Hatchet
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Old Yeller
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Volcano
Novels
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Hatchet
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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. | |
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
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Records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast. | |
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Old Yeller
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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. | |
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Dear Mr. Henshaw
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In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world. | |
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Volcano
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An account of how and why Mount St. Helens erupted in May 1980 and the destruction it caused, and a discussion of the return of life to that area. |