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1) 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. Sequel to "Hatchet."
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
Author
Series
Pout-pout fish adventures volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mr. Fish is going on vacation! Swim along with the pout-pout fish as he explores new places and makes new friends. He just might learn that a few bumps along the way are all part of the journey." -- P.4 of cover.
Author
Series
Mister Max volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"When Max's parents leave the country without him, he must rely on his wits to get by, and before long he is running his own--rather unusual--business"--
10) Save Rafe!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Middle schooler Rafe Khatchadorian faces his greatest challenge yet as he struggles to complete a week-long wilderness survival course to prove to his school administrators that he can succeed.
11) Brian's return
Author
Series
Brian's saga volume 4
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
After having survived alone in the wilderness, Brian finds that he can no longer live in the city but must return to the place where he really belongs.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When challenges arise during a hiking and camping trip a mother could do a lot of things herself, such as carrying her son's heavy pack or putting up the tent by herself, but always finds a way to lovingly teach self-reliance.
13) I am the storm
Author
Publisher
Rise x Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As the climate shifts, families experience weather emergencies, including a tornado, a blizzard, a forest fire, and a hurricane, finding joy in preparedness and resilience.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
copyright 2013.
Language
English
Description
A national spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics arms parents with the tools they need to teach and model independence for their children as part of their everyday routine so that their children develop both the confidence and skills they need to try things on their own.
15) Tex
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
The love between two teenage brothers helps to alleviate the harshness of their usually parentless life as they struggle to grow up.
"Usually easygoing and affable, fifteen-year-old Tex undergoes a startling personality change when his rodeo-riding father reveals the truth about Tex's birth, unwittingly pushing the boy to the point of murder."--
Author
Publisher
Balance
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Grit isn't always great. Perseverance doesn't always pay off. In Quitting: A Life Strategy, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Julia Keller dives into "the neuroscience of nope," and the cultural messaging that drives our reluctance to throw in the towel, to dismantle the myth of perseverance once and for all. Combining reportage from the front lines of scientific research, pop culture, with conversations with people who have made profound change...
Author
Publisher
Harmony
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Jane Nelsen, coauthor of the popular Positive Discipline series, along with Positive Discipline Educators Joy Marchese and Kristina Bill, put forth a new volume for parents looking to make their overburdened lives a little easier. With the increasing pressure to excel at parenting, work, and personal relationships, it's easy to feel stressed and dissatisfied. This targeted Positive Discipline guide gives parents the tools to parent effectively without...
Author
Series
Aurora County trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When her quirky grandmother goes to Hawaii for the summer, nine-year-old Ruby learns to survive on her own in Mississippi by writing letters, befriending chickens as well as the new girl in town, and finally coping with her grandfather's death.
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Celebrates every parent's wish for his or her child to be able to handle the challenges that life presents, reminding young readers that they are strong and smart and can figure out a solution to every tricky situation that they may face.
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