Francie and her parents are on a spring road trip: driving from British Columbia, Canada, to hike in the Grand Canyon. When a shortcut leads them down an old logging road, disaster strikes. Their truck hits a rock and wipes out the oil pan. They are stuck in the middle of nowhere. Francie can't help feeling a little excited -- she'd often imagined how she'd survive if she got stranded in the bush, and now here they are. But will her survival skills...

The story of Splotch and the adventure of her roly-poly egg. Follow the dotted line and see where it goes. When Splotch's egg finally cracks, children can lift flaps to find a colorful surprise.

After a narrow escape from a plane crash the Hardys are on an investigation where they uncover a shocking conspiracy of corruption.

Continues the story of Joel, now nearly twelve and living with his father in a small town in 1957 Sweden, as he is run over by a bus and survives without a scratch, then sets out to do a good deed in gratitude for this miracle.

When a freak storm overturns their boat and strands Garrett and his best friend, Henry, on a creepy island, Garrett learns something about Henry that he never suspected--he has been dead for months.

"A tiny Spaceman arrives on a new planet, ready to perform his monotonous tasks—collecting samples, labeling and filing them, and moving on to the next planet. But pausing to look around, the Spaceman is dazzled by the beauty of his surroundings. And when a large bird makes off with his ship, he’s forced to venture out into this new world—planet Earth—on foot. Marveling at a varied landscape of flowers, butterflies, and other wondrous creatures,...

"A troubled girl is stranded in an arctic winter terrain after a plane crash and must fight for survival with the only other boy left alive"--Provided by publisher.

"After losing an important competition, Gloria thinks she's hit rock bottom. Then a plane crash proves her wrong, stranding her--along with a star football player, a city girl, a flight attendant, and many others--in the middle of the Arizona desert. Gloria soon realizes that in one of the world's harshest climates, technical ability won't help her. She must rely on her own will to survive--or she might not live long enough to be rescued"--Page [4]...

Emma is swept into the river when she tries to get silk and there is a dramatic rescue that follows.

When ten-year-old Jake's widowed mother breaks her leg just before Christmas while her sister and best friend are both away, a grandfather Jake barely remembers must come to Baltimore, Maryland, to help a neighbor take care of him.