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Lost in Space: Return to Yesterday (Lost in Space #1)
by Kevin EmersonA thrilling, original novel based on Netflix's smash hit Lost in Space! Perfect for fans eagerly awaiting season 2, this all-new story focuses on 11-year-old Will Robinson and his closest friend and greatest protector--a mysterious Robot with a dangerous past. Thirty years in the future, Earth has become increasingly more uninhabitable, and a group of colonists--including Will, his two teenage sisters, and their parents--travels across the galaxy to establish a new home. But when the ship is attacked, the Robinsons are stranded on an alien planet where they must contend with disastrous technical issues, a hostile environment, and dangerous personalities to get off world and reach their colony. One day, while exploring a remote complex of caves with his Robot, Will discovers a strange portal that allows him to travel back to Earth--to a time before the Robinsons left on their mission. Realizing the portal could be a way for the colonists to escape the planet and finally make their way to their new home, Will and his sisters decide to investigate it, triggering a series of events that not only changes their reality, but threatens the group's very existence. With the beings who created the portal in pursuit, Will must find a way to right the wrongs of the past and save his family's future.© 2019 Legendary. All Rights Reserved.
Lost in Time (Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time #4)
by Geronimo StiltonA thrilling quest through the past!I couldn't believe it. I, Geronimo Stilton, had to travel back in time to save a friend! Professor Paws von Volt needed my help. He had traveled to the past alone to prove that an artifact in the Egyptian Mouseum was genuine -- and now he was lost in time!My friends and I boarded the professor's newest time machine to go find him, and ended up on a crazy trip through history. We met Cleopatra, Genghis Khan, famouse poet Dante, Queen Elizabeth I, and more. It was a fabumouse journey! But could we find the professor and make it back to the present?
Lost in the Amazon: A Battle for Survival in the Heart of the Rainforest (Lost #3)
by Tod OlsonIn this true story written for young readers, a teen is the only survivor of a plane crash and must stay alive in the South American jungle until rescue.Peru, Christmas Eve, 1970. It was supposed to be a routine flight, carrying eighty-six passengers across the Andes Mountains and home for the holiday. But high above the Amazon rainforest, a roiling storm engulfs the plane. Lightning strikes. A deafening whoosh sweeps through the cabin. And suddenly, seventeen-year-old Juliane Koepcke is alone. The plane has vanished. She is strapped to her seat and plunging 3,500 feet to the forest floor. On Christmas Day, she wakes. She is injured, covered in mud, but strangely—miraculously—alive. And now, in a remote corner of the largest rainforest on Earth, the real battle for survival begins.
Lost in the Antarctic: The Doomed Voyage of the Endurance (Lost #4)
by Tod OlsonClimb aboard the doomed ship Endurance to join famed explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew who must battle the frigid Antarctic elements to survive being stranded at the edge of the world.There wasn't a thing Ernest Shackleton could do. He stood on the ice-bound Weddell Sea, watching the giant blocks of frozen saltwater squeeze his ship to death. The ship's name seemed ironic now: the Endurance. But she had lasted nine months in this condition, stuck on the ice in the frigid Antarctic winter. So had Shackleton and his crew of 28 men, trying to become the first expedition ever to cross the entire continent.Now, in October 1915, as he watched his ship break into pieces, Shackleton gave up on that goal. He ordered his men to abandon ship. From here on, their new goal would be to focus on only one thing: survival.Filled with incredible photographs that survived the doomed voyage of the Endurance, Lost in the Antarctic retells one of the greatest adventure and exploration stories of all time.
Lost in the Backyard
by Alison HughesFlynn hates the outdoors. Always has. He barely pays attention in his Outdoor Ed class. He has no interest in doing a book report on Lost in the Barrens. He doesn't understand why anybody would want to go hiking or camping. But when he gets lost in the wilderness behind his parents' friends' house, it's surprising what he remembers--insulate your clothes with leaves, eat snow to stay hydrated, build a shelter, eat lichen--and how hopelessly inept he is at survival techniques.
Lost in the Devil's Desert
by Gloria Skurzynski Joseph M. ScrofaniEleven-year-old Kevin finds himself alone and lost in the Utah desert, with only his wits to help him survive.
