Middle Grade & YA Wilderness Survival Stories

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Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 439,423 ratings
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,765 ratings
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My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)
My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 83,252 ratings
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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
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Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,333,005 ratings
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The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,048 ratings
7.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,453 ratings
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White Fang
White Fang 4.03 avg rating — 201,608 ratings
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The Sign of the Beaver
The Sign of the Beaver 3.87 avg rating — 39,017 ratings
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Peak (Peak, #1)
Peak (Peak, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 22,155 ratings
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A Girl Named Disaster
A Girl Named Disaster 3.84 avg rating — 5,187 ratings
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Shipwreck (Island, #1)
Shipwreck (Island, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 6,851 ratings
13.
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson 3.91 avg rating — 108,846 ratings
14.
Touching Spirit Bear
Touching Spirit Bear 3.86 avg rating — 35,648 ratings
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The Cay (The Cay, #1)
The Cay (The Cay, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 37,822 ratings
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The River (Brian's Saga, #2)
The River (Brian's Saga, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 31,648 ratings
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Brian's Winter (Brian's Saga, #3)
Brian's Winter (Brian's Saga, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 34,234 ratings
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Far North
Far North 3.96 avg rating — 1,908 ratings
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Baby Island
Baby Island 4.08 avg rating — 2,599 ratings
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My Side of the Mountain Trilogy (Mountain #1-3)
My Side of the Mountain Trilogy (Mountain #1-3) 4.20 avg rating — 4,570 ratings
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On the Far Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #2)
On the Far Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 10,838 ratings
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Walkabout
Walkabout 3.49 avg rating — 2,736 ratings
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Brian's Return (Brian's Saga, #4)
Brian's Return (Brian's Saga, #4) 3.97 avg rating — 18,745 ratings
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Crossing the Wire
Crossing the Wire 3.83 avg rating — 2,743 ratings
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The Island
The Island 3.75 avg rating — 1,904 ratings
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Incident at Hawk's Hill
Incident at Hawk's Hill really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,858 ratings
27.
Dogsong
Dogsong 3.68 avg rating — 6,741 ratings
28.
Lost in the Barrens
Lost in the Barrens 4.01 avg rating — 2,847 ratings
29.
Brian's Hunt (Brian's Saga, #5)
Brian's Hunt (Brian's Saga, #5) 4.04 avg rating — 13,922 ratings
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Deathwatch
Deathwatch 3.65 avg rating — 3,506 ratings
30.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,916 ratings
32.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,628 ratings
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The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1)
The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 75,070 ratings
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Survival (Island, #2)
Survival (Island, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 4,488 ratings
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Downriver
Downriver 3.73 avg rating — 1,986 ratings
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Escape (Island, #3)
Escape (Island, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 4,305 ratings
37.
Jason's Gold
Jason's Gold 3.56 avg rating — 1,691 ratings
38.
Sarah Bishop
Sarah Bishop 3.51 avg rating — 2,357 ratings
39.
The Maze
The Maze 3.71 avg rating — 979 ratings
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I Escaped North Korea
I Escaped North Korea 4.32 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Woods Runner
Woods Runner 3.85 avg rating — 9,245 ratings
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The Island Keeper
The Island Keeper 4.14 avg rating — 347 ratings
43.
Call It Courage
Call It Courage 3.76 avg rating — 14,424 ratings
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No Way Out (Keypoint Series)
No Way Out (Keypoint Series) 3.56 avg rating — 66 ratings
45.
Trial by Fire (Stranded, #2)
Trial by Fire (Stranded, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 1,628 ratings
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Ice Dogs
Ice Dogs 4.16 avg rating — 2,413 ratings
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Never Say Die
Never Say Die 3.79 avg rating — 1,045 ratings
48.
River Thunder
River Thunder 3.84 avg rating — 565 ratings
49.
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon 3.64 avg rating — 174,606 ratings
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Stranded (Stranded, #1)
Stranded (Stranded, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 3,721 ratings
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Frightful's Mountain (Mountain, #3)
Frightful's Mountain (Mountain, #3) 3.85 avg rating — 6,158 ratings
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Survivors (Stranded, #3)
Survivors (Stranded, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 1,301 ratings
52.
