15 Secrets to Survival, Natalie D. Richards
15 Secrets to Survival, Natalie D. Richards
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15 Secrets to Survival

Author: Natalie D. Richards

Narrator: Michael Crouch

Unabridged: 8 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/07/2023


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Natalie D. Richards's middle grade debut about a group of four classmates forced to navigate the wilderness for an extra credit project with nothing but the pages of a survival handbook—and each other—to save them. 

When classmates Baxter, Abigail, Turner and Emerson break a school rule, they’re forced to travel to the middle of nowhere for an extra credit project. They think things can’t get much worse. After all, how will learning to survive in the wilderness help them stay out of trouble in school?

   What starts off as a weekend of team building takes a scary turn when their instructor goes missing and they are given nothing but pages of a survival guide to complete a series of challenges.

     They soon learn the woods around them have unexpected surprises. Will they discover a way to work together to find their teacher and overcome the dangers of winter in the mountains?

     A recommended choice for classroom discussions on earth science and educators looking for survival books for kids.

About The Author

Natalie D. Richards is the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Dirty Secrets, Five Dirty Secrets, Six Months Later, and One Was Lost amongst other young adult thrillers. Fifteen Secrets to Survival is her middle grade debut. Natalie  lives in Ohio (Go Bucks!) with her husband, three children, and a ridiculously furry dog named Yeti. This is her second novel. Visit her on Twitter @natdrichards or at nataliedrichards.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carrie

15 Secrets to Survival by Natalie D. Richards is an adventurous middle grade survival thriller read. The author is making her debut in this market but it’s certainly not her debut novel overall with having several hit young adult thrillers already. Classmates Baxter, Abigail, Turner and Emerson were......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

What a kind, heart-warming, middle-grades survival thriller by Natalie D Richards! Four middle schoolers get in trouble for texting unkind things in the group text during their academic team competition. As a consequence, their parents send them on a week-long trip off-grid to learn teamwork and sur......more

Goodreads review by Allyson

I did not expect to like this as much as I did! At first I thought it was cute and fun and something I would definitely enjoy reading but then I quickly became wrapped up in the character's internal conflicts. I think my only disappointment was that it didn't switch POVs. I thought it would but then......more


Quotes

"Excellent characterization, rich details, and an exciting setting bring every harrowing adventure to life as the kids learn the value of working together, and the value of one another’s strengths and passions." —School Library Journal

"The narrative presents believable moments of danger infused with the protagonists’ unwillingness to cooperate and a well-crafted realization of individual strengths, weaknesses, and friendship....Both exciting and revelatory." —Kirkus Reviews

"[A] fast-paced adventure that features a charging moose, potential hypothermia, and plenty of friendship drama." —Publishers Weekly

"Nature lovers and puzzle solvers alike will delight in this middle-grade adventure story." —Booklist