Lost in the Empire City
by AviNewbery Medalist Avi is back with a gripping exploration of the immigrant experience at the turn of the twentieth century. A must-read for fans of Moon over Manifest and Echo Mountain.When Santo’s father left their tiny town in Italy for America, he made Santo promise to keep their family together until he has enough money to bring the rest of them to the US.It takes a few years, but Mama finally gets word that their family can join Papa. Santo couldn’t be more excited to go to America—and to see his father again. However, Santo gets separated from his mother and siblings at Ellis Island, and he is left to fend for himself on the mean streets of Manhattan. Santo doesn’t speak English, he doesn’t know anyone, and he has nowhere to go. He has no money and no help.While searching desperately for a clue as to where his family has gone, Santo gets caught up with a gang of boys who steal to stay alive. But when an unexpected betrayal leaves Santo scrambling, it will take all the street smarts he’s gained to find a way back to his family.
Lost in the End: Lost Minecraft Journals, Book Three (Lost Minecraft Journals #3)
by Winter MorganHarriet, Jack, and Toby are treasure hunters, searching the Minecraft world for its most valuable hidden secrets. In an abandoned mineshaft, they discovered the first of three lost journals that once belonged to William, a legendary explorer who has gone missing. The journals have taken them on a daring adventure to a secret temple deep within a desert biome, then into the perilous depths of the Nether. Now the treasure hunters are facing their greatest challenge yet. This time, they’re certain they’re close to finding William. They find themselves traveling deep into the ocean and atop the highest mountains, but they just can’t find him anywhere. Is it possible the journals are a hoax? Is the explorer missing for good? In one last desperate attempt, the group ventures to the End. But will they survive this last-ditch effort, or have they finally gone too far? This is the third book in the new Lost Minecraft Journals series. The chapters of each book alternate between the journal entries (William’s story) and the story of the treasure hunters. Fans of Minecraft won’t want to miss this wild new adventure.
Lost in the Forest: Grubstake Adventures (Grubstake Adventures #4)
by Nathan AasengWhen five-year-old Max, who suffers from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, runs away from Bible camp, the children who search for him gain unexpected understandings. "At Camp Grubstake, Terrell and Aaron decide to play a trick on a Hmong boy named Khou who is still adapting to American culture. Meanwhile, five-year-old Max is out terrorizing Danielle and Laura with a huge black beetle. When Max wanders off into the state forest, Danielle and Terrell follow to rescue him. But what's that noise? Is a bear following them? Now they're lost in the forest! And night is coming on. You'll find the rest of the books in the Grubstake series in the Bookshare library. Look for: Aliens!, Sneak Attack!, and Swamped!. NATHAN AASENG, the author of more than 120 books, has based the Grubstake Adventures on his experience as a Bible camp counselor. He lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, with his wife and children."
Lost in the Labyrinth
by Patrice KindlFrom the deepest layer of the Labyrinth under the Royal Palace to the topmost floor of the prison tower, this enthralling version of the myth of the maze and the Minotaur by master storyteller Patrice Kindl is filled with the marvelous and the strange.
Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a Drop to Drink (Lost #1)
by Tod OlsonLOST IN THE PACIFIC is the first book in a new narrative nonfiction series that tells the true story of a band of World War II soldiers who became stranded at sea and had to fight for survival.World War II, October 21, 1942. A B-17 bomber drones high over the Pacific Ocean, sending a desperate SOS into the air. The crew is carrying America's greatest living war hero on a secret mission deep into the battle zone. But the plane is lost, burning through its final gallons of fuel.At 1:30 p.m., there is only one choice left: an emergency landing at sea. If the crew survives the impact, they will be left stranded without food or water hundreds of miles from civilization. Eight men. Three inflatable rafts. Sixty-eight million square miles of ocean. What will it take to make it back alive?
Lost in the Sun
by Lisa GraffFrom the author of A Tangle of Knots and Absolutely Almost, a touching story about a boy who won't let one tragic accident define him. <P><P>Everyone says that middle school is awful, but Trent knows nothing could be worse than the year he had in fifth grade, when a freak accident on Cedar Lake left one kid dead, and Trent with a brain full of terrible thoughts he can't get rid of. <P>Trent's pretty positive the entire disaster was his fault, so for him middle school feels like a fresh start, a chance to prove to everyone that he's not the horrible screw-up they seem to think he is. <P> If only Trent could make that fresh start happen. <P>It isn't until Trent gets caught up in the whirlwind that is Fallon Little--the girl with the mysterious scar across her face--that things begin to change. <P>Because fresh starts aren't always easy. <P>Even in baseball, when a fly ball gets lost in the sun, you have to remember to shift your position to find it.
