Cactus and Flower : a book about life cycles by Williamson, Sarah 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 953176 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
F&P: K

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Cactus - Fiction Flowers - Fiction Life cycles (Biology) - Fiction Deserts - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: Cactus and Flower spend their days in the desert, side by side. They grow, slowly but surely. Then one day, Flower loses a petal. Cactus and Flower know what this means. But they know, too, that this is the way life goes: Slowly but surely, petals will fall, and new buds will bloom.

Dust storm! Book 4 [Survivor diaries Volume: bk. 4]by Johnson, Terry Lynn 

BTSB Prebound(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018)

BTSB #: 493387 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.3 MG RC: 3.3 3-5 Lexile: 590

Genres: Adventure Fiction

Subjects: Survival skills - Fiction Deserts - Fiction Dust storms - Fiction Chihuahuan Desert - Fiction

Summary: Separated from their group during a sixth-graders geocaching trip, Jen Chiu and her mortal enemy, Martin Diaz, are caught in a dust storm in the desert near Las Cruces, New Mexico. Includes survival tips.

Erak's ransom. Book 7 [Ranger's apprentice Volume: bk. 7]by Flanagan, John 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel Books, 2010)

BTSB #: 340087 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 6.1 MG RC: 5.5 6-8 Lexile: 850

Genres: Fantasy Fiction Adventure Fiction

Subjects: Apprentices - Fiction War - Fiction Deserts - Fiction Fantasy fiction

Summary: On a mission to pay the ransom of a new ally, apprentice Will and his friends find themselves in a desert wasteland awash with enemies.

Mysterious traveler by Peet, Mal 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2013)

BTSB #: 708582 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 3.9 LG RC: 3.3 3-5 Lexile: 590

Genres:

Subjects: Orphans - Fiction Deserts - Fiction Missing children - Fiction

Summary: Who is the young stranger, and what does his arrival mean for the life Issa and Mariama share in the desert?

Water Lady : how Darlene Arviso helps a thirsty Navajo Nation by McGinty, Alice B. 

BTSB Prebound(Schwartz & Wade Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 626236 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 640 AD

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Arviso, Darlene - Fiction Water supply - Fiction Deserts - Fiction Navajo Indians - Fiction Native Americans - North America - New Mexico - Fiction New Mexico - Fiction

Summary: Darlene Arviso drives a school bus and picks up students for school. After dropping them off, she heads to another job: she drives her big yellow tanker truck to the water tower, fills it with three thousand gallons of water, and returns to the reservation, bringing water to many, many others.