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• The Maze

  Hobbs, Will

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  After reporting corruption at a juvenile detention center Rick flees for his life to a remote canyon in Utah. He meets a biologist working with condors and starts settling into a new life, but they aren't alone in the canyon and danger lurks nearby.

• Hatchet

  Paulsen, Gary

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  13-year-old Brian is stranded alone in the Canadian wilderness after a plane crash. He has the clothes on his back, a hatchet and his wits. Will they be enough to survive until help comes? Will help come?

• Northwind

  Paulsen, Gary,

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  Orphan Leif is left alone again when a sickness strikes the fishing camp where he is staying. His only chance is to flee north along the shorelines and inlets that make up his Nordic home and figure out how to survive a beautiful and brutal land.

• Nation

  Pratchett, Terry

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  Mau and Daphne are thrown together on an island when a tsunami destroys Mau's community and wrecks Daphne's ship. Can they and other survivors rebuild their lives? This story is told with Pratchett's classic wit and sly humor.

• The Thief

  Turner, Megan Whalen

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  Thief Gen is pulled from the king's prison and pressed into service to steal a gem from a hidden temple to the gods. Success means freedom, but many have attempted this quest and have not returned.

• Children of Ragnarok

  Chima, Cinda Williams,

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  In this Norse myth-inspired book, Reggin, Eiric and Liv have very different reasons for seeking the magical Grove. They hope it will offer freedom, redemption and knowledge, but something evil and potentially world-shattering lurks there.

• Moonrise Kingdom

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  A young couple decides to run away to the uninhabited parts of their island to make a life for themselves away from society. Personal problems, search parties and a hurricane threaten their dreams. This film is another quirky Wes Anderson classic.

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