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"A rousing adventure yarn full of danger and heart and humor." —Richard Russo
An instant classic for fans of Jane Smiley and Kitchens of the Great Midwest: when two hardscrabble young boys think they've committed a crime, they flee into the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Will the adults trying to find and protect them reach them before it's too late?
It's the summer of 1994 in Claypot, Wisconsin, and
...2) Rust Creek
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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An ordinary woman must summon extraordinary courage to survive a nightmare odyssey in this harrowing survival thriller. Sawyer is an ambitious, overachieving college senior with a seemingly bright future. While on her way to a job interview, a wrong turn leaves her stranded deep in the frozen Kentucky woods. Suddenly, the young woman with everything to live for finds herself facing her mortality and pursued by a band of ruthless outlaws and the woods...
3) Forest
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Series
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Forest is a non-fiction picture book for very young children, designed to encourage their perception of the natural world and encourage a caring connection to it. Through gentle questions, the text asks young readers to consider what they see and experience in the forest through the seasons - animal tracks, tiny creatures in the soil, birds soaring in the sky above, leaves on the forest floor, towering trees, shade and dappled sunlight, wild flowers...
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Series
Total mayhem volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Dash Candoo is used to really strange, mysterious things happening at his school. But now, really, really, really strange and mysterious things are happening. Dash starts to wonder what's going on when mysterious tire marks and strange sounds start coming from Moremi Forest, next to Swedhump Elementary. When he and his friend Rob go to investigate, they can't work out what's going on. All they know is... they're being watched. Soon the weirdness spreads...
5) Forests
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Series
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
"What are forests? What kinds of animals and plants live in forests? Why are forests important?"--p. [4] of cover.
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We are blood and thunder volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Lena has never left the sealed-off city she calls home. The treacherous storm cloud surrounding the Duke's Forest prevents most from entering or leaving. But then Lena's deepest secret is revealed--she is a mage. And according to the law, all mages must die. With little other choice, she flees for her life, straight into the treacherous forest. Constance's family and friends believe her to be dead. She fled the Duke's Forest six years before, and...
7) Scaredy bear
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
There's a monster in the forest, and Little Bob is out to find him! But instead, Little Bob finds a very scaredy bear. Will he want to join the hunt?
Author
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The Glitch Force: Three kids interested in Minecraft. There's Duncan, a genius redstoner, Miranda, a sharpshooter with encyclopedic knowledge of Minecraft, and Zed, an expert builder with a prankster heart. Oh, and Duncan happens to a genius at repurposing his scientist mother's quantum electronic gizmos. When he happens to find a quantum glitch in the Minecraft programming code, it creates an opening for the three kids to visit Minecraft worlds FOR...
10) Briar girls
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Lena has a secret: the touch of her skin can kill ... But after a devastating mistake, she and her father are forced to flee to a village near the Silence, a mysterious forest with a reputation for luring people into the trees, never to be seen again ... Until the night an enigmatic girl stumbles out of the Silence ... Miranda ... is on a quest to wake a sleeping princess believed to hold the key to liberating the Gather from its tyrannical ruler...
11) Trees
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Series
Publisher
KidHaven Publishing, an imprint of Greenhaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Forests are filled with trees, but they're not all the same. How many different trees can be found in the forest, and how can you tell them apart? Questions such as these are answered as readers discover the various trees found in forest environments." --
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Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"After a fire leaves the forest smoldering, a determined marmot and her resourceful bird friend set off on a rescue mission in this beautifully illustrated, wordless story. They clear away fallen branches and scorched bushes. They rake and dig and plant new seedlings in the earth. With determination and ingenuity, as the seasons pass, they care for the little trees by making sure they have enough water, protect their branches from the wind and snow,...
13) The lost forest
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A forest, of course, doesn't need a map to know where to grow. But people need a map to find it. And in 1882 when surveyors set out to map a part of Minnesota, they got confused, or tired and cold (it was November), and somehow mapped a great swath of ancient trees as a lake. For more than seventy-five years, the mistake stayed on the map, and the forest remained safe from logging-no lumber baron expects to find timber in a lake, after all. The...
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Series
Melowy chapter books volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The Defense Techniques teacher tests the girls on their survival skills, leaving them in the Forest of Colors overnight. They use a manual she has left them to build shelter and cook dinner. Electra wanders from the group in the night and gets lost, sending the rest of the Melowies on a mission to find her. They split up and use different skills to pass the test.
Author
Series
Rebel girls (Chapter books) volume 5
Publisher
Timbuktu Labs, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Wangari lives in the lush, green, land of rural Kenya where the soil is perfect for planting, the trees tower into the sky, and the streams are full of mysterious creatures. All day, she plays beneath her favorite fig tree, and at night she gathers around the fire with her family to listen to her mother's stories. Then Wangari grows up and goes away to school, and things start changing at home. Farmers chop down the trees. Landslides bury the stream....
17) Sapo tiene miedo
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Publisher
Ediciones Ekaré
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
Todo el mundo sabe que los fantasmas y los monstruos no existen. Pero una noche oscura, Sapo, Pato y Cochinito escuchan ruidos extraños por todas partes y piensan que el bosque está embrujado.
Strange noises in the night frighten Frog and his animal friends.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Raymond and his pup Rosie are abandoned by his family, he uses his wilderness skills to survive in the woods, but as winter comes, he realizes his wits are not enough, and that perhaps it is time he starts trusting others with his secret.
19) Ghost hog
Author
Series
Ghost hog volume 1
Publisher
Oni Press Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Truff is the ghost of a young boar, fueled by fury towards the hunter who shot her down. She has a lot to learn about her new afterlife, and thankfully the forest spirits Claude and Stanley are there to guide her! However, they soon find that her parents, along with their fellow animal villagers, have been kidnapped by the malicious mountain demon Mava! Truff wants to help, but... the hunter is finally within her grasp, and if she lets him go, she...
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