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Life of Pi Yann Martel 2001 · Adventure A longer, more philosophical survival story in which a young person must keep going alone.
Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe 1719 · Adventure The classic survival-on-your-own tale that set the template for this kind of story.
Holes Louis Sachar 1998 · Children's Another short, plot-driven novel about a boy proving himself in a harsh landscape.