Recommended for mature readers. It’s nonfiction.

This book contains 5 true stories of survival, a quiz, activity, glossary, read more, internet sites, and an index. It is part of the Iron Will series Jungle, Dessert, and Sea.

One of the stories is about a plane crash in the Andies and people survived by eating passengers who hadn’t survived the crash. Other stories talked about how some people lost limbs, fingers, and toes. Through determination and the will to live, they did.

Reviewed by Jeri Fitzpatrick, GNG Middle School, Gray