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.

Connect the stars by De los Santos, Marisa 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2015)

BTSB #: 266117 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.3 MG Lexile: 840

Genres: Mystery Fiction

Subjects: Friendship - Fiction Ability - Fiction Camps - Fiction Deserts - Fiction Wilderness areas - Fiction Mystery fiction

Summary: When thirteen-year-olds Aaron and Audrey meet at a wilderness camp in the desert, they think their quirks are enough to prevent them from ever having friends. But as they trek through the challenging and unforgiving landscape, they learn that they each have what it takes to make the other whole.

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?