Survive!
9 total works
When Cam’s family decides to go to a luau during their vacation in Hawaii, he decides to stay behind to play some video games in the hotel. Lost in gaming euphoria, Cam slowly begins to realize that the rumbling noises aren’t coming from the TV--the entire hotel is shaking. Cam glances out the window of his hotel room just in time to see the nearby “non-active” volcano explode. Chunks of rock and lava cascade down into the city. Giant, flaming rocks start to tear the hotel to shreds. Cam knows he needs to find his family and get out fast, but a river of lava is between him and his loved ones . . .
Andy and her twin brother Tony are four-wheeling in the woods near their family cabin when they notice the sky has turned a sickly shade of green. Moments later, the sky erupts into a raucous thunderstorm and they’re forced to take cover beneath an abandoned Ranger tower. When the sky grows eerily calm, they quickly get back on their four-wheelers and race home--only to find a massive funnel cloud blocking their way. The twins dodge falling trees and debris in search of shelter only to become faced with an even bigger dilemma: is it safer to keep moving, or hunker down beneath less than ideal cover?
Jeff and his best friend Keith are ice-fishing in the middle of Big Lake. It’s been hours without a bite, but they’re still having a blast — until the storm of the decade closes in. Soon, the entire landscape is buried in three feet of snow and the snowfalls shows no signs of stopping. With their heaters low on power, Jeff and Keith are forced to make their way home through the whipping wind, low visibility, and the ominous crackling of ice beneath their feet.
Kelly roams the outskirts of forest with her friends while they attempt to collect various bugs for a science assignment. Soon, a particularly rare butterfly catches her eye and she wanders into the woods in hot pursuit until it suddenly disappears. When Kelly turns back, she realizes she is completely turned around with no idea how to get back to her friends. Armed with only a mason jar, a butterfly net, and a small lunch, Kelly is forced to contend with the wilderness and many of the dangers therein.
Natural disasters come in all shapes and sizes, each one posing a unique threat to the environment, communities, and people therein. How do young people fare when left to their own devices in the face of nature's unbridled wrath? Discover the answer in Survival Stories, an illustrated series of books that shows the strength and resourcefulness of youth--and what they are capable of when the will to survive kicks takes hold. Each book is a fast-paced, real-time tale of everyday kids facing exceptional circumstances. Discussion questions, writing prompts, and nonfiction information on each book's natural disaster makes this series of books soar past the standard reading experience and into the realm of self-empowerment and personal agency.