Books about survival
33 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
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
Maus: A Survivor's Tale
Art Spiegelman
Grades 9–12
Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens
Rebecca E. Barone
Grades 4–8
