Books about survival
40 books that US schools assign on this theme
A Long Walk to Water
Linda Sue Park
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 720L
Code Name Kingfisher
Liz Kessler
Grades 4–8
Cryptid Hunters
Roland Smith
Grades 5–8
Downriver
Will Hobbs
Grades 9–12
Earthquake Terror
Peg Kehret
Grades 3–5
Fever 1793
Laurie Halse Anderson
Grades 2–8
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 1020L
How to Survive Your Murder
Danielle Valentine
Grades 9–12
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
Lauren Tarshis
Grades 2–5 · Lexile 590L
Iceberg
Jennifer A. Nielsen
Grades 3–7
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Scott O'Dell
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 1000L
Life of Pi
Yann Martel
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 830L
