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3) Scat
Author
Publication Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
4) Feral youth
Publisher
Simon Pulse, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Publication Date
2017.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Follows ten teens who are left alone in the wilderness amid a three-day survival test.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Set in the wilds of Maine, this is an explosive tale of an estranged son thrust into the hunt for a murderous fugitive--his own father. Game warden Mike Bowditch returns home one evening to find an alarming voice from the past on his answering machine: his father, Jack, a hard-drinking womanizer who makes his living poaching illegal game. An even more frightening call comes the next morning from the police: They are searching for the man who killed...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the vein of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, a riveting work of narrative nonfiction centering on the unsolved disappearance of an American backpacker in India -- one of at least two dozen tourists who have met a similar fate in the remote and storied Parvati Valley. For centuries, India has enthralled westerners looking for an exotic getaway, a brief immersion in yoga and meditation, or in rare cases, a true pilgrimage to find spiritual revelation....
8) One last lie
Author
Publication Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The disappearance of Mike Bowditch's beloved mentor reveals an ominous connection to a 15-year-old cold case in One Last Lie, the new thriller from bestselling Edgar Award finalist Paul Doiron. "Never trust a man without secrets." These are the last words retired game warden Charley Stevens speaks to his surrogate son, Warden Investigator Mike Bowditch, before the old man vanishes without explanation. Mike suspects his friend's mysterious departure...
9) Prey
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Montana wilderness guide Angie Powell wants nothing to do with ex-soldier Dare Callahan, especially as she blames him for her failing business. But she has to put her feelings to one side when they are suddenly thrust together to stop an animal with a thirst for blood--of a human variety.
Author
Publisher
DK/Penguin Random House
Publication Date
2022.
Physical Desc
95 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"Embark on the journey of a lifetime to 20 of the world's wildest places! Explore each environment and learn about the keepers who are working to preserve them for future generations. Meet the animals and plants who call the wilderness home, and discover how you can take active steps to make a difference"--Amazon.
Author
Publisher
NewSouth Books
Publication Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Katie Sinclair climbed up a loblolly pine just to see if she could. And then she stayed, creating a media sensation and more than a little trouble for the folks in Jones County, North Carolina. There is a lot of speculation about why the state employee took to the tree. Some think she is making a political statement about the destruction of forests for urban development. Others believe her recent divorce has driven her to a nervous breakdown. But...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Birdie splits her days between caring for her six-year-old daughter, Emaleen, and working as a waitress at a roadside lodge in Alaska. But this is not the life she'd dreamed of as a child. Back then, she had fantasized about being free in the world of nature. Arthur is a soft-spoken recluse--adopted as a boy under mysterious circumstances by a local couple who raised him as their own but understood that he could never fully fit into their world....
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventeen-year-old Jenna, an ardent vegetarian and environmentalist, is thrilled to be spending the summer communing with nature in rural Canada, until she discovers that not all of the rugged residents there share her beliefs.
14) Small game
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A gripping novel about a survival reality show gone wrong that leaves a group of strangers stranded in the northern wilds"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Publication Date
2011
Physical Desc
210 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For decades people have unquestioningly accepted the idea that our goal is to preserve nature in its pristine, pre-human state. But many scientists have come to see this as an outdated dream that thwarts bold new plans to save the environment and prevents us from having a fuller relationship with nature. Humans have changed the landscapes they inhabit since prehistory, and climate change means even the remotest places now bear the fingerprints of...
17) Outback
Publisher
Lionsgate
Publication Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The terrifying tale of a young couple lost in the wilderness and fighting for survival. Wade and Lisa head to Australia hoping to recharge their ailing romance. When their GPS fails, they leave their car and head off on foot to find a new route. As daylight fades, they're forced to spend the night in the bush without food, water, or weapons, surrounded by snakes, scorpions, and wild dogs. Now, one decision could mean the difference between life and...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness.
20) The intruder
Author
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"There's someone at your front door - should you let them in? Find out in a riveting new thriller from global sensation and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid, Who knows what the storm will blow in ... Casey's cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane. Her roof shakes, the lights flicker, and the tree outside her front door sways ominously in the wind. But she's a lot more worried about the girl she discovers lurking...

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