Lost in the Tunnel of Time: The Buried Bones Mystery; Lost In The Tunnel Of Time; Shadows Of Caesar's Creek; The Space Mission Adventure; The Backyard Animal Show; Stars And Sparks On Stage (Clubhouse Mysteries #2)
by Sharon M. DraperIn this second book of the classic chapter book series by award-winning author Sharon M. Draper, four boys who call themselves the Black Dinosaurs explore an old tunnel that once was part of the Underground Railroad.Ziggy, Rico, Rashawn, and Jerome discover their hometown used to be a stop on the Underground Railroad and set out to explore the part of the tunnel right under their school. When a trapdoor slams behind them, locking them in the tunnel, there&’s only one thing they can do—plunge deeper and deeper into the darkness. Where will the tunnel lead them? And will the old, crumbling walls hold until they find their way to the end?
Lost in the Woods: A Survival Guide (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Purple #Level S)
by Kate ForsterText Elements <p><p> Genre: Procedural <p> Text Structures <p> Main: Temporal Sequence <p> Embedded: Cause/Effect, Problem/ Solution, Narrative, Question/ Answer <p> Text Features: table of contents, headings, photos, diagrams, captions, labels, sidebars, quiz, glossary
Lost on Doll Island (Doll Island)
by Cassandra Ramos-GomezRick Riordan meets R. L. Stine in this fast-paced debut middle grade horror packed with adventure about a Mexican American boy who starts hearing the voice of a haunted doll while visiting family in Mexico City.Diego feels trapped. He&’s confined in an arm cast, stuck with his tía and tío for a week in Mexico City, and smothered with the sickening fear that he&’s the one who really caused his parents&’ divorce. But most of all, he&’s trapped in his own secret. Because ever since he got to Mexico City, he&’s started having strange dreams of a doll calling his name. Then Diego learns of La Isla de Muñecas, an island full of legendary magic that can make children&’s wishes come true. If Diego can harness the power there, maybe he could fix everything that has gone wrong in his life. So, with the help of two new friends, Diego takes a boat to the legendary island. From the moment the kids step ashore, nothing is as it seems—with dolls disappearing and reappearing in the blink of an eye. Suddenly, Diego is more trapped than ever before, and as the night goes on, he&’s not sure he can escape.
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
by Donn FendlerA twelve-year-old describes his nine-day struggles to survive after being separated from his companions in the mountains of Maine in 1939.
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
by Donn Fendler Joseph EganAll he had was hope.When twelve-year-old Donn Fendler gets tired of waiting for his father and brothers to join him on the summit of Maine's highest peak, he decides to find his own way back to camp. But Donn doesn't expect a fast-moving fog to obscure his path, knocking him completely off course. He doesn't count on falling down an embankment that hides him from sight. And he never could have imagined taking a wrong turn that leaves him alone to wander aimlessly for nearly two weeks in the empty mountain wilderness.A true and inspiring story about a boy's harrowing journey through nature's unforgiving terrain.
Lost! (Survivor Diaries)
by Terry Lynn Johnson Jani OrbanA high-stakes survival series perfect for fans of the I Survived series and Hatchet. Stay calm. Stay smart. Survive. An ancient myth about a statue leads eleven-year-old Carter and twelve-year-old Anna down a trail deep into the Costa Rican jungle. They get turned around, then chased by howler monkeys. Carter and Anna try to find their way back to the familiar path, but the tangle of vines and trees all look the same. They are . . . lost! 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 real skills to prepare kids for surviving a disaster. This book includes tips from the Canadian Red Cross on how to make your own survival kit. After reading this book, you'll be better prepared for surviving a real-life disaster.
Lost! A Dog Called Bear (Rainbow Street Shelter #1)
by Wendy OrrLogan is moving from the farm to the city. He'll miss all the things he's leaving behind, but at least he has Bear. He loves Bear more than anything else in the world—because Bear is his dog. Hannah lives in the city. What she wants, more than anything else in the world, is a dog of her own. At the Rainbow Street Shelter, Logan and Hannah find a talking parrot, an old black Labrador, a three-legged goat, a puppy that looks like a peanut—and a Surprise that just might be the best thing in the world.
