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13th Floor: A Ghost Story
Author: Sid Fleischman
When his older sister disappears, twelve-year-old Buddy Stebbins follows her back in time and finds himself aboard a seventeenth-century pirate ship captained by a distant relative. Ages 9-12
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A Girl Named Disaster
Author: Nancy Farmer
While journeying to Zimbabwe, eleven-year-old Nhamo struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits. Ages 9-12
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Adventure According to Humphrey
Author: Betty Birney
Humphrey, the classroom hamster, has adventures going to the library, learning about the ocean, and sailing across a pond on a sailboat. Ages 6-8
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Alex and the Ironic Gentleman
Author: Adrienne Kress
Alex, who lives with her uncle in the flat above their doorknob shop, meets her new teacher, Mr. Underwood. He turns out to be a descendant of a famous pirate, and soon three vicious men turn up in town, looking for a map to a fabled family treasure. Ages 9-12
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Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Author: Karen Cushman
In 1849, twelve-year-old California Morning Whipple, who renames herself Lucy, is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a rough California mining town. Ages 9-12
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Balto and the Great Race
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Recounts how the sled dog Balto saved Nome, Alaska, in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm. Ages 9-12
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Basher Five-two: The True Story of F-16 Fighter Pilot Captain Scott O'Grady
Author: Scott O'Grady
This is the amazing, true survival tale of an American Air Force pilot whose F-16 jet was shot down over Bosnia. Ages 9-12
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Blood Red Horse
Author: K.M. Grant
A special horse named Hosanna changes the lives of two English brothers and the lives of those around them as they fight with King Richard I against Saladin’s armies during the Third Crusades. Ages 9-12
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Boston Jane: An Adventure
Author: Jennifer Holm
Schooled in the lessons of etiquette for young ladies of 1854, Miss Jane Peck of Philadelphia finds little use for manners during her long sea voyage to the Pacific Northwest, and also while living among the American traders and Chinook Indians of Washington Territory. Series Ages 9-12
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Calabash Cat and His Amazing Journey
Author: James Rumford
One day a West African cat who sets out to find where the world ends. His adventures take him across a desert, grasslands, a jungle, and the ocean. Ages 6-8
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Camel Rider
Author: Prue Mason
Two expatriates living in a Middle Eastern country, twelve-year-old Adam from Australia and Walid from Bangladesh, must rely on one another when war breaks out and they find themselves in the desert, both trying to reach the same city with no water, little food, and no common language. Ages 9-12
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Captain and Matey Set Sail
Author: Daniel Laurence
Despite their frequent disagreements, two pirates share many adventures. Ages 6-8
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Castaways of the Flying Dutchmen
Author: Brian Jacques
In 1620, a boy and his dog are rescued from the doomed ship, Flying Dutchman, by an angel who guides them in traveling the world, eternally helping those in great need. Ages 9-12
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Cats of the Clans
Author: Erin Hunter
Stories about some of the most famous cats in the Warrior series. Complete with full color illustrations of each of the cats. Ages 9-12
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Catwings
Author: Ursula Le Guin
Four young winged cats leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live. After some adventuring, they find a new home with two children who live on a farm. Look for more in this series. Ages 6-8
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Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes
Author: Jane Yolen
In search of new worlds to explore, Commander Toad and his crew land their space ship "Star Warts" on the strange Planet of the Grapes. Ages 6-8
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Copper
Author: Rebecca Lisle
Pursued by enemies of the family she never knew she had, ten-year-old Copper Beach flees to Spindle House, her paternal home, and decides to uncover the truth about a feud between the Stone and Wood clans that sent her into exile six years earlier. Ages 9-12
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Crispin: At the Edge of the World
Author: Avi
This medieval adventure continues with Bear and Crispin seeking sanctuary and safety in the countryside but the Brotherhood has branded Bear as a traitor and their eyes are everywhere! For ages 10 and up, this is a gritty sequel to the Newbery-winning, Crispin: The Cross of Lead. Ages 9-12
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Crocodiles, Camels and Dugout Canoes
Author: Bo Zaunders
