Adventure

F Ale	Alexander, Lloyd. The Philadelphia Adventure. In 1876, on the eve of the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, twenty-year-old Vester Holly and her friends clash yet again with the archfiend Dr. Helvitius, whose evil schemes plunge them into danger in the wild Pennsylvania countryside. By the same author: Westmark, The Kestrel.
F All	Allende, Isabel. City of the Beasts. When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition in find a humanoid beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians. First in the City of the Beast series. By the same author: Forest of the Pygmies, Kingdom of the Golden Dragon
F Alm	Almond, David. Heaven Eyes. Having escaped from their orphanage on a raft, Erin, January and Mouse float down into another world of abandoned warehouses and factories, meeting a strange old man and an even stranger girl with webbed fingers and little memory of her past.
F Avi	Avi. Beyond the Western Sea Book 1, The Escape from Home. Driven from their impoverished Irish village, fifteen-year-old Maura and her younger brother meet their landlord’s runaway son in Liverpool while all three wait for a ship to America.
F Bar	Bartholomew, Lois Thompson. The White Dove. Having escaped from the compound where she was imprisoned by the usurper of her dead father’s throne, Tasha fights to survive while planning how to join those working to turn the kingdom into a democracy.
F Cad	Cadnum, Michael. Daughter of the Wind. In medieval times as various groups of Vikings fight for supremacy of the northern lands and waters, Hallgerd, Gauk, and Hego, three young people from the quiet coastal village of Spjothof, find their fates intertwined as a series of events take them into danger far from home.
F Col	Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Thirteen-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl must join forces with his nemesis, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon fairy police, in order to save his father – one of the few people in the world Artemis loves – who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya. First in the Artemis Fowl Series.
F Cri	Crilley, Mark. Akiko and the Great Wall of Trudd. Akiko and Mr. Beeba, Spuckler, Gax and Poog continue on their perilous journey across the planet Smoo to rescue Prince Froptoppit. By the same author: Akiko and the Sprubly Islands, Akiko on the Planet Smoo.
F Cus	Cussler, Clive. Shock Wave. In this explosive Dirk Pitt novel Pitt meets the most intriguing and sinister villain of his adventurous and legendary career--a billionaire Australian diamond king with whom he must wage conflict above and below the sea for the survival of vast numbers of sea creatures and more than a million human beings.
F Dum	Dumas, Alexandre. The Count of Monte Cristo. Edmund Dantes, unjustly convicted of aiding the exiled Napoleon, escapes after fourteen years imprisonment and seeks revenge in Paris. By the same author: The Three Musketeers.
F Edd	Eddings, David. Domes of Fire. An ambassador arrives at Elenia begging knight Sparhawk’s aid against the ancient warriors of Tamuli whose only goal is carnage. First in the Tamuli series. By the same author: The Shinning One.
F Far	Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion Returns. When his rightful owner repossesses the Black Stallion, eighteen-year-old Alec travels across the deserts of Arabia to find the great stallion and helps resolve a tribal feud. Part of the Black Stallion series.
F Gol	Goldman, William. The Princess Bride. Westley, a farm boy goes off toe seek his fortune shortly after declaring his love for Buttercup, the most beautiful woman in the world. But their relationship is put to the test when his ship is captured by pirates and she is summoned to become the bride of the prince.
F Gur	Gurney, James. Dinotopia: A Land apart from Time. In 1862, after being shipwrecked in uncharted seas, Professor Arthur Denison and his twelve-year-old son Will find themselves washed up on a strange island where people and dinosaurs live together peacefully. By the same author: The Hand of Dinotopia.
F Hor	Horowitz, Anthony. Stormbreaker. After the death of the uncle who has been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle’s dangerous work for Britain’s intelligence agency, MI5. First in the Alex Rider series. By the same author: The Devil and his Boy.
F Kar	Karr, Kathleen. Skullduggery. In 1839, twelve-year-0ld Matthew’s job as assistant to the phrenologist Dr. Cornwall takes him up and down the Eastern Seaboard and to Europe, as they rob graves and try to find out who is following them and why. By the same author: Bone Dry.
F Ibb	Ibbotson, Eva. Journey to the River Sea. Sent with her governess to live the dreadful Carter family in exotic Brazil in 1910, Maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the Amazon River.
F Kay	Kay, Elizabeth. The Divide. While hiking on the Continental Divide of Costa Rica, a young boy with a heart condition falls into a magical otherworld full of fantastical creatures. First in the Divide series. By the same author: Back to the Divide.
F Law	Lawrence, Caroline. The Secrets of Vesuvius. Ten-year-old Flavia and her friends encounter the Roman admiral Pliny before making a journey to her uncle’s farm near Mt. Vesuvius, where they try to solve a riddle, reunite a family, and get out of the path of a natural disaster.
F Law	Lawrence, Iain. The Wreckers. Shipwrecked after a vicious storm, fourteen-year-old John Spencer attempts to save his father and himself while also dealing with an evil secret about the Cornish town where they are stranded. First in the Wreckers series. By the same author: The Smuggler’s, The Buccaneers.
F Lew	Lewis, C. S. The Silver Chair. Two English children undergo hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian, who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the Emerald Witch. By the same author: The Chronicles of Narnia.
