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Adventure Stories

3rd & 4th Grade (JX)
Brown, Jeff	Flat Stanley	Stanley becomes flat as a pancake when a board falls on him, but that doesn’t stop him from having lots of adventures. Series: Flat Stanley
Colfer, Eoin	Legend of Spud Murphy	Will and Marty dread their librarian, Spud Murphy, but things turn out differently than they imagined. Series: Eoin Colfer’s Legend Of...
La Fevers, R.L.	Flight of the Phoenix	Nate begins his training as a beastologist when he oversees the death and birth of a phoenix. Series: Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist
McCall Smith, A.	Akimbo and the Elephants	Akimbo devises a plan to capture a ring of elephant poachers. Series: Akimbo
Osborne, Mary Pope	Dinosaurs Before Dark	Jack and Annie find a magic tree house, which whisks them back to the time of the dinosaurs. Series: Magic Tree House
Scieszka, Jon	Knights of the Kitchen Table	When Joe receives a magic book for his birthday, he and his friends travel back to the time of knights and dragons. Series: Time Warp Trio
Stewart, Paul	Fergus Crane	A mysterious box that flies into Fergus’ window leads him toward adventure. Series: Far-flung Adventures
5th & 6th Grade (J)
Avi	True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle	Charlotte, the only female onboard, learns that the ship’s captain is murderous and the crew rebellious.
Barry, Dave	Peter and the Starcatchers	Peter sets sail aboard the Never Land, a ship with a mysterious trunk in its cargo hold. Series: Peter and the Starcatchers
Bosch, P.	Name of This Book Is Secret	Two misfits try to stop the evil Dr. L from finding the secret of immortality. Sequel: If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late
Campbell, Eric	Shark Callers	Two boys must face a massive tidal wave caused by a volcano in the South Seas.
Chen, Da	Wandering Warrior	Luka is trained in the ways of the kung fu wandering warriors by a wise monk.
Craig, Joe	Jimmy Coates, Assassin?	Jimmy discovers he has many unusual talents for an eleven year old.
Couloumbis, A.	Misadventures of Maude March	Two sisters escape their guardians and begin an adventure on the Western frontier. Series: Maude March
Creech, Sharon	Wanderer	Sophie records her transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer
Crossley-Holland, Kevin	Seeing Stone	Arthur recounts how Merlin gave him a magical stone. Series: Arthur Trilogy
Fleischman, Sid	13th Floor	A brother and sister travel back in time and land on a pirate ship captained by their ancestor.
Funke, Cornelia	Igraine the Brave	Igraine wants to become a knight.
Haberdasher, V.	Knightley Academy	Henry becomes the first commoner to be accepted at Knightley Academy, a boarding school for knights.
Hennesy, Carolyn	Pandora Gets Jealous	Pandy must gather all the evils that were released from the box she brought to school. Series: Pandora
Hobbs, Will	Wild Man Island	Andy tries to survive after he is stranded on an island.
Jacques, Brian	Castaways of the Flying Dutchman	A boy is rescued from a doomed ship by an angel. Series: Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
Langrish, Katherine	Troll Fell	Peer tries to stop his uncles from selling children to the trolls. Series: Troll Trilogy
Morpugo, Michael	Kensuke’s Kingdom	Michael is swept off his family’s yacht and washes up on a desert island.
Morris, Gerald	Squire’s Tale	Terence becomes squire to the young knight, Gawain. Series: Squire’s Tales
Pearson, Ridley	Disney After Dark	Finn and his friends must stop the witch, Maleficent, from taking over Walt Disney World. Series: Kingdom Keepers
Pryor, Bonnie	Hannah Pritchard	Hannah disguises herself as a boy to be a pirate.
Riordan, Rick	Lightning Thief	Percy discovers he is the son of Poseidon when he is sent to a summer camp for demigods. Series: Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Riordan, Rick	Maze of Bones	Amy and Dan travel the world in search of 39 clues that will reveal their family’s power. Series: 39 Clues
Sanderson, B.	Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians	Alcatraz learns he has a special talent that he must use to save the world. Series: Alcatraz Smedry Adventures
Smith, Roland	Cryptid Hunters	Grace and Marty are dropped into a jungle in search of their missing parents.
Somper, Justin	Demons of the Ocean	Shipwrecked Connor and Grace are saved by pirates, or are they vampirates? Series: Vampirates
Springer, Nancy	Rowan Hood	Rowan makes a perilous journey to Sherwood Forest to find her father, Robin Hood. Series: Tales of Rowan Hood
Stewart, Trenton	Mysterious Benedict Society	Four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at a special school. Series: Mysterious Benedict Society
Stone, Jeff	Tiger	Five warrior-monk brothers must use the ancient arts to avenge their Grandmaster. Series: Five Ancestors
Updale, Eleanor	Montmorency	Using knowledge he gained in prison, a thief creates a double life for himself. Series: Montmorency
Yolen, Jane	Odysseus in the Serpent Maze	Young Odysseus has many adventures involving pirates and satyrs. Series: Young Heroes
Adventure Classics (J)
Fleischman, Sid	By the Great Horn Spoon!	Jack sets out to the gold fields to save his Aunt Arabella’s fortune.
George, Jean	Julie of the Wolves	A lost Eskimo girl is befriended by a wolf pack. Sequels: Julie & Julie’s Wolf Pack
George, Jean	My Side of the Mountain	A boy runs away and lives alone in the mountains. Sequel: On the Far Side of the Mountain
O’Dell, Scott	Island of the Blue Dolphins	A young Indian girl spends eighteen years left alone on an island.
Paulsen, Gary	Hatchet	Brian survives in the wilderness using only a hatchet. Series: Brian’s Saga
Speare, Elizabeth	Sign of the Beaver	A boy tries to survive in the wilderness but needs the help of local Native Americans.

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