The Black Slide

The Woken Gods (Strange Chemistry)

Beyond the Boundary Fence

The Ghost Job

Dimension Why #2: Revenge of the Sequel

The Game of Triumphs

Firefly: Let There Be Light

Revenge of the Shadow People and The Bugman Lives!: Twice Terrifying Tales (R.L. Stine's Ghosts of Fear Street)

My Side of the Mountain meets How to Steal a Dog in this high-stakes and heartfelt middle-grade story of a young boy and his dog surviving on their own in the woods.

Being alone is something Raymond is used to.

Twelve-year-old Raymond Hurley has never had a place to call home. His free-wheeling parents move their family from town to town, and he’s living in a trailer in a brand-new state when one day, they just up and abandon him. All alone with nothing but a duffle bag full of clothes and his reliable pup, Rosie, he is forced to live in the woods behind his middle school.

With a fishing pole in hand and survival guide checked out from the library, Raymond scrapes by and doesn’t tell anyone his secret. This isn’t the first time he’s had to rely on himself. However, when winter days get colder and finding food becomes nearly impossible, Raymond makes new friends, including a curious coyote, in unexpected places. Soon, he learns that his fate will depend not just on his wilderness skills, but on the people and animals he chooses to trust.

In How to Stay Invisible , Maggie C. Rudd takes readers on a journey of survival that speaks to friendship, adventure, and the everyday wonders of nature. In middle school, blending in is easy but sometimes the braver thing is being seen .

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The Black Slide

J.W. Ocker, 2022

The Woken Gods (Strange Chemistry)

Gwenda Bond, 2013

Beyond the Boundary Fence

Stefan Taylor, 2015

The Ghost Job

Greg Van Eekhout, 2023

Dimension Why #2: Revenge of the Sequel

John Cusick, 2021

The Game of Triumphs

Laura Powell, 2009

Firefly: Let There Be Light

Sean Coons, 2021

Revenge of the Shadow People and The Bugman Lives!: Twice Terrifying Tales (R.L. Stine's Ghosts of Fear Street)

R.L. Stine, 2010