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Across the Desert by Dusti Bowling (2021)
Bowling returns readers to the Desert Southwest with the story of 12-year-old Jolene, who strikes out across the forbidding landscape to rescue a stranded tween ultralight pilot.
Connect the Stars by Melissa de los Santos and David Teague (2015)
Misfits Aaron and Audrey find friendship at a wilderness camp in the desert.
Distress Signal by Mary E. Lambert (2020)
When Lavender’s class is caught in a flash flood in the desert, she must put aside her differences with her former best friend and team up with a mean girl and a boy named John to survive.
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (2000)
In this Newbery Honor winner, Brian is the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness and has only the clothes on his back and a hatchet.
Long Way Down by Jayson Reynolds (2017)
Fifteen-year-old Will seeks revenge for the shooting death of his brother in this tense young adult novel in verse. The story explores themes of grief and the cycle of violence.
By Dusti Bowling
Action & Adventure
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Animals in Literature
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Family
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Fear
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Fiction with Strong Female Protagonists
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Good & Evil
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Grief
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Guilt
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Juvenile Literature
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Mental Illness
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Realistic Fiction (High School)
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Realistic Fiction (Middle Grade)
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Safety & Danger
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School Book List Titles
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Science & Nature
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Sexual Harassment & Violence
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The Journey
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