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Lizzie McKettrick is coming home for Christmas. The schoolteacher has a surprise in store for her family; a special young man, Whitley Carson. He might seem a little too interested in the McKettrick money, but Lizzie's certain Whitley cares for her deep down. But when her homebound train is halted by a massive avalanche, injuring and stranding its passengers, Lizzie and handsome Dr. Morgan Shane take charge. Even as a bond grows between the strangers,...
Author
Publisher
Anchor Books
Pub. Date
[2011], c2010
Language
English
Description
Buried under a flash avalanche while skiing, young married couple Jake and Zoe miraculously dig their way out only to discover themselves alone in an eerily silent, evacuated region and unable to contact the outside world.
5) Buried alive
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Series
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2008], c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
While their parents study why wolverines are disappearing from Alaska's Denali National Park, Jack and Ashley are stranded in a remote area with their mysterious new foster brother when a hit man's bullet triggers an avalanche.
6) One by one
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English
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"Getting snowed in at a luxurious, rustic ski chalet high in the French Alps doesn't sound like the worst problem in the world. Especially when there's a breathtaking vista, a full-service chef and housekeeper, a cozy fire to keep you warm, and others to keep you company. Unless that company happens to be eight coworkers...each with something to gain, something to lose, and something to hide. When the cofounder of Snoop, a trendy London-based tech...
Author
Series
Owen McKenna mystery thrillers volume 6
Publisher
Thriller Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Author
Series
Dino riders volume 3
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Josh, Abi, and Sam are working the annual iguanodon drive when an avalanche traps them with their arch-nemesis, Amos, and the only way out is through the infamous Roaring Jaws Valley.
9) Avalanche!
Author
Series
Survivor diaries volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are tested to the extreme when faced with a powerful avalanche while skiing in Wyoming's Grand Teton mountains. Includes survival tips from the National Avalanche Center and U.S. Forest Service.
10) Winter willpower
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Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
©2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Terence and David are competitive snowboarders. David is more laid back, he wants to have fun! But Terence won't be happy until he wins the gold. They head to an abandoned ski resort for some secret practice. Terence refuses to quit until he nails his trick, and the motion causes an avalanche. Can they survive?" --back cover
11) Avalanche
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"After an avalanche hits, a group of skiers in the Rocky Mountains must survive Mother Nature and a life-threatening injury to one of their members in order to make it out of the mountains and find help"--
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Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While collecting pinecones for the winter feast, Violet Rabbit accepts the dare to ski down Snowdrop Slove, starts an avalanche and ends up on very thin ice--so it is up to the Superfairies to rescue her.
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Language
English
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The Jensen and MacCallister families are of two of the most legendary clans in frontier fiction. Now, the "USA Today"-bestselling authors of "A Lone Star Christmas" bring them together in a gripping tale of tragedy, survival, love, betrayal, and maybe even a miracle. Original.
Author
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
1) Lizzie McKettrick is homeward bound with her fiancé, Whitley Carson, when their train is derailed, leaving passengers stranded on Christmas Eve. 2) Juliana loses the Indian school she runs, and the four children in her care are left with nowhere to go. Providence just might find a way to bring them together for Christmas Eve.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Lizzie McKettrick is homeward bound with her fianc,̌ Whitley Carson, when their train is derailed, leaving passengers stranded on Christmas Eve. While Whitley is concerned only with himself, a handsome doctor enlists Lizzie's help treating injured passengers. Soon Lizzie realizes that Christmas truly is a season of miracles--and love.
Author
Series
Little Hedgehog volume 13
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
It's almost Christmas, and Little Hedgehog and his friends set out to deliver presents and treats to Grandpa Squirrel, who has a cold. But on their way home, they encounter a snowstorm, a slippery mountain path, and an avalanche! Will the friends make it back home safely in time for Christmas?
17) Barry
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Barry der Menschenretter, a Saint Bernard dog, reflects back on his life in the early 1800s at the Hospice of the Great Saint Bernard in the Swiss Alps, where he rescued some forty people from avalanches. Includes facts about the breed and the hospice.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tony Jay knows he will win the Silver Falls snowboarding tournament, but when he discovers that his chief competition, Jack Hewitt, cannot even afford to enter, Tony agrees to a one-on-one freestyle contest in the Silver Falls Mountains. But just when the competition begins to get good, an avalanche turns the friendly challenge into a dangerous situation.
Author
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A Creed country Christmas: Montana, 1910. Juliana loses the Indian school she runs, and the four children in her care are left with nowhere to go. They meet rancher Lincoln Creed, whose daughter is in desperate need of a governess. Providence just might find a way to bring them together for Christmas Eve.
A McKettrick Christmas: Texas, 1896. Lizzie McKettrick is homeward bound with her fianc�, Whitley Carson, when their train is derailed, leaving...
20) Avalanche
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A rhyming alphabet book in which a boy tosses a snowball to his dog and starts an avalanche that engulfs the entire universe until it has to reverse itself and become a snowball again, ending up in the dog's mouth.