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Sachem Public Library
Sachem Public Library

150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook, NY 11741 • 631-588-5024

Mon – Fri:9:30am – 9:00pm Sat:9:30am – 5:00pm Sun:Noon-4:00pm
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Adventure: Survival Stories for Teens

Let’s Get Lost by Adi Alsaid

Leila, a free-spirited teenager, embarks on a solo road trip to escape her past and confront her emotional struggles. Along the way, she encounters three strangers, Hudson, Bree, and Elliot, who are each grappling with their own personal challenges. Through their connections, Leila learns the importance of facing her past and discovers the transformative power of self discovery and human connection.

49 Miles Alone by Natalie Richards

Desperate to heal the rift between them, Katie and Aster tackle four days of hiking in the Utah backcountry. But the desert they’ve loved for years has tricks up its sleeve. With supplies dwindling, they decide to team up with Riley and her boyfriend Finn. But when they overhear their new friends fighting and running off into the dead of night, they know something is very wrong.

96 Miles by J.L. Esplin

When a massive black out leaves the Lockwood brothers stranded without their survivalist father, they are confident they have enough supplies to last. But when they are robbed at gunpoint, John and Stew must walk 96 miles in the stark desert sun to get help, and they have only three days before their time runs out.

Take by Jennifer Bradbury

In search of her missing father, Cara and her ex-boyfriend Nat venture into the Cascade Mountains, up a harrowing rock face, and navigate through time as they explore the impact of Pearl Harbor and its Japanese Incarceration Camps, Cara’s family, and each other.

One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome

In 1879, Mississippi Lettie may have her head in the stars, but her body is on a covered wagon heading westward. Her father, Thomas, promises that Nebraska will be everything the family has strived for over generations.
But Thomas’ hopes and mouth are bigger than his ability to follow through. With few supplies and even less money, the only thing that feels certain is danger.

The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst

Claire is a worrier, an overthinker, but none of her doom thinking has come true. Until now. When Claire arrives at summer camp, she finds the lodge burned and the camp deserted. When she and two other late comers find a dead body in the woods, they realize that someone, or something, is hunting them.

The Atlas of Us by Kristin Dwyer

Atlas James has lost her way. In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, she’s working on a community service program rehabbing trails in the western Sierras. The only plus is that the days are so exhausting that Atlas might just be tired enough to forget that this was her late father’s favorite place. As she sheds the lies she’s built up as walls to protect herself, she realizes that four strangers might know her better than anyone has before.

The Distance From Me To You by Maria Gessner

McKenna and her best friend planned for over a year to defer their freshman year of college to hike the Appalachian Trail all the way from Maine to Georgia, so when her friend backs out, McKenna embarks alone on a physical and emotional journey that will change her life forever.

Adrift by Tanya Guerrero

When close cousins, Coral and Isa are separated by a tragic boat accident, they embark on a powerful story of loss and hope. Coral’s boat capsizes at sea, leaving her washed ashore on a deserted island to fend for herself. Isa remains at home, the only one holding out hope that Coral is still alive.

The Getaway List by Emma Lord

On a search to rediscover her old adventurous self, Riley decides to spend the summer in New York City with her best friend Tom completing the list of adventures they’ve been planning since he moved away. As she, Tom, and their friends work their way through the items on The Getaway List, Riley learns that sometimes the biggest adventure is not one you take, but one you feel in your heart.

The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon

Since Grandpa died, eleven year old Dally’s life has been spent preparing to take over the family business. When she rescues an envelope intended for her from her grandfather, inside is a map to an ancient vault, a library of secrets where each book is a portal to a precise moment in time. As Dally “checks out” adventure after adventure she begins to dive deep into her family’s hidden history.

Where the World Ends by Geraldine McGaughrean

Abandoned on a remote sea stack to harvest birds, Quill and his friends are left to endure storms, starvation, terror and the end of the world while awaiting rescue.

A Terrible Tide by Suzanne Meade

November 18th, 1929. In her small village in Newfoundland, Celia is setting the table for her thirteenth birthday celebration when the house starts to shake. It’s an earthquake, rumbling under the Atlantic Ocean. A few hours later, the sea water disappears from the harbor, only to rush back in a wave almost thirty feet high, destroying nearly everything in its path.

The Jump by Brittney Morris

The stress of an oil refinery being built in their Seattle backyard, threatening their families’ livelihood, prompts four teens to join a dangerous scavenger hunt. The reward of which is power that could change their families’ fates and save the city they love.

A Dog’s Way Home by Bobbie Pyron

Abby and her Shetland sheepdog Tam share an inseparable bond, but when an accident separates them, both are devastated and unsure if they’ll ever be reunited. As weeks stretch into months, Abby faces challenges in the Blue Ridge Mountains, while Tam navigates his own dangers and changes. This heartfelt story follows their parallel journeys, exploring themes of loyalty, love, and the unbreakable connection between a girl and her dog.

Ski Weekend by Rektok Ross

When their SUV crashes into a snowbank, Sam and her friends find themselves stranded in the mountains with no cell phone coverage and temperatures dropping. When the group gets sick of waiting for rescue, they venture outside to find help only to have a wilderness accident leave Sam’s brother with a smashed leg and raging fever. As the hours turn to days, Sam’s brother gets sicker, and their supplies dwindle, Sam vows to keep her brother alive.

Nessie Quest by Melissa Savage

When Ada Ru finds herself spending the summer in Scotland instead of the Disney trip she was hoping for, she is beyond disappointed. But when she and two unlikely friends embark on an epic adventure to spot the Loch Ness Monster, they end up discovering more than they ever could have imagined.

Peak by Roland Smith

After being arrested for scaling a New York City Skyscraper, Peak Marcello chooses to live in Thailand with his estranged father over a stint in juvenile hall. But Peak quickly learns that his father has ulterior motives. To boost his business, he wants Peak to be the youngest person to reach the Everest summit. For a climbing addict, this is the challenge of a lifetime, but it also could cost him his life.

Compiled by: Elizabeth Fanning, August 2024

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