survival

With her father away and her brother injured, it is up to little Pip to find food for her hungry siblings and mother mouse, but it is a hard winter and the only place where she is likely to find Christmas dinner is at Land's End, where the people live.

For young Cora Moffat March 18, 1925 has been a bad day, but it gets much worse when her school is hit by the Tri-State Tornado, and she, her twin brother and her former best friend Claire, struggle to survive as the school and town are destroyed around them. Includes historical notes.

Recounts the experiences of men and women who have experienced some of the most dangerous conditions and circumstances in the world.

This is the intense memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju who is forced at age twelve to live on the streets and fend for himself. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains.

JOSEF es un chico judi?o que vive en la Alemania nazi de los an?os treinta. Ante la inminente amenaza de los campos de concentracio?n, su familia y e?l se embarcan en un navi?o rumbo al otro extremo del mundo?. ISABEL es una nin?a cubana en 1994. Con los disturbios y la agitacio?n que asolan su pai?s, su familia y ella se echan a la mar en una balsa con la esperanza de hallar la seguridad en Estados Unidos?. MAHMOUD es un muchacho sirio en 2015. Con su patria desgarrada por la violencia y la destruccio?n, su familia y e?l inician una larga caminata hacia Europa? Los tres nin?os partira?n en un terrible viaje en busca de refugio. Los tres se enfrentara?n a peligros inimaginables: desde la posibilidad de morir ahogado hasta los bombardeos y las traiciones. Pero siempre existe la esperanza de un man?ana, y, aunque Josef, Isabel y Mahmoud esta?n separados por los continentes y las de?cadas, sus historias acabara?n por entrelazarse de manera sorprendente.

"In early September 1900, twelve-year-old Carrie of Galveston is looking forward to spending Saturday night at her friend's house, until her parents are invited to a very important party and she is forced to stay home and take care of her little brother; but a boring chore turns into a nightmare when the storm surge from the Great Hurricane hits and their house is swept off its foundation--and Carrie must think quickly and not panic if she is going to keep herself and her brother alive"--Provided by publisher.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.

A former US Army pilot has changed sides and now works for a smuggling operation, so when Mount St. Helens erupts and his plane goes down, he must escape the devastation and the smugglers.

In this fantastic new addition to the So You Want to Be a... series Kate, Eddie, and Angus are obsessed with ninjas. After watching endless ninja competitions on YouTube, the plucky adventurers dream of dressing in black and making themselves invisible. With padded shoes to silence their steps and throwing stars hidden in their pockets, the friends travel back in time to 1789 Japan to discover what it takes to be a ninja. Under the guidance of the grand master, the trio learn the ninjutsu craft from two of Japan's stealthiest ninjas-Hanzo, the bravest ninja of all time, and Chiyo, a kunoichi, or "female," ninja, who is a master of disguise. With the help of these great masters, Kate, Eddie, and Angus learn the most tightly guarded secrets of ninjutsu, including how to throw a ninja star, how to use mind control, and how to break into a castle! Full of zany illustrations and inspired by the book Ninja, which is based on an original ninjutsu training manual, So You Want to Be a Ninja? is a highly entertaining and accurate account of ninjutsu that's perfect for any child interested in martial arts or Japanese history.

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy in 79 A.D. is perhaps the most famous disaster in world history. Young readers make decisions and determine their own survival by joining the inhabitants of Pompeii in the days and hours before and after the devastation in Decide and Survive: Destruction of Pompeii. Don't forget: YOU, the reader, are in the driver's seat! This time, you're eleven-year-old Quentus, a Roman scribe and slave who's tasked with saving civilization, and himself, from a huge obstacle'a live volcano!.