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Secrets in the Shadows

Secrets in the Shadows

by Heige S. Boehm
edition:Paperback
tagged : war & military, europe, survival stories
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Taken

Taken

by Norah McClintock
edition:Paperback
tagged : survival stories, self-esteem & self-reliance, general (see also headings under social themes)
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I lay on the gritty wooden floor of the filthy shack, frozen with terror. For weeks I had been hearing about the two girls who had disappeared, but I had never in a million years thought that something like that was going to happen to me.
But here I was, tied up, groggy, panic-stricken—and waiting. Waiting for whatever had happened to the girl who had been found "not alive." Waiting for whatever had happened to the other girl.
This couldn't be happening to me.
But it was.

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The Darwin Expedition

The Darwin Expedition

by Diane Tullson
edition:Paperback
tagged : survival stories, friendship
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The bear lowers its head. When a dog looks like this, it means you could get bitten. When a bear looks like this, it means you could be lunch. The bear's eyes harden, as if he has lost patience with us. We're on his trail and he wants us off. The bear opens his jaws. Big jaws. Really big teeth. His jaws make a smacking sound.
I whisper, "He's going to eat us."

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The Elephant Mountains

The Elephant Mountains

by Scott Ely
edition:Hardcover
tagged : survival stories, environment, dystopian
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"You cut yourself off from those you kill," his father said. "They're just targets. But if you push too hard on that, then you cut yourself off from everyone."

"Everyone?" Stephen asked.

"Yes, from love. Do you understand?"

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