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Survivor Diaries #2
Avalanche!
A high-stakes adventure series perfect for fans of the I Survived series and Hatchet. Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are skiing with their parents in Wyoming's Grand Teton Mountains where there is a ground-shaking rumble. Unstable snow rushes downhill and buries them in icy white. It will take all of their knowledge and grit to survive.
With seventeen years of hands-on experience and training in remote areas, survival expert Terry Lynn Johnson ( Ice Dogs; Sled Dog School ) creates on-the-edge-of-your-seat storytelling featuring the real skills that kids need to survive a disaster. This page-turner with illustrations includes survival tips from the National Avalanche Center and U.S. Forest Service. You could have a better chance of surviving a real-life avalanche after reading this book!
Stay calm. Stay smart. Survive.
With seventeen years of hands-on experience and training in remote areas, survival expert Terry Lynn Johnson ( Ice Dogs; Sled Dog School ) creates on-the-edge-of-your-seat storytelling featuring the real skills that kids need to survive a disaster. This page-turner with illustrations includes survival tips from the National Avalanche Center and U.S. Forest Service. You could have a better chance of surviving a real-life avalanche after reading this book!
Stay calm. Stay smart. Survive.
112 pages, Hardcover
Published January 2, 2018
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About the author
Terry Lynn Johnson
12 books336 followersTerry Lynn Johnson writes outdoor adventures inspired by her own team of eighteen Alaskan huskies. Her passion for adventure has provided her with a rich background to write from.
When she's not writing, Terry enjoys hiking, snowshoeing, and kayaking. She works as a Conservation Officer (Game Warden) in Whitefish Falls, Ontario.
She is represented by Caryn Wiseman of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
When she's not writing, Terry enjoys hiking, snowshoeing, and kayaking. She works as a Conservation Officer (Game Warden) in Whitefish Falls, Ontario.
She is represented by Caryn Wiseman of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
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October 1, 2017
My book!
This is my first book to get a STARRED REVIEW! From Kirkus!
This is my first book to get a STARRED REVIEW! From Kirkus!
April 29, 2019
This is better written than a lot of other books I’ve read for this age group.
December 12, 2017
Excellent adventure and suspense story for 3-5 graders. Two siblings skiing in the Grand Tetons are caught in an avalanche and buried under the snow. The kids must use their prior training and equipment to survive. Was surprised at how concise yet well written it was.
February 18, 2020
I loved it. It had a lot of information about how to survive an avalanche.
December 19, 2017
Originally posted at Log Cabin Library
Survivor Diaries is similar to the I Survived series, with the variant being real kids surviving in harsh wilderness conditions, the next one is called Overboard! For twins Ashley and Ryan it's surviving an avalanche. The story begins as Ashley is being interviewed by a reporter for a new series on brave kids, she recounts the events that lead up to the avalanche. The series is a sort of what to do if you land yourself in this situation and how to survive. Ashley struggles to try and be as good as her brother at school or to at least live up to her dad's and her own expectations to be a faster skier like her brother Ryan. Ryan's the adventurous type, the one who hears about a study being done with the Wolverines in the area and then wants to go off the trail chasing after them. Terry Lynn Johnson wastes no time getting the action started, detailing Ashley getting caught in the snow pouring down from the mountain, tumbling, unable to grab onto anything to prevent herself from being pulled down further. And then Ashley's training kicks in and she remembers the importance of not panicking. Once she's free, Ashley races to uncover Ryan from the snow he's buried under, with the only thing visible being his stick peering out of the snow. Bruised and with an injured knee, cold and damp they struggle to find a way to get warm. Then the realization hits that Ryan can't remember who she is. Ashley is usually the follower, in her brother's shadow, but now after his injury, she needs to take the lead. She's resourceful using the elastic of her underwear as a bandage for her knee and knowledgeable from her training. She's the one who gets them started in digging a snow cave, keeps Ryan alert by reminding him of things they've done together in the past, while hoping his memory will come back. There are many obstacles for them to overcome, not to mention a bear in the area, but Ashley perseveres to get them to safety. I especially liked the link that was made between Ashley watching a wolverine taking on a bear and using it as a catalyst for her own grit and determination to get up the side of the mountain while pulling her brother behind her. Avalanche! is packed full of practical tips on being out in the elements. It's educational while being highly interesting and with its full-page black and white illustrations depicting the action and survival tips from the National Avalanche Center at the back of the book, it certainly makes for a wonderful survival story.
