of Science in the American West
On Her Own Terms: Annie Montague Alexander and the Rise of Science in the American West 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings
83.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals 4.19 avg rating — 208,899 ratings
84.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,615 ratings
85.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,100 ratings
86.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,606 ratings
87.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,461 ratings
88.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,544 ratings
89.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,226 ratings
90.
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 281,974 ratings
91.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,413 ratings
92.
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia 4.06 avg rating — 579,972 ratings
93.
The Island Stallion's Fury (The Black Stallion, #7)
The Island Stallion's Fury (The Black Stallion, #7) 4.03 avg rating — 3,252 ratings
94.
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 299,212 ratings
95.
Blueberries for Sal
Blueberries for Sal 4.22 avg rating — 73,726 ratings
96.
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
We're Going on a Bear Hunt 4.29 avg rating — 47,483 ratings
97.
The Mitten
The Mitten
by: Jan Brett
4.28 avg rating — 93,871 ratings