Lost: Books V And Vi (Orca Currents)
by John WilsonSam and Annabel are pleased when they are selected to take a cruise to the Arctic. They are thrilled when they learn that the cruise will take them past a site connected to the most famous mystery in Arctic history: the Franklin Expedition. But things on the cruise are not what they seem. When Sam and Annabel make a startling discovery on a small island close to where archaeologists are diving on the wreck of the Erebus, one of the Franklin’s ships, they are confronted by an old enemy. Isolated and outnumbered, how can they possibly save the priceless artifact that may hold the answer to the Franklin mystery? This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Lost: Learning About Animal Communication With The Garbage Gang (Michael Dahl Presents: Midnight Library 4d Ser.)
by Thomas Kingsley TroupeKelly roams the outskirts of the forest with her friends while they attempt to collect various bugs for a science assignment. Soon, a particularly rare butterfly catches her eye and she wanders into the woods in hot pursuit until it suddenly disappears. When Kelly turns back, she realizes she is completely turned around with no idea how to get back to her friends. Armed with only a mason jar, a butterfly net, and a small lunch, Kelly is forced to contend with the wilderness and many of the dangers therein.
Lost: The powerful story of two siblings trying to survive extreme poverty
by Ele FountainTHE POWERFUL STORY OF TWO SIBLINGS TRYING TO SURVIVE EXTREME POVERTY BY THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF REFUGEE 87LOLA'S LIFE IS ABOUT TO BECOME UNRECOGNISABLE. SO IS LOLA.Everything used to be comfortable. Lola lived in a big house with her family, where her biggest problems were arguing with her little brother or being told she couldn't have a new phone. But as one disaster follows another, the threads of her home and family begin to unravel.Cut off from everything she has known before, Lola must find a new way to survive.Now, an ordinary girl must become extraordinary.
Lotería
by Karla Arenas ValentiThe turn of a card could change your destiny in this captivating middle grade adventure based on the Lotería card game and perfect for fans of Coco. While searching for her missing cousin, a young girl is transported to a mythical kingdom, becoming entangled in a perilous game of chance.&“A magical, philosophical tale rooted in Mexican lore.&” —School Library Journal, starred reviewIn the hottest hour of the hottest day of the year, a fateful wind blows into Oaxaca City. It whistles down cobbled streets and rustles the jacaranda trees before slipping into the window of an eleven-year-old girl named Clara. Unbeknownst to her, Clara has been marked for la Lotería. Life and Death deal the Lotería cards but once a year, and the stakes could not be higher. Every card reveals a new twist in Clara&’s fate—a scorpion, an arrow, a blood-red rose. If Life wins, Clara will live to a ripe old age. If Death prevails, she&’ll flicker out like a candle. But Clara knows none of this. All she knows is that her young cousin Esteban has vanished, and she&’ll do whatever it takes to save him, traveling to the mythical Kingdom of Las Pozas, where every action has a price, and every choice has consequences. And though it seems her fate is sealed, Clara just might have what it takes to shatter the game and choose a new path. Karla Arenas Valenti weaves an adventure steeped in magic and mythology—gorgeously illustrated by Dana Sanmar—exploring the notion of free will in a world where fate holds all the cards.
Lots of Bots
by Goro Fujita C. J. RichardsHaving defeated the rampaging robots in The Junkyard Bot, George is thrilled to score his dream internship at Tinker Tech. But he and his best pal, Jackbot, realize that something does not compute when a dangerous new invention threatens Terabyte Heights. As he and his friends search for answers, they uncover secrets about George's past that may change his life . . . forever. Robots, engineering, and buddy stories have never been this cool, or this much fun. Perfect for restless readers who crave gizmos, gadgets, and mystery by the megabyte! Visit www.robotsrulebooks.com to learn more.
Lotte's Locket
by Virginia Sorensen Fermin RockerTo eleven-year-old Lotte, the eighth by that name to have lived in the old Danish farmhouse, it was unthinkable that her beloved mother should marry an American and plan to take Lotte to live in New York! How could they leave Lotte’s wise and loving grandmother, the old house with its special “Lotte Room,” the village so rich in history where her father was buried—all that was dearest to them? Through the months that followed the wedding, Lotte struggled with her unhappiness, determined—when the summer holiday began—to run away instead of sailing for New York, so that she might stay in Denmark. With understanding and compassion, intimate knowledge of Denmark’s history and people, and the skill of a master storyteller, Virginia Sorensen resolves Lotte’s conflict in a deeply moving story, richly evocative of the past and vividly portraying the present, that is a welcome successor to Miracles on Maple Hill, winner of the Newbery Medal.