Survival stories are always a big hit with kids. I still have falling-apart copies of Hatchet well loved across several generations of students and readers, but there are so many amazing new survival stories in the last few years.
Be prepared if sharing survival stories for #FirstChapterFriday - your students will NEVER want you to stop reading!
Survival Stories
I Survived books (series) by Laura Tarshis (series)
Alone by Megan Freeman
The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Hatchet (series) by Gary Paulsen
Stella By Starlight by Sharon Draper
Controlled Burn by Erin Soderberg Downing
The Disaster Days by Rebecca Behrens
Alone in the Woods by Rebecca Behrens
I was obsessed with survival stories as a kid (and definitely planned my own tree-based dwelling ala My Side of the Mountain). What's your favorite survival story?
