Title: The Underneath Author: Appelt, Kathi Summary: An old hound that has been chained up at his hateful owner's house, and two kittens born underneath the house, endure many tribulations in their quest to be reunited and free. | |
Title: Poppy and Ereth Author: Avi Summary: After a long, hard winter in Dimwood Forest, Poppy the deer mouse finds new adventure thrust upon her while rescuing Ereth the porcupine from the mud. | |
Title: Magic by the Book Author: Bernstein, Nina Summary: A library book turns into a magic book which sends eleven-year-old Anne and her younger siblings on adventures: they meet Robin Hood, giant bugs, and a man with a wolf face. | |
Title: Weasel Author: DeFelice, Cynthia C. Summary: Alone in the frontier wilderness in the winter of 1839 while his father is recovering from an injury, eleven-year-old Nathan runs afoul of the renegade killer known as Weasel. | |
Title: Into the Woods Author: Gardner, Lyn Summary: Pursued by sinister Dr. DeWilde and his ravenous wolves, three sisters flee into the woods. They embark on a dangerous journey to prevent DeWilde from taking over the entire land. | |
Title: In the Jungle Author: Greenburg, J.C. Summary: Lost in an Australian rainforest, Andrew, Judy, and Thudd the robot must evade Rhinoceros beetles, tarantulas, flesh-eating plants, and other threats. Series: Andrew Lost | |
Title: The Last Rider: The Final Days of the Pony Express Author: Gunderson, Jessica Summary: Matt Edgars joins the Pony Express, and has many adventures riding across Nevada and Utah, until someone starts setting Express stations on fire. Series: Graphic Flash | |
Title: Getting Air Author: Gutman, Dan Summary: After foiling a terrorist hijacking aboard their airplane, fourteen-year-old Jimmy, his younger sister, and two friends crash-land the plane and try to survive in the wilderness until help arrives. | |
Title: Crossing the Wire Author: Hobbs, Will Summary: Fifteen-year-old Victor Flores journeys north, facing obstacle after obstacle, in a desperate attempt to cross the Arizona border into the United States in order to support his family in Mexico. | |
Title: Highway Cats Author: Lisle, Janet Taylor Summary: A hard-bitten group of mangy highway cats is changed forever after the mysterious arrival of three kittens. | |
Title: Red Midnight Author: Mikaelsen, Ben Summary: After soldiers kill his family, twelve-year-old Santiago and his four-year-old sister flee Guatemala in a kayak and try to reach the United States. | |
Title: Wild River Author: Petersen, P.J. Summary: Ryan is considered lazy and unathletic, but the twelve-year-old discovers a heroic side to himself when a kayak trip with his older brother goes terribly wrong. | |
Title: The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg Author: Philbrick, W. R. Summary: Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into Civil War service. | |
Title: The Maze of Bones Author: Riordan, Rick Summary: Dan and Amy Cahill are given the choice of receiving a million dollars or finding the thirty-nine cludes hidden around the world that lead to the source of the family's power. Series: The 39 Clues | |
Title: Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow Author: Rollins, James Summary: Middle-schooler Jake and his older sister are transported to a strange world inhabited by a mix of people from long-lost civilizations. They find adventure when they help these people escape prehistoric creatures and the Skull King. | |
Title: Elephant Run Author: Smith, Roland Summary: Nick endures servitude, beatings, and more after his British father's plantation in Burma is invaded by the Japanese in 1941. Nick and his friend Mya plan a daring escape on elephants to rescue his father and Mya's brother from a Japanese prisoner of war camp. | |
Title: Dolphin Song Author: St. John, Lauren Summary: Eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical powers over animals, embarks on a school trip to study marine life off the coast of Mozambique. | |
Title: The Cay Author: Taylor, Theodore Summary: A young boy and an old man are stranded on a tiny island when their ship is torpedoed. Though the boy is blinded, he is able to survive because of the man's strength and courage. | |
Title: Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew Author: Vernon, Ursula Summary: Nurk, a sort-of-brave shrew, packs up and sails off on an accidental adventure, guided by wisdom found in the journal of his famously brave and fierce grandmother, Lady Surka, the warrior shrew. | |
Title: The Ocean of Osyria Author: Lobdell, Scott Summary: Joe and Frank Hardy find themselves in Osyria, then in Paris, France, as they try to recover a centuries-old necklace that was stolen. Series: Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers. Graphic Novel | |
Title: Wild Ride: A Graphic Guide Adventure Author: O'Donnell, Liam Summary: When their plane crashes on the way to visit their environmentalist parents, who are working to stop loggers from clear-cutting a valley, Devin, Nadia, and Marcus must rely on their survival skills. Graphic Novel | |
Title: Into the Volcano: A Graphic Novel Author: Wood, Don Summary: While their parents are away doing research, brothers Duffy and Sumo go with their cousin to Kokalaha Island, where they meet their aunt and get trapped in an erupting volcano. Graphic Novel | |
Title: Dog of Discovery: A Newfoundland's Adventures with Lewis and Clark Author: Pringle, Laurence P. Summary: Seaman was the Newfoundland dog that served as hunter, retriever, and guard dog on the Lewis and Clark expedition through the Northwest Territory of the U.S. in the early 19th century. | |
Title: Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator Author: Tanaka, Shelley Summary: Adventure with Amelia Earhart from age 11, when she first sees an airplane, until the day she disappears on an airplane. The book has illustrations, photographs, and quotes. | |
Title: Guts: The True Stories behind Hatchet and the Brian Books Author: Paulsen, Gary Summary: The author's real life adventures are every bit as vivid and hair-raising as those in his adventure books; these escapades inspired scenes in his fiction, ranging from savage attacks by moose and mosquitoes, to life-threatening dangers along the Iditarod trail. |