Hatchet

by Gary Paulsen

Published 1 November 1986
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.

Voyage of the Frog

by Gary Paulsen

Published 1 January 1989
When David goes out on his sailboat to scatter his recently deceased uncle's ashes to the wind, he is caught in a fierce storm and must survive many days on his own as he works out his feelings about life and his uncle.

The Return

by Gary Paulsen

Published 12 April 1996