Novels

Hatchet

Hatchet

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.

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast.

Old Yeller

Old Yeller

A wily stray, Old Yeller helps Travis and his family stay safe from the many dangers of the wild Texas frontier in this heartwarming tale of the Old West.

Kid in the Red Jacket

When ten-year-old Howard has to move with his family to a distant state, he is forced to live on a street named Chester Pewe, adjust to a new school, and get used to being shadowed by the little girl in a nearby house.
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Updated: June 16, 2014