- Finding fire, Logan S. Kline
- Two degrees, Alan Gratz
- Small spaces, Katherine Arden
- The last kids on Earth and the zombie parade, by Max Brallier ; illustrated by Douglas Holgate
- The three little tardigrades, a slightly scientific fairy tale by Sandra Fay
- In a flash, Donna Jo Napoli
- Hatchet, Gary Paulsen
- Surviving Bear Island, by Paul Greci
- Kill order, James Dashner
- Frostfire, Jamie Smith
- Julie of the wolves, Jean Craighead George ; illustrated by John Schoenerr
- The last kids on Earth and the Nightmare King, Max Brallier & Douglas Holgate
- Light, Michael Grant
- Alice on the island, a Pearl Harbor survival story, by Mayumi Shimose Poe ; illustrated by Matt Forsyth
- Simon and the bear, a Hanukkah tale, written by Eric A. Kimmel ; illustrated by Matthew Trueman
- 96 miles, J.L. Esplin
- The boy, the boat, and the beast, Samantha M. Clark
- Wilder girls, Rory Power
- Avalanche!, by Terry Lynn Johnson ; illustrations by Jani Orban
- Grenade, Alan Gratz
- A whale of the wild, Rosanne Parry ; illustrations by Lindsay Moore
- The last kids on Earth and the midnight blade, Max Brallier & Douglas Holgate
- Dead voices, Katherine Arden
- Alone, Megan E. Freeman
- Storm blown, Nick Courage
- The bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941, Lauren Tarshis
- Lost!, by Terry Lynn Johnson ; [illustrations by Jani Orban]
- The big dark, Rodman Philbrick
- How to stay invisible, Maggie C. Rudd
- Sunny the shark, by Remy Lai
- Lily and the great quake, a San Francisco earthquake survival story, by Veeda Bybee ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
- Swiss family Robinson, retold from the Johann David Wyss original by Christ Tait ; illustrated by Karl James Mountford
- Alone in the woods, Rebecca Behrens
- The Hindenburg disaster, 1937, Lauren Tarshis
- The living, Matt de la Peña
- The risky rescue, by Eric Luper ; Illustrated by Lisa K. Weber
- The Amazon, by Roland Smith
- Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
- I survived the California wildfires, 2018, by Lauren Tarshis ; illustrated by Scott Dawson
- I survived the Joplin tornado, 2011, Lauren Tarshis
- Spy camp, Stuart Gibbs
- Alone out here, Riley Redgate
- Fear, a gone novel, Michael Grant
- What beauty there is, Cory Anderson
- A world below, Wesley King
- Starry eyes, Jenn Bennett
- Forgotten city, Michael Ford
- Playing with fire, April Henry
- I survived the Wellington avalanche, 1910, by Lauren Tarshis ; illustrations by Scott Dawson
- Fugitive X, Gregg Rosenblum