Alive: Sixteen Men, Seventy-Two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--The Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes
by Piers Paul Read
Published 2005 by Harper Perennial

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On October 12, 1972, an Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a team of rugby players crashed in the remote snowy peaks of the Andes. Ten weeks later, only sixteen of the forty-five passengers were found alive. This is the story of those ten weeks spent in the shelter of the plane's fuselage without food and with scarcely any hope of a rescue.... More...

Backwater
by Joan Bauer
Published 1999 by Putnam Publishing Group

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We rounded a curve, climbed over a rock formation glistening with frost. "We're here", Jo said, and extended her hand to the expanse of blue-gray sky and the beauty of the snow-capped mountain summit. It was perfect. Was it? Stuck in a family overflowing with lawyers, Ivy Breedlove longs to be understood, to break free of unfair expectations and to find the truth about the mysterious hermit aunt who broke the family mold -- the relative no one will talk about.... More...

Brian's Winter
by Gary Paulsen
Published 1996 by Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers

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In Hatchet, 13-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. He was rescued at the end of the summer. Brian's Winter begins where Hatchet might have ended: Brian is not rescued, but must build on his survival skills to face his deadliest enemy--a northern winter. More...

The Cry of the Icemark
by Stuart Hill
Published 2005 by Chicken House

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The Icemark is a kingdom in great danger: its king has died, and its enemy lies in wait. Now the kingdom's fate rests on the shoulders of one young girl in this coming-of-age tale that marks Hill's dazzling debut. More...

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer
Published 1997 by Villard Books

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When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top.... More...

Kingdom of the Golden Dragon
by Isabel Allende
Published 2005 by Rayo

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Translated from the original Spanish and packed with the same high adventure, fantastic encounters, exotic landscapes, and unique characters, this sequel to "City of the Beasts" leads readers to a hidden kingdom in the heart of the Himalayas. More...

Peak
by Roland Smith
Published 2007 by Harcourt Children's Books

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The emotional, tension-filled story of a 14-year-old boy's attempt to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest is an action-packed adventure about friendship, sacrifice, family and the drive to take on Everest, despite the incredible risk. More...

Rash
by Pete Hautman
Published 2006 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

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In this futuristic satire by a National Book Award winner, a teen is sent to work at a pizza factory in the Canadian tundra after being accused of causing a rash that plagues his school. More...

Shackleton's Stowaway
by Victoria McKernan
Published 2005 by Alfred A. Knopf

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On October 26, 1914, Ernest Shackleton's Endurance set sail from Buenos Aires in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in exploration: the crossing of the Antarctic continent. The crew stood on deck to watch the city fade away. All but one.

Eighteen-year-old Perce Blackborow hid below in a locker.... More...

Snow-Walker
by Catherine Fisher
Published 2004 by Eos

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From the bestselling author of "The Oracle Betrayed" comes this new, epic fantasy. From the swirling mists and icy depths beyond the edge of the world comes the Snow-walker Gundrun, to rule the Jarl's people with fear and sorcery. But a small, brave band is prepared to risk everything to defeat Gundrun. More...

Snowbound: The Tragic Story of the Donner Party
by David Sievert Lavender
Published 1996 by Holiday House

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The ordeals faced by a group of pioneers journeying from Illinois to California in 1846. More...

Switchers
by Kate Thompson
Published 1999 by Hyperion Books

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When freakish weather grips the Arctic regions and moves southward, an Irish girl and her strange companion save the world from disaster through their ability to switch into animal forms.

The Trap
by John Smelcer
Published 2006 by Henry Holt & Company

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A gripping wilderness adventure and survival story "It was getting colder. Johnny pulled the fur-lined hood of his parka over his head and walked towards his own cabin with the sound of snow crunching beneath his boots."

"" He should be back tomorrow, " he thought, as a star raced across the sky just below the North Star.... More...

Voyage of Ice
by Michele Torrey
Published 2004 by Alfred A. Knopf

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All Nick ever wanted to be was a whaling captain, like his father before him. What could be more glorious than the life of a whaleman, battling mighty sperm whales and returning home rich as Midas? So when his older brother Dexter signs aboard the "Sea Hawk, Nick won't stand to be left behind.... More...

The White Darkness
by Geraldine McCaughrean
Published 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers

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The first contemporary young adult novel by Carnegie Medalist McCaughrean is a spellbinding journey in which a dream trip is turned into a mad obsession, a web of lies, and a nightmarish struggle for survival. More...

Winter Camp
by Kirkpatrick Hill
Published 1993 by Margaret K. McElderry Books

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Eleven-year-old Toughboy and his younger sister must survive the harsh Alaskan winter at a friend's winter trapping camp. Sequel to "Toughboy and Sister". More...

Winter Room
by Gary Paulsen
Published 1989 by Scholastic

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A young boy growing up on a northern Minnesota farm describes the scenes around him and recounts his old Norwegian uncle's tales of an almost mythological logging past. More...

Wintersmith
by Terry Pratchett
Published 2006 by HarperCollins Publishers

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In the third adventure of Tiffany Aching and the Wee Free Men, Tiffany faces a new challenge: a boy who is winter itself. More...