Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Dogsled Dreams | 2011 | Buy |
| Ice Dogs | 2014 | Buy |
| Falcon Wild | 2017 | Buy |
| Sled Dog School | 2019 | Buy |
| Dog Driven | 2019 | Buy |
| Rescue at Lake Wild | 2021 | Buy |
Survivor Diaries Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Overboard! | 2017 | Buy |
| Avalanche! | 2018 | Buy |
| Lost! | 2018 | Buy |
| Dust Storm! | 2018 | Buy |
Terry Lynn Johnson writes adventure books for kids that are grounded in real outdoor experience. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a park ranger in Ontario and spent years training and racing sled dogs. That background shows up clearly in novels like Ice Dogs and Dog Driven, where the details of mushing, weather, and wilderness navigation come from firsthand knowledge rather than research alone.
Her Survivor Diaries series takes a different approach, presenting short, fast-paced survival scenarios for younger readers. Each book drops kids into a crisis situation, whether it is a boating accident, an avalanche, or a dust storm, and follows them as they figure out how to stay alive. The books include real survival tips alongside the fiction.
Johnson’s standalone novels tend to be longer and more character-driven. Falcon Wild follows a girl who lies about her age to join a falconry program, while Rescue at Lake Wild involves kids trying to save injured animals in secret. Across all her work, Johnson writes about kids who are active, resourceful, and comfortable outdoors, reflecting her own life in northern Canada.