This book presents the daring exploits of eight real life adventurers of the 19th and 20th centuries who traveled to far off places around the world like the steamy jungles of British Guyana, the arid deserts Saudi Arabia, and the frozen ice polar icecap of the Arctic. Ages 9-12
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Crossing the Wire
Author: Will Hobbs
Victor is desperate to travel to “El Norte” (the U.S.A.) to find work and send money home to his mother, but crossing the border is dangerous and illegal. If the Border Patrol doesn’t catch you, you could be beaten by vigilantes, or simply overcome by the heat of the desert. Ages 9-12
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Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rats
Author: Lynne Jonell
When Emmy discovers that she and her formerly loving parents are being drugged by their evil nanny with rodent potions that can change people in frightening ways, she and some new friends must try everything possible to return things to normal. Ages 9-12
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Ghost Canoe
Author: Will Hobbs
Fourteen-year-old Nathan, fishing with the Makah in the Pacific Northwest, finds himself holding a vital clue when a mysterious stranger comes to town looking for Spanish treasure. Ages 9-12
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Go Big or Go Home
Author: Will Hobbs
Can you imagine a bigger surprise than a meteor crashing through your own roof and landing in your bed? This little visitor from outer space brings some amazing side effects that lead to great adventure and near-death! Ages 9-12
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Gold in the Hills : A Tale of the Klondike Gold Rush
Author: Candice Ransom
When the magic spyglass transports Mattie, Alex, and Sophie Chapman to the Yukon Territory during the gold rush, they enlist the help of author Jack London to track down a boy's stolen sled dog. Ages 6-8
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Gone-Away Lake
Author: Elizabeth Enright
Portia and her cousin Julian discover summer adventure in a hidden colony of forgotten summer houses on the shores of a swampy lake. Ages 9-12
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Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books
Author: Gary Paulsen
The author relates incidents in his life and how they inspired parts of his books about the character, Brian Robeson. Ages 9-12
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Gypsy Rizka
Author: Lloyd Alexander
Living alone in her wagon on the outskirts of a small town while waiting for her father's return, Rizka, a Gypsy and a trickster, exposes the ridiculous foibles of some of the townspeople. Ages 9-12
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Horrible Harry Goes to Sea
Author: Suzy Kline
When a discussion of ancestors leads to researching the Titanic, Henry and his classmates become fascinated with ships. Soon their teacher arranges for a field trip aboard a riverboat cruising the Connecticut River. Ages 6-8
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How to Find Lost Treasure in All 50 States and Canada, Too!
Author: Joan Holub
Describes treasures that have been lost in each of the fifty states and in various locations in Canada. Ages 9-12
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Igraine the Brave
Author: Cornelia Funke
The daughter of two magicians, twelve-year-old Igraine wants nothing more than to be a knight, and when their castle is attacked by a treacherous neighbor bent on stealing their singing magic books, Igraine has an opportunity to demonstrate her bravery. Ages 9-12
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Incident at Hawk's Hill
Author: Allan W. Eckert
A shy, lonely six-year-old wanders into the Canadian prairie and spends a summer under the protection of a badger. Ages 9-12
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Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor and the Merrimac
Author: Avi
Determined to help the family after his father dies in battle during the Civil War, 13 year old Tom Carroll goes to the Navy Yard and finds himself working for the strange Captain Ericsson on the strangest ship he’s ever seen--a ship made of iron. Ages 9-12
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
Author: Scott O'Dell
Records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast when her tribe emigrated and she was left behind. Ages 9-12
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Joe and Sparky Get New Wheels
Author: Jamie Michalak
Sparky is a turtle who likes to stay inside his shell. Joe is a giraffe who likes to stretch his neck and see the world. A car appears one day at the famous cage less zoo where they live. With Joe at the wheel and Sparky hanging on for dear life, the two set off on the ride of their lives, causing mayhem everywhere they go. Ages 6-8
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Journey to the River Sea
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Sent with her governess to live with the dreadful Carter family in exotic Brazil in 1910, Maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the Amazon River. Ages 9-12
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Julie of the Wolves
Author: Jean Craighead George
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack. Ages 9-12
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Leepike Ridge
Author: Nathan