*Review of EARC from Edelweiss Above the Treeline*
Survivor Diaries is similar to the I Survived series, with the variant being real kids surviving in harsh wilderness conditions, the next one is called Overboard! For twins Ashley and Ryan it's surviving an avalanche. The story begins as Ashley is being interviewed by a reporter for a new series on brave kids, she recounts the events that lead up to the avalanche. The series is a sort of what to do if you land yourself in this situation and how to survive. Ashley struggles to try and be as good as her brother at school or to at least live up to her dad's and her own expectations to be a faster skier like her brother Ryan. Ryan's the adventurous type, the one who hears about a study being done with the Wolverines in the area and then wants to go off the trail chasing after them. Terry Lynn Johnson wastes no time getting the action started, detailing Ashley getting caught in the snow pouring down from the mountain, tumbling, unable to grab onto anything to prevent herself from being pulled down further. And then Ashley's training kicks in and she remembers the importance of not panicking. Once she's free, Ashley races to uncover Ryan from the snow he's buried under, with the only thing visible being his stick peering out of the snow. Bruised and with an injured knee, cold and damp they struggle to find a way to get warm. Then the realization hits that Ryan can't remember who she is. Ashley is usually the follower, in her brother's shadow, but now after his injury, she needs to take the lead. She's resourceful using the elastic of her underwear as a bandage for her knee and knowledgeable from her training. She's the one who gets them started in digging a snow cave, keeps Ryan alert by reminding him of things they've done together in the past, while hoping his memory will come back. There are many obstacles for them to overcome, not to mention a bear in the area, but Ashley perseveres to get them to safety. I especially liked the link that was made between Ashley watching a wolverine taking on a bear and using it as a catalyst for her own grit and determination to get up the side of the mountain while pulling her brother behind her. Avalanche! is packed full of practical tips on being out in the elements. It's educational while being highly interesting and with its full-page black and white illustrations depicting the action and survival tips from the National Avalanche Center at the back of the book, it certainly makes for a wonderful survival story.
*Review of EARC from Edelweiss Above the Treeline*
December 11, 2017
Review from my 11 year old son.
Its a good book. I mean its a little easy for me to read but I really liked. It taught me alot about Avalanches and how destructive they can be. The characters are pretty awesome and I finished it in a night. The pictures were awesome and I learned a lot about survival.
Review from 8 year old daugher
This book was awesome mom! I learned all about Avalnches and it talked about how cold it gets and how you can freeze. Did you know if you fall asleep cold you can die in your sleep!
The book told me how to survive but I think I could die from the cold. The book was awesome and I was able to read it in a night. Fun, fast read.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers HMH Books for Young Readers for the advance copy.
Its a good book. I mean its a little easy for me to read but I really liked. It taught me alot about Avalanches and how destructive they can be. The characters are pretty awesome and I finished it in a night. The pictures were awesome and I learned a lot about survival.
Review from 8 year old daugher
This book was awesome mom! I learned all about Avalnches and it talked about how cold it gets and how you can freeze. Did you know if you fall asleep cold you can die in your sleep!
The book told me how to survive but I think I could die from the cold. The book was awesome and I was able to read it in a night. Fun, fast read.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers HMH Books for Young Readers for the advance copy.
October 22, 2017
As a teacher/librarian I know first hand that young readers, boys and girls, love to read disaster and survival stories. Interest is increased when the main characters are young, as in Avalanche.
This book was just the right length for young and sometimes reluctant readers; about a hundred pages. The story features twins, a boy and girl, who although well trained in avalanche situations, find themselves actually buried beneath the snow. The excitement is enhanced by wildlife skiers might encounter when stepping into their world.
After the story, the author lists intriguing tips on how to survive an avalanche and a bear attack.
My only complaint would be the illustrations. I felt the black ink drawings looked dated, but I'm speaking from the point of view of an adult reader not a student.
This was a well written and thrilling read.
