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Extreme Cliff Diving

Virginia Loh-Hagan (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781634711883

Extreme Cliff Diving presents the thrills and spills of this intriguing extreme sport. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience, these books maintain a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance achievement and comprehension.

Extreme Downhill Ski Racing

Virginia Loh-Hagan (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781634711913

Extreme Downhill Ski Racing presents the thrills and spills of this intriguing extreme sport. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience, these books maintain a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance achievement and comprehension.

Extreme Flyboarding

Virginia Loh-Hagan (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781634711890

Extreme Flyboarding presents the thrills and spills of this intriguing extreme sport. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience, these books maintain a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance achievement and comprehension.

Aron Ralston: Trapped in the Desert

Virginia Loh-Hagan (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781534109711

Could you survive being trapped and stranded in the desert? Aron Ralston: Trapped in the Desert in the True Survival series explores Ralston's shocking survival story. The book is written with a high interest level and lower level of complexity to serve more mature students reading at lower levels. Clear visuals, colorful photographs (including images of the survivors!), and considerate text help with comprehension and wild facts hold the readers' interest from the first page to the last. A table of contents, glossary, and index all enhance comprehension and vocabulary.

Apollo 13: Mission to the Moon

Virginia Loh-Hagan (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781534109704

Could you survive mechanical failure in space? Apollo 13: Mission to the Moon in the True Survival series explores the shocking survival story of the Apollo 13 spacecraft and her crew. The book is written with a high interest level and lower level of complexity to serve more mature students reading at lower levels. Clear visuals, colorful photographs (including images of the survivors!), and considerate text help with comprehension and wild facts hold the readers' interest from the first page to the last. A table of contents, glossary, and index all enhance comprehension and vocabulary.

Ada Blackjack: Castaway

Virginia Loh-Hagan (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781534109728

Could you survive being a lone castaway on a deserted island? Ada Blackjack: Castaway in the True Survival series explores Blackjack's shocking survival story. The book is written with a high interest level and lower level of complexity to serve more mature students reading at lower levels. Clear visuals, colorful photographs (including images of the survivors!), and considerate text help with comprehension and wild facts hold the readers' interest from the first page to the last. A table of contents, glossary, and index all enhance comprehension and vocabulary.

Abby Sunderland: Lost at Sea

Virginia Loh-Hagan (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781534141087

Could you survive a storm at sea? Abby Sunderland: Lost at Sea in the True Survival series explores Sunderland's shocking survival story. The book is written with a high interest level and lower level of complexity to serve more mature students reading at lower levels. Clear visuals, colorful photographs (including images of the survivors!), and considerate text help with comprehension and wild facts hold the readers' interest from the first page to the last. This book includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, and sidebars.

The Robertson Family: Attacked by Orcas

Virginia Loh-Hagan (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781534141070

Could you survive being lost in the Pacific ocean for 38 days? The Robertson Family: Attacked by Orcas in the True Survival series explores the Robertson's shocking survival story. The book is written with a high interest level and lower level of complexity to serve more mature students reading at lower levels. Clear visuals, colorful photographs (including images of the survivors!), and considerate text help with comprehension and wild facts hold the readers' interest from the first page to the last. This book includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, and sidebars.

Michael Benson: Trapped in a Volcano

Virginia Loh-Hagan (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781534141056

Could you survive inside a volcano's crater? Michael Benson: Trapped in a Volcano in the True Survival series explores Benson's shocking survival story. The book is written with a high interest level and lower level of complexity to serve more mature students reading at lower levels. Clear visuals, colorful photographs (including images of the survivors!), and considerate text help with comprehension and wild facts hold the readers' interest from the first page to the last. This book includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, and sidebars.

Lost in Space Hacks

Virginia Loh-Hagan (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781534149267

Could you survive lost in space? This book could save your life. With five survivalist hacks from everyday objects, you're sure to blast off into the next galaxy! Hacks are paired with a STEM connection that explains the science behind how the hack works. Written at a lower reading level with considerate text, these super engaging, high maturity books are sure to grab struggling readers.

Hunted by Predators Hacks

Virginia Loh-Hagan (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781534149298

Could you survive being hunted by predators? This book could save your life. With five survivalist hacks from everyday objects, monsters don't stand a chance! Hacks are paired with a STEM connection that explains the science behind how the hack works. Written at a lower reading level with considerate text, these super engaging, high maturity books are sure to grab struggling readers.

Deserted Island Hacks

Virginia Loh-Hagan (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781534149236

Could you survive on a deserted island? This book could save your life. With five survivalist hacks from everyday objects, you're sure to be able to weather the elements! Hacks are paired with a STEM connection that explains the science behind how the hack works.

