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15 Secrets of Survival

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I need a moment. Is this not the cutest book cover ever? Well, yes it is. 

About 15 Secrets of Survival

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Title: 15 Secrets to Survival 

Written by: Natalie D Richards

Genre: Middle Grade

Pub Date: November 7, 2023

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Five Total Strangers comes a thriller about a group of four classmates forced to navigate the wilderness for a school project with nothing but the pages of a survival handbook–and each other–before the sun goes down..

When classmates Baxter, Abigail, Turner and Emerson are forced to go to the middle of nowhere for a school project, they think things can’t get much worse. Why on earth do they need to learn how to survive in the wilderness by an eccentric instructor?

But what starts off as a weekend of team building turns dangerous when their instructor goes missing. They are left with nothing but the pages of a survival handbook to complete a series of challenges.

They will soon discover the woods around them have unexpected surprises that might go beyond the obstacles their teacher set out for them…but will they find they can work together to find their teacher?

Review for 15 Secrets to Survival

Just in case you missed it the first time, I love this cover. 

This is a first – the four main characters don’t even like each other and that’s putting it mildly. A total screw up leaves them to face the consequence together. They are sent to the mountains of Montana to learn about teamwork. Now these are some not-taking-your-crap kind of parents. That alone is good reason for any middle grader to read this book. While they are sequestered with Uncle Hornby, the parents go on vacation – so on top of being miserable, they get to take care of the baby too. Besides thinking this is funny myself, the baby sister adds the humor.

The four plus one set out on a scavenger hunt to find the key to the cabin. Poof – plot twist! Uncle Hornby goes missing. Danger, resentment, and being unwilling to work as a team, brings out the best and worst of the group. Like I said before, the cover made me choose this book, the fantastic story kept me turning pages. In the end, I loved the whole package.

About the Author

Natalie D. Richards is the author of two New York Times Bestsellers, Five Total Strangers (2020) and Seven Dirty Secrets (2021), as well as six additional novels.

Natalie writes “page-turning thrillers” (School Library Journal) for a Young Adult audience. Her first middle-grade book, through Penguin Random House imprint Delacorte, is called 15 Secrets to Survival and is due out in 2023. Four Found Dead (2023) will be Natalie’s ninth YA thriller from Sourcebooks Fire and is expected to be a bone-chilling addition to her psychologically twisted work.

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