This book was just the right length for young and sometimes reluctant readers; about a hundred pages. The story features twins, a boy and girl, who although well trained in avalanche situations, find themselves actually buried beneath the snow. The excitement is enhanced by wildlife skiers might encounter when stepping into their world.
After the story, the author lists intriguing tips on how to survive an avalanche and a bear attack.
My only complaint would be the illustrations. I felt the black ink drawings looked dated, but I'm speaking from the point of view of an adult reader not a student.
This was a well written and thrilling read.
January 26, 2018
“Avalanche!” a ground-shaking, exciting adventure in the “Survivor Diaries” which I won through Goodreads Giveaways opens with twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan skiing towards Colt Summit in Wyoming’s Grant Teton Mountains. Leaving their parents behind at a shelter in their desire to see a wolverine in the wild they take a fork in the trail ending up skiing onto the lip of “a dangerously loaded snowfield”. What they don’t expect is to hear a crack and feel the snow shift beneath them. Fighting to survive after being injured and buried in the snow only knowledge from their avalanche lessons and perseverance will enable them to overcome the obstacles in their road to safety.
The story heats up as Ashley fights not only to free herself from the snow encasing her but to help her brother escape what could have become his icy tomb. Intensity and suspense quickly ratchet higher with Ryan’s disorientation; their need for warmth, shelter and food; as well as their confrontation with a bear.
Well-written with wonderful illustrations and helpful survival tips at the end, the adventure centers mainly around Ashley as she puts her survival skills to work, and in her resourcefulness, finds a way to escape their dilemma to find help. Inspired by true events the author breathes realism and high-energy into this short but electrifying adventure.
Skilfully Terry Lynn Johnson creates in Ashley Hilder a brave, tenacious and inventive heroine who puts her survival knowledge to work to save their lives. A fighter when provoked at school rather than compliant like her brother Ryan, she focuses that determination and stubbornness as well as her innate cleverness to come up with a way to not only cross the snow but carry her brother to safety. Only when faced with a clash between a grizzly and wolverine does fear overwhelm the twins and they clutch each other, wondering if this will be their end.
“Avalanche!” is a short, gripping adventure with real life lessons in survival that will entrance middle-school and older readers. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and intend to add it to the collection in my library.
The story heats up as Ashley fights not only to free herself from the snow encasing her but to help her brother escape what could have become his icy tomb. Intensity and suspense quickly ratchet higher with Ryan’s disorientation; their need for warmth, shelter and food; as well as their confrontation with a bear.
Well-written with wonderful illustrations and helpful survival tips at the end, the adventure centers mainly around Ashley as she puts her survival skills to work, and in her resourcefulness, finds a way to escape their dilemma to find help. Inspired by true events the author breathes realism and high-energy into this short but electrifying adventure.
Skilfully Terry Lynn Johnson creates in Ashley Hilder a brave, tenacious and inventive heroine who puts her survival knowledge to work to save their lives. A fighter when provoked at school rather than compliant like her brother Ryan, she focuses that determination and stubbornness as well as her innate cleverness to come up with a way to not only cross the snow but carry her brother to safety. Only when faced with a clash between a grizzly and wolverine does fear overwhelm the twins and they clutch each other, wondering if this will be their end.
“Avalanche!” is a short, gripping adventure with real life lessons in survival that will entrance middle-school and older readers. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and intend to add it to the collection in my library.
February 15, 2018
A smart and riveting adventure about surviving in extreme elements following an avalanche. This is a must read for those who enjoy downhill skiing and snowboarding! Every minute counts when you find yourself in a dangerous situation. Avalanche! is the second book in Johnson’s Survival Diaries series. The plot is realistic with many nail-biting moments. Pen and ink drawings add to the drama as it unfolds.
Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan and their parents are skiing the snowy Grand Teton range in Wyoming. Their backpacks are filled with usual ski gear, extra food, and survival items. Ryan and Ashley take a detour from their parents and the designated path to follow some wolverine tracks. Suddenly they find themselves in the midst of a dangerously loaded snowfield that breaks away and crashes around them. Even though their avalanche lessons kick in, they have little time to try to turn a different direction before they are tumbling in the snow and debris that is sweeping them down the mountain. They are hurt and buried in snow.