I, Q: Independence Hall

Roland Smith (author)

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781627530965

Book One in the series. Thirteen-year-old Quest (Q) isn't sure he's ready for a new family. For a long time it's just been him and his mom, Blaze. But everything changes when Blaze falls in love with Roger and they start a new rock band called Match. Now they're married, have a hit record, and Match is going out on a year-long driving tour across the country. Q, along with new stepsister Angela, will take a year off from school and travel with the band. For now, home will be a luxury motor coach and homework will be a Web site diary of their travels. Perfect-Q can practice his magic tricks and Angela can read her spy novels. What can go wrong? As Q and Angela settle into their new life and new relationship as siblings, they start to notice that certain coincidences don't seem coincidental. For example, how does a band roadie named Boone find them in the middle of a desert where their coach just happens to break down? Why does a man from their parents' wedding keep showing up in the same cities they stop at? When they reach Philadelphia, Q and Angela realize this tour is definitely not the trip their parents had planned and that the "City of Brotherly Love" is full of mysteries and secrets that could threaten their new life together. Book 1 in the series.

I, Q: The Alamo

Michael P. Spradlin, Roland Smith (author)

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781627530149

Book 4 in the series. Fresh off a "too close" encounter with the terrorist group, the Ghost Cell, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Q and Angela head to San Antonio, Texas. As their parents' band, Match, prepares for a concert at the Alamo, the two discover that the Ghost Cell has its tentacles everywhere, including the Lone Star State. With each passing hour, Q and Angela uncover more clues and discover more leads. And the mysterious Boone and his SOS group leave them with more questions than answers, for there is much more to Boone than meets the eye. With time running out to stop another Ghost Cell attack, Angela and Q and the others begin to wonder. Are they following the Ghost Cell or is the Ghost Cell following them? Book 4 in the series.

Killer Flood

Jeff Gottesfeld (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781630781705

Dan and Pete are excited to have a sleepover at Dan's house while their parents are away. Their excitement turns to fear when the dam breaks and a killer flood smashes through town. The boys decide to stay put until they realize that Dan's elderly neighbors may be in danger. When they reach the neighbors' house, they find one of them near death. His lifesaving medicine is under water, and his wife is too old to make her way to town to get more. Both boys brave the flood to go find help.

Swamp

Saddleback (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781612473109

"I know you're tired of the beach. This is just like being in the Heights. Only warmer. What do you want to do?"

Wildfire Escape

James Buckley Jr. Kerstin LaCross (illustrator) (author)

Publisher: Bearport Publishing ISBN: 9781647476366

As flames rushed through the wooded hills near San Diego, California, people were forced to evacuate with what little they could take in a hurry. When the wildfire drew near, Nancy began packing up her pets. Dogs, cats, and birds alike jammed into her truck. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't save all of her beloved animals alone. Follow along as several heroes stepped in to help Nancy's furry and feathered family make it to safety in this graphic adventure of animal escapes. Then, learn about more rescuers who saved animals from wildfires.

Tornado Terror!

Harriet McGregor Alan Brown (illustrator) (author)

Publisher: Bearport Publishing ISBN: 9781647470494

Join Mikias Mohammed at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee as he fights to survive a terrifying tornado.

The Shredder!

James Buckley Jr. Cassie Anderson (illustrator) (author)

Publisher: Bearport Publishing ISBN: 9781647470708

The ocean can be dangerous when you don't know what's below the waves. Read the gripping tale of survival following a shark attack in this graphic novel.

Needles of Pain!

James Buckley Jr. Cassie Anderson (illustrator) (author)

Publisher: Bearport Publishing ISBN: 9781647470685

A day at the beach turns into a close call when a surfer steps on a stonefish. Follow along on the gripping tale of survival in this graphic novel.

Lightning Strike Survivor!

Harriet McGregor Alan Brown, Diego Viasberg (illustrator) (author)

Publisher: Bearport Publishing ISBN: 9781647470487

Rod Liberal was struck by lightening while climbing a mountain in Teton National Park, Wyoming. Join Rod and his friends on the journey from survival to recovery.

Killer Tentacles!

James Buckley Jr. Cassie Anderson (illustrator) (author)

Publisher: Bearport Publishing ISBN: 9781647470678

An encounter with a box jellyfish adds killer tentacles to a day of surf and sun. Read the gripping tale of survival in this graphic novel.

Heat Wave Horror!

Harriet McGregor Alan Brown, Diego Viasberg (illustrator) (author)

Publisher: Bearport Publishing ISBN: 9781647470470

Follow paramedics Michelle McInnis and her partner as they fight to save people during a deadly Chicago heat wave.

Floating Misery!

James Buckley Jr. Cassie Anderson (illustrator) (author)

Publisher: Bearport Publishing ISBN: 9781647470661

A fun swim in the ocean takes a dramatic turn when a beachgoer finds out that he's not swimming alone. Follow the story of man versus Portuguese man-of-war in this gripping graphic novel.

Flattened by an Earthquake!

Harriet McGregor Alan Brown (illustrator) (author)

Publisher: Bearport Publishing ISBN: 9781647470463

Join Li Anning and her classmates in Beichuan, China, as they fight to survive an earthquake that caused their school to collapse around them.