40 Books about Survival

Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren
© 2003 Cooperative Children's Book Center

This bibliography was compiled in April, 2003, as part of a 12-month series in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Cooperative Children's Book Center.

Complete list of 40 Books about... bibliographies.

Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image.

In the Eye of the Storm

Baillie, Allan. Adrift. U.S. edition: Viking, 1992. Ages 9 - 12

Blumberg, Rhoda. Shipwrecked! The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy. HarperCollins, 2001. Ages 8 - 14

Calabro, Marian. The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party. Clarion, 1999. Age 9 and up

Farmer, Nancy. A Girl Named Disaster. A Richard Jackson Book/Orchard, 1996. Ages 11 - 14

Fleischman, Paul. Lost! A Story in String. Illustrated by C.B. Mordan. Henry Holt, 2000. Age 5 and older

Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. Ice Story: Shackleton's Lost Expedition. Clarion, 1999. Ages 9 - 14

Kurtz, Jane. River Friendly, River Wild. Illustrated by Neil Brennan. Simon & Schuster, 2000. Ages 5 - 9

Lawrence, Iain. The Wreckers. Delacorte Press, 1998. Ages 10 - 14

Lunge-Larsen, Lise. The Race of the Birkebeiners. Illustrated by Mary Azarian. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Ages 6 - 10

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. The Lamp, the Ice and the Boat Called Fish: Based on a True Story. Illustrated by Beth Krommes. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Ages 8 - 14

Murphy, Jim. Blizzard! The Storm that Changed America. Scholastic Press, 2000. Ages 9 - 14

Paulsen, Gary. The Haymeadow. Illustrated by Ruth Wright Paulsen. Delacorte Press, 1992. Age 12 and older

Paulsen, Gary. The Voyage of the Frog. A Richard Jackson Book/Orchard, 1989. Ages 12 and older

Philbrick, Nathaniel. Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex. Putnam, 2002. Ages 11 - 15

Tanaka, Shelley. On Board the Titanic. Illustrated by Ken Marschall. U.S. edition: Madison Press/Hyperion, 1996. Ages 8 - 14

For the Love of Freedom

Bagdasarian, Adam. Forgotten Fire. Dorling Kindersley, 2000. Age 14 and older

Baillie, Allan. Little Brother. U.S. edition: Viking, 1992. Age 11 and older

Berry, James. Ajeemah and His Son. U.S. edition: A Willa Perlman Book/HarperCollins, 1992. Age 14 and older

Buss, Fran Leeper and with the assistance of Daisy Cubias . Journey of the Sparrows. Lodestar Books, 1991. Ages 12 - 16

Clinton, Cathryn. A Stone in My Hand. Candlewick Press, 2002. Ages 10 - 14

Ellis, Deborah. Parvana's Journey. A Groundwood Book/Douglas & McIntyre, 2002. Ages 10 - 14

Levitin, Sonia. The Return. Atheneum, 1987. Age 14 and older

Marsden, John. Tomorrow, When the War Began. U.S. edition: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Ages 13 and older

Naidoo, Beverley. The Other Side of Truth. U.S. edition: HarperCollins, 2001. Ages 11 - 14

Rabinovici, Schoschana. Thanks to My Mother. Translated by James Skofield, from the German. U.S. edition: Dial, 1998. Age 13 and older

Stewart, Elisabeth J.. On the Long Trail Home. Clarion, 1994. Ages 10 - 13

Temple, Frances. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti. A Richard Jackson Book/Orchard, 1992. Age 12 and older

Turner, Glennette Tilley. Running for Our Lives. Illustrated by Samuel Byrd. Holiday House, 1994. Ages 8 - 11

Watkins, Yoko Kawashima. So Far From the Bamboo Grove. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1986. Age 12 and older

Against the Odds

Fox, Paula. Monkey Island. A Richard Jackson Book/Orchard, 1991. Ages 9 - 13

Gilbert, Barbara Snow. Paper Trail. Front Street, 2000. Ages 13 - 16

Mazer, Harry. The Wild Kid. Simon & Schuster, 1998. Ages 10 - 13

Paterson, Katherine. The Same Stuff as Stars. Clarion, 2002. Ages 10 - 14

Pausewang, Gudrun. Fall-Out. Translated by Patricia Crampton, from the German. U.S. edition: Viking, 1995. Ages 14 - 16

Philbrick, Rodman. The Last Book in the Universe. Blue Sky Press/Scholastic, 2000. 223 pages. Ages 13 - 16

Rubinstein, Gillian. Galax-Arena. U.S. edition: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Ages 11 - 16