Ashley is the first to dig herself free from her snow grave. But where is Ryan? Will Ashley and Ryan be able to use survival skills they have learned to race the clock and survive a massive avalanche until help arrives? What do they do first? How serious are their injuries? How much time do they have before hypothermia sets in? Can they build a fire?
The Avalanche! Survivor Diaries will have huge kid-appeal because the element of danger and the universal need to know what to do if you are unexpectedly caught in a situation where your life depends upon what you know. Johnson’s words of real-life advice echo loud and clear: Stay calm. Stay Smart. Survive. It is an important story for skiing families to read together. Ecellent book that belongs in every school library.
Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan and their parents are skiing the snowy Grand Teton range in Wyoming. Their backpacks are filled with usual ski gear, extra food, and survival items. Ryan and Ashley take a detour from their parents and the designated path to follow some wolverine tracks. Suddenly they find themselves in the midst of a dangerously loaded snowfield that breaks away and crashes around them. Even though their avalanche lessons kick in, they have little time to try to turn a different direction before they are tumbling in the snow and debris that is sweeping them down the mountain. They are hurt and buried in snow.
Ashley is the first to dig herself free from her snow grave. But where is Ryan? Will Ashley and Ryan be able to use survival skills they have learned to race the clock and survive a massive avalanche until help arrives? What do they do first? How serious are their injuries? How much time do they have before hypothermia sets in? Can they build a fire?
The Avalanche! Survivor Diaries will have huge kid-appeal because the element of danger and the universal need to know what to do if you are unexpectedly caught in a situation where your life depends upon what you know. Johnson’s words of real-life advice echo loud and clear: Stay calm. Stay Smart. Survive. It is an important story for skiing families to read together. Ecellent book that belongs in every school library.
February 24, 2019
Avalanche! (Survivor Diaries) by Terry Lynn Johnson, 104 pgs. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. $10.
Content: Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (some peril and injuries due to the avalanche, but kept pretty clean).
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS – ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are caught in an avalanche in the Grand Teton Mountains. Surviving the weight of the cascading snow is just the beginning, though. They must overcome separation, hypothermia, frostbite, wild animals, and serious injuries. Can the twins make it back to civilization, or will the mountain conquer them once and for all?
I couldn't put this book down. The action is fast-paced, and Ashley makes a compelling hero, both empathetic and endearingly flawed. Author Terry Lynn Johnson is a survival expert with years of experience in the wilderness, and it shows in her details, which set the scene well and added extra layers to the feeling of peril. This would be perfect for fans of Hatchet by Gary Paulsen or the the I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis.
Reviewed by Sydney G., K-6 Library Media Specialist
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Content: Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (some peril and injuries due to the avalanche, but kept pretty clean).
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS – ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are caught in an avalanche in the Grand Teton Mountains. Surviving the weight of the cascading snow is just the beginning, though. They must overcome separation, hypothermia, frostbite, wild animals, and serious injuries. Can the twins make it back to civilization, or will the mountain conquer them once and for all?
I couldn't put this book down. The action is fast-paced, and Ashley makes a compelling hero, both empathetic and endearingly flawed. Author Terry Lynn Johnson is a survival expert with years of experience in the wilderness, and it shows in her details, which set the scene well and added extra layers to the feeling of peril. This would be perfect for fans of Hatchet by Gary Paulsen or the the I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis.
Reviewed by Sydney G., K-6 Library Media Specialist
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December 27, 2017
Thank you to NetGalley for an E ARC of this book. All opinions are my own.
The latest in the Survivor Diaries series, Avalanche! will appeal to young readers not yet ready for longer adventure chapter books, such as the I Survived series. The length is appropriate for early or developing readers, and the pace is fast and steady. Although it's fiction, the survival skills and facts presented throughout the book definitely read like nonfiction, and it might be a great recommendation for a reader who typically doesn't like fiction. I enjoy all of Terry Lynn Johnson's books because I feel like I learn so much from them, while enjoying an engaging story.
I will be purchasing this series for my library.
The latest in the Survivor Diaries series, Avalanche! will appeal to young readers not yet ready for longer adventure chapter books, such as the I Survived series. The length is appropriate for early or developing readers, and the pace is fast and steady. Although it's fiction, the survival skills and facts presented throughout the book definitely read like nonfiction, and it might be a great recommendation for a reader who typically doesn't like fiction. I enjoy all of Terry Lynn Johnson's books because I feel like I learn so much from them, while enjoying an engaging story.