F Lon	London, Jack. White Fang. The adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and who eventually makes his peace with man. By the same author: Call of the Wild, Sea Wolf.
F Mon	Montgomery, Hugh. The Voyage of the Arctic Tern. A simple fisherman betrays his village for a handful of jewels, a group of courageous Englishmen foils a traitorous Spanish pirate, and a lost soul seeks to redress an ancient wrong by finding a treasure chest.
F Mye	Myers, Edward. Survival of the Fittest. Rus, Jodie, and Matt survive the crash of a small plane in the Peruvian rainforest and must endure a multitude of physical and psychological hardships as they attempt to reach safety.
F O’De	O’Dell, Scott. The King’s Fifth. Esteban, a map-maker, and the Indian girl, Zia, are the only survivors of a terrible expedition to find the fabulous treasure of the golden cities of Cibola.
F Pul	Pullman, Philip. The Firework-Maker’s Daughter. In a country far to the east, Chulak and his taking white elephant hamlet help Lila seek the Royal sulphur from the sacred volcano so that she can become a master maker of fireworks like her father. By the same author: The Tin Princess, Count Karlstein.
F Ree	Rees, Celia. Pirates!: The True and Remarkable Adventures of Minerva Sharpe and Nancy Kington, Female Pirates. At the dawn of the eighteenth century, Nancy Kington and Minerva Sharpe, set sail from Jamaica on a private vessel, hoping to escape from an arranged marriage and slavery.
F Rui	Rubalcaba, Jill. The Wadjet Eye. After his mother dies, Damon, a young medical student living in Alexandria, Egypt, in 45 B.C., makes a perilous journey to Spain to locate his father who is serving in the Roman army led by Julius Caesar.
F Sed	Sedgwick, Marcus. The Dark Horse. Having risen to power as chief of his people, the Storm, sixteen-year-old Sigurd leads them as they try to resist the bloodthirsty invaders known as the Dark Horse and makes a shocking discovery about his foster sister Mouse.
F Spr	Springer, Nancy. Rowan Hood, Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest. In her quest to connect with Robin Hood, the father she has never met, thirteen-year-old Rosemary disguises herself as a boy, befriends a half-wolf, half-dog, a runaway princess, and an overgrown boy whose singing is hypnotic, and makes peace with her elfin heritage. By the same author: Lionclaw, a tale of Rowan Hood.
F Ste	Stevenson, Robert Louis. Kidnapped. After being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, sixteen-year-old David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule. By the same author: Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
F Ste	Stewart, Paul. Lake of Skulls. An unbounded knight traveling as a “free lance” meets more than his share of trouble when he signs on with Lord Big Nose to recover a crown from the Lake of Souls. First in the Knight’s Story series. By the same author: Joust of Honor.
F Tol	Tolkien, J. R. R. The Fellowship of the Ring. Frodo the hobbit and a band of warriors from the different kingdoms set out to destroy the Ring of Power before the evil Sauron grasps control. First in the Lord of the Ring series. By the same author: The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, The Book of Lost Tales.
F Tur	Turner, Megan Whalen. The Queen of Attolia. Forsaken by the gods and left to his own devices, Eugenides, Royal Thief of Eddis, summons all his wit and wiles in an attempt to conquer the rival Queen of Attolia By the same author: The Thief, The King of Attolia.
F Twa	Twain, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. While floating down the Mississippi River in the nineteenth century, a boy and a runaway slave experience many adventures, involving a feuding family, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer’s aunt, who mistakes him for Tom. By the same author: Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
F Van	Vance, Jack. Ports of Call. Myron Tany accompanies his great-great aunt, Hester Lajoie, on her space yacht as she searches for a clinic reputed to restore youth.
F Ver	Verne, Jules. Around the World in 80 Days. In 1872, Phileas Fogg wins a bet by traveling around the world in seventy-nine days, twenty-three hours, and fifty-seven minutes. By the same author: The Mysterious Island, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
F Voi	Voigt, Cynthia. The Wings of a Falcon. Fourteen-year-old Oriel and his friend Griff flee the slavery of Damall’s Island and seek a new life on the mainland, where they face raiding Wolfers, rival armies, and other dangers. By the same author: On Fortune’s Wheel.
F Whi	White, E. B. Stuart Little. The adventures of the debonair mouse, Stuart Little, as he sets out in the world to seek out his dearest friend, a little bird who stayed a few days in his family’s garden.
F Win	Windling, Terri. The Raven Queen. Relates the magical adventure of twelve-year-old Gwen and her twin brother Devin on the island of fairies.
F Yol	Yolen, Jane. Odysseus in the Serpent Maze. Thirteen-year-old Odysseus, who longs to be a hero, has many opportunities to prove himself during an adventure which involves pirates and satyrs, a trip to Crete’s Labyrinth, and the two young girls, Penelope and Helen, who plays a major role in his future life. By the same author: Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast.
F Zin	Zindel, Paul. Pigman’s Legacy. Haunted by the memory of a dead friend, two teenagers join an old man in a series of misadventures. By the same author: Loch, A Novel, Night of the Bat.

09/29/08