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	CCBC Bibliographies & Booklists Charlotte Zolotow Award Book of the Week CCBC Specialized Information CCBC Book Discussions CCBC - Net Awards & Best-of-the-Year Lists Review Journals 40 Books about Survival Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren © 2003 Cooperative Children's Book Center This bibliography was compiled in April, 2003, as part of a 12-month series in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Cooperative Children's Book Center. Complete list of 40 Books about... bibliographies. Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image. In the Eye of the Storm Baillie, Allan. Adrift. U.S. edition: Viking, 1992. Ages 9 - 12 Blumberg, Rhoda. Shipwrecked! The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy. HarperCollins, 2001. Ages 8 - 14 Calabro, Marian. The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party. Clarion, 1999. Age 9 and up Farmer, Nancy. A Girl Named Disaster. A Richard Jackson Book/Orchard, 1996. Ages 11 - 14 Fleischman, Paul. Lost! A Story in String. Illustrated by C.B. Mordan. Henry Holt, 2000. Age 5 and older Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. Ice Story: Shackleton's Lost Expedition. Clarion, 1999. Ages 9 - 14 Kurtz, Jane. River Friendly, River Wild. Illustrated by Neil Brennan. Simon & Schuster, 2000. Ages 5 - 9 Lawrence, Iain. The Wreckers. Delacorte Press, 1998. Ages 10 - 14 Lunge-Larsen, Lise. The Race of the Birkebeiners. Illustrated by Mary Azarian. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Ages 6 - 10 Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. The Lamp, the Ice and the Boat Called Fish: Based on a True Story. Illustrated by Beth Krommes. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Ages 8 - 14 Murphy, Jim. Blizzard! The Storm that Changed America. Scholastic Press, 2000. Ages 9 - 14 Paulsen, Gary. The Haymeadow. Illustrated by Ruth Wright Paulsen. Delacorte Press, 1992. Age 12 and older Paulsen, Gary. The Voyage of the Frog. A Richard Jackson Book/Orchard, 1989. Ages 12 and older Philbrick, Nathaniel. Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex. Putnam, 2002. Ages 11 - 15 Tanaka, Shelley. On Board the Titanic. Illustrated by Ken Marschall. U.S. edition: Madison Press/Hyperion, 1996. Ages 8 - 14 For the Love of Freedom Bagdasarian, Adam. Forgotten Fire. Dorling Kindersley, 2000. Age 14 and older Baillie, Allan. Little Brother. U.S. edition: Viking, 1992. Age 11 and older Berry, James. Ajeemah and His Son. U.S. edition: A Willa Perlman Book/HarperCollins, 1992. Age 14 and older Buss, Fran Leeper and with the assistance of Daisy Cubias . Journey of the Sparrows. Lodestar Books, 1991. Ages 12 - 16 Clinton, Cathryn. A Stone in My Hand. Candlewick Press, 2002. Ages 10 - 14 Ellis, Deborah. Parvana's Journey. A Groundwood Book/Douglas & McIntyre, 2002. Ages 10 - 14 Levitin, Sonia. The Return. Atheneum, 1987. Age 14 and older Marsden, John. Tomorrow, When the War Began. U.S. edition: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Ages 13 and older Naidoo, Beverley. The Other Side of Truth. U.S. edition: HarperCollins, 2001. Ages 11 - 14 Rabinovici, Schoschana. Thanks to My Mother. Translated by James Skofield, from the German. U.S. edition: Dial, 1998. Age 13 and older Stewart, Elisabeth J.. On the Long Trail Home. Clarion, 1994. Ages 10 - 13 Temple, Frances. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti. A Richard Jackson Book/Orchard, 1992. Age 12 and older Turner, Glennette Tilley. Running for Our Lives. Illustrated by Samuel Byrd. Holiday House, 1994. Ages 8 - 11 Watkins, Yoko Kawashima. So Far From the Bamboo Grove. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1986. Age 12 and older Against the Odds Fox, Paula. Monkey Island. A Richard Jackson Book/Orchard, 1991. Ages 9 - 13 Gilbert, Barbara Snow. Paper Trail. Front Street, 2000. Ages 13 - 16 Mazer, Harry. The Wild Kid. Simon & Schuster, 1998. Ages 10 - 13 Paterson, Katherine. The Same Stuff as Stars. Clarion, 2002. Ages 10 - 14 Pausewang, Gudrun. Fall-Out. Translated by Patricia Crampton, from the German. U.S. edition: Viking, 1995. Ages 14 - 16 Philbrick, Rodman. The Last Book in the Universe. Blue Sky Press/Scholastic, 2000. 223 pages. Ages 13 - 16 Rubinstein, Gillian. Galax-Arena. U.S. edition: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Ages 11 - 16 This list may be reproduced and distributed by educational and/or nonprofit organizations so long as credit is given to the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.