I will be purchasing this series for my library.
November 24, 2017
This was my first Survivor Diaries read and I loved it! I can't wait to share this series with students. I think that children will love the fast pace, constant action and characters in Avalanche! The relationship between brother and sister as well as their relationships with their parents made for a stand out story line between action moments. I loved the fast pace and easy to read chapters, but my favorite was perhaps the end pages and additional non-fictions pieces that were added in the back of the book. This book, and I imagine many of the other Survivor Diary books, would be great for reading along with curriculum concepts. I appreciate Johnson's willingness to thoroughly research and share that research with her readers. I can't wait to read more of this series!
December 12, 2017
"Avalanche!" is an adventure story for children ages 7-10. The story follows the 12-year-old heroine and her twin brother on a day when they're caught in an avalanche when out skiing by themselves. The author included real information about how to avoid or survive an avalanche, working it into the story as things the heroine remembers from a survival course they took. The heroine shows great courage while getting her injured brother to help even though she's injured and they face scary situations. I'd recommend this interesting, quick read.
I received an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from the publisher through Amazon Vine.
I received an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from the publisher through Amazon Vine.
April 13, 2018
Avalanche! is a truly realistic story. I couldn't put it down. I took Avalanche! to my middle school classroom, did a book talk for my struggling readers, and watched the book fly off it's shelf day after day. That is the best review possible. I'll be purchasing the remaining books in the series. Thanks, Terry Lynn Johnson, and Goodreads First Reads for a copy of Avalanche!
January 29, 2018
Well-written chapter book about a family vacation to Wyoming for skiing. The twins are strong skiers and are determined to find a wolverine off-trail. They have some avalanche training and this helps sister Ashley as an avalanche overtakes them one afternoon. Ryan is buried in deeper snow and Ash is able to dig him out.
The twins have to shelter on the mountain before starting out toward civilization. They encounter wild animals and attend to their injuries. Ashley finds she has strength and grit.
The twins have to shelter on the mountain before starting out toward civilization. They encounter wild animals and attend to their injuries. Ashley finds she has strength and grit.
August 15, 2018
I love the Survivor Diaries they are a great thing to read to learn about survival in the outdoors. Terry Lynn Johnson is a really good author that I love I can't wait to read the next one in the series.
January 15, 2018
a good book to read to the children in your life. full of suspense.
January 30, 2018
Very moving story! Based on true survival stories and survival tips. Grabs you attention and no lets go. No can wait for next book in this series!
March 6, 2018
I am reading this out loud to my students, they are loving it!
November 11, 2020
The “Survivor Diaries” series is aimed at kids in Grads 3-7. The first book, “Overboard,” provided valuable tips on how to survive in the water. And this book’s topic, “Avalanche” is no exception, as it is filled with life-saving tips.
Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are on a skiing trip with the parents deep within Wyoming’s Grand Teton Mountains. Author Johnson paints beautiful portraits of the mountains covered in a fresh layer of powder. I was glad I read this on an unusual warm day in mid-November. I got the shivers a couple of times.
Ashley and Ryan are skilled skiers. Ryan is the better of the foursome and always in the lead. Earlier that day, Ryan had seen a pamphlet about a study that was occurring in the area on the wolverines. I’ve learned a lot about wolverines from watching “Dr. Oakley: Yukon Vet.” They are beautiful animals, but elusive and extremely dangerous.
Since the kids were so far ahead of their parents on the trail, they decided to veer off the trail in the hopes of seeing one of the animals. They could easily catch up with their parents without them evening knowing they had strayed off the trail.
It wasn’t long before they heard a loud growl and were enveloped in a blanket of snow, falling head over heels over head over heels. Ashley is the first one to realize what has happened and is on a desperate search to find her brother. Thanks to the class the two had taken, Ashley knows what to do to keep them safe until help can arrive.
This short little book packs lots of adventure and knowledge into a readable, hopefully memorable (if readers ever find themselves in this situation) and exciting read.
Survivor Diaries: Avalanche! (Book 2 of a 4 book series) receives 5 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world.
Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are on a skiing trip with the parents deep within Wyoming’s Grand Teton Mountains. Author Johnson paints beautiful portraits of the mountains covered in a fresh layer of powder. I was glad I read this on an unusual warm day in mid-November. I got the shivers a couple of times.
Ashley and Ryan are skilled skiers. Ryan is the better of the foursome and always in the lead. Earlier that day, Ryan had seen a pamphlet about a study that was occurring in the area on the wolverines. I’ve learned a lot about wolverines from watching “Dr. Oakley: Yukon Vet.” They are beautiful animals, but elusive and extremely dangerous.
Since the kids were so far ahead of their parents on the trail, they decided to veer off the trail in the hopes of seeing one of the animals. They could easily catch up with their parents without them evening knowing they had strayed off the trail.
It wasn’t long before they heard a loud growl and were enveloped in a blanket of snow, falling head over heels over head over heels. Ashley is the first one to realize what has happened and is on a desperate search to find her brother. Thanks to the class the two had taken, Ashley knows what to do to keep them safe until help can arrive.
This short little book packs lots of adventure and knowledge into a readable, hopefully memorable (if readers ever find themselves in this situation) and exciting read.
Survivor Diaries: Avalanche! (Book 2 of a 4 book series) receives 5 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world.
March 31, 2018
Won this on Goodreads. My 11 year old granddaughter loved it. Very descriptive, entertaining and fun read. She wished the book was longer. http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1...
May 1, 2018
A real page turner action adventure until the very last page!!!!
August 8, 2018
Twins from Vermont get caught in an avalanche while the boy is looking for a wolverine.
Good choice for students who like the, I Survived series.
3+
Good choice for students who like the, I Survived series.
3+
November 8, 2018
Super exciting, works great as a readaloud. Love the sibling dynamics and how saving them both required a combination of grit and technical knowledge (gotta listen in ski class).
September 4, 2018
Johnson has written another interesting survival story with this book about surviving an avalanche. Twins Ashley and Ryan separate from their parents while on vacation in Wyoming in order to visit a wolverine observation station. But as they traverse the hillside, an avalanche occurs sending them tumbling down the hill. After digging herself out, Ashley must save her brother and keep them both alive until rescuers arrive. The details are fascinating and the tips for survival are good ones. Additional resources and an online game add to the fun of the book.
August 8, 2018
Terry Lynn Johnson's Survivor Diaries series is a thrilling and addictive series that aims to teach real life survivor skills through action-packed adventure. Avalanche! had me hooked from page one and I really enjoyed Ashley and Ryan's harrowing and inspiring tale.
September 23, 2021
Twelve-year-old Ashley Hilder’s twin brother, Ryan, has always been the one who makes the big decisions until they are caught in an avalanche on Colt Summit in the Wyoming Teton Mountains. Separated from their parents, who are unaware that the twins are trapped at the bottom of a gorge, Ashley (with a sprained knee) rescues her brother, who has been buried in the avalanche only to discover that the bump on his head has given him amnesia and he is developing frostbite on his toes. Ashley must overcome self-doubts and insecurities to take the lead if they are to survive injuries and encounters with a wolverine and a bear in the harsh wilderness. Back matter includes an author’s note with avalanche and survival tips. Readers will be drawn into this thrilling new adventure in the Survivors Diaries series.
January 10, 2020
A very straightforward premise: two kids (siblings) get caught in an avalanche and based on their past skiing training must use the things they learned to survive. I would have loved these as a kid—and I like the 5ish nonfictiony feeling pages at the end that gives guidelines for the survival situations encountered in the book. These are only like 100 pages with large text, too, so great for my 2-4th grade patrons.
October 23, 2021
I enjoyed the relationship between the twins, and the story of survival. I learned about types of avalanches, and thought it was clever the way the author introduced the characters in the beginning by the reporter coming to interview. It’s a shame that a tragedy had to help build confidence for the main character, but I think that is some thing that happens often in life.
December 16, 2018
Miss Linda read this book. Lots of action and adventure in this book which is one in a series. Well written with nice illustrations and a sneak peak at the next book in the series. Perfect for 4th graders and older who like exciting stories about kids their age.
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