Antuna's Story (The Antunites Chronicles, #1)
Antuna's Story (The Antunites Chronicles, #1) 4.57 avg rating — 94 ratings
54.
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe 3.98 avg rating — 976 ratings
54.
The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1)
The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 130,548 ratings
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The Voyage of the Frog
The Voyage of the Frog 3.63 avg rating — 1,794 ratings
57.
The Girls of No Return
The Girls of No Return 3.71 avg rating — 1,320 ratings
57.
Snow Bound
Snow Bound 3.34 avg rating — 480 ratings
59.
Take Me to the River
Take Me to the River 3.69 avg rating — 812 ratings
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Tree Girl
Tree Girl 4.13 avg rating — 1,478 ratings
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A Wild Thing
A Wild Thing 4.13 avg rating — 31 ratings
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The Skeleton Tree
The Skeleton Tree 3.83 avg rating — 1,826 ratings
63.
A Week in the Woods
A Week in the Woods 3.81 avg rating — 6,320 ratings
64.
The White Darkness
The White Darkness 3.48 avg rating — 4,377 ratings
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Tree Castle Island
Tree Castle Island 4.06 avg rating — 483 ratings
66.
Wilder Boys (Wilder Boys, #1)
Wilder Boys (Wilder Boys, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 635 ratings
67.
Jungle of Bones
Jungle of Bones 3.88 avg rating — 842 ratings
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Lily Renee, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer
Lily Renee, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer 3.72 avg rating — 800 ratings
69.
I Came from the Water: One Haitian Boy's Incredible Tale of Survival
I Came from the Water: One Haitian Boy's Incredible Tale of Survival 3.69 avg rating — 86 ratings
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Children on the Oregon Trail
Children on the Oregon Trail 3.91 avg rating — 744 ratings
71.
The Disaster Days
The Disaster Days 4.09 avg rating — 822 ratings
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Carolina Hurricane
Carolina Hurricane 4.20 avg rating — 30 ratings
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96 Miles
96 Miles 4.07 avg rating — 3,406 ratings
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The Shark Caller
The Shark Caller 3.67 avg rating — 109 ratings
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The Talking Earth
The Talking Earth 3.81 avg rating — 756 ratings
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Travels with Gannon and Wyatt: Greenland (Travels With Gannon & Wyatt)
Travels with Gannon and Wyatt: Greenland (Travels With Gannon & Wyatt) 4.50 avg rating — 42 ratings
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Skraelings (Arctic Moon Magick, 1)
Skraelings (Arctic Moon Magick, 1) 3.71 avg rating — 107 ratings
78.
I Am Still Alive
I Am Still Alive 3.85 avg rating — 11,974 ratings
79.
Slave Girl
Slave Girl 4.05 avg rating — 1,423 ratings
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Red Midnight
Red Midnight 4.02 avg rating — 671 ratings
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Coming Back Alive
Coming Back Alive 4.19 avg rating — 32 ratings
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North
North 3.77 avg rating — 454 ratings
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Adrift! (Lost Girls, #1)
Adrift! (Lost Girls, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 136 ratings
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The Distance Between Lost and Found
The Distance Between Lost and Found 3.77 avg rating — 3,620 ratings
85.
Wild Venture
Wild Venture 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The Explorer
The Explorer 4.17 avg rating — 8,671 ratings
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Detour Trail
Detour Trail 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
88.
Trial by Wilderness
Trial by Wilderness 3.18 avg rating — 22 ratings
89.
Wilderness
Wilderness 3.33 avg rating — 809 ratings
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Surviving Bear Island
Surviving Bear Island 3.90 avg rating — 105 ratings
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The Goats
The Goats 3.62 avg rating — 1,297 ratings
92.
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison 3.86 avg rating — 10,460 ratings
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Golden Urchin
Golden Urchin 4.12 avg rating — 1,403 ratings
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The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)
The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 137,998 ratings
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White Water Still Water
White Water Still Water 3.97 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Between a Rock and a Hard Place 3.58 avg rating — 113 ratings
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Trapped!
Trapped! 3.85 avg rating — 134 ratings
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Crabbe
Crabbe 3.42 avg rating — 980 ratings
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Overboard
Overboard 3.67 avg rating — 817 ratings
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Mayday! Mayday!
Mayday! Mayday! 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
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