survival

"To ensure her family's survival, sixteen-year-old Koral cheats her way into the Glory Race, a dangerous chariot tournament using sea monsters meant for the ruling elite"--OCLC.

When a fanatical cult determined to cleanse the war-ravaged Earth threatens the one hundred, Clarke sets off to make peace with these strangers while Glass falls under the spell of the cult's magnetic message.

"Kiyohara, the malicious and decadent governor of Shinano, is determined to crush any dissent within the province. When Hoshina Yasaburo, a member of the Suwa sect, rises up in rebellion, Suwa Yorishige dispatches Tokiyuki and the Elusive Warriors on a clandestine mission to aid the rebel leader. But how can Tokiyuki help the Suwa sect when its soldiers are more determined to die in battle than to achieve victory?"--Provided by publisher.

"The true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years"--Amazon.com.

"Retells the story of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family that lives in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed region called Encanto--a wondrous place whose magic becomes threatened and whose rescue depends on the only member of the Madrigal family who doesn't possess magical gifts"--.

"Armed with ancient magic and all the authority of the holy church, Laus Barn led his ruthless Templar Knights to try and subjugate the free pirates of Andika. Faced with their overwhelming power, pirate captain Meiru decides to cut a deal. In exchange for a payout, the church will look the other way and allow her to rule Andika. . .but there's one big catch. The thing the church wants most of all is possession of Meiru's little sister, and the magic she commands. With the Liberators, pirates, and church all converging on Andika, the stage is set for a dangerous confrontation!"--Back cover.

"An apostle of the false god Ehit descends upon the Liberators, prepared to inflict death and destruction without mercy. The Liberators came to the desert to recruit Naiz, the wielder of ancient spacial magics, but his refusal leaves them alone against an overwhelming foe. Do Oscar and Miledi have what it takes to survive the ruthless onslaught of a divine emissary?"--Amazon.

"Spurred on by the dark secrets of her past, the bubbly Miledi Reisen invited Oscar Orcus to join her quest to upend the order of the entire world. Hoping to protect his beloved family, Oscar refused -- but when dark forces answering to the Holy Church threaten the livelihood of his younger siblings, his decision quickly changes. Confronted with the atrocities of the Holy Knights, it's time for Oscar to reveal his true power! Spellfire and brimstone erupt as zealots battle heretics. The strongest synergist emerges from obscurity!"--Back cover.

"Long before any child of Earth came to the world of Tortus, the Liberators fought their own war: a struggle against the gods themselves. Oscar Orcus was never the type to seek out that kind of conflict. He lives a simple life as a magical craftsman. But when the powerful magician Miledi Reisen barges into his life, he's swept up into the tides of history. When the two of them meet, sparks fly that will set the whole world ablaze!"--Back cover.

When Brian Robeson goes to visit his dad in Canada, the last thing he expects is that his plane will crash and he'll be stranded in the wilderness. In this nonfiction companion to the popular novel, you'll learn about the author's harrowing real-life experiences that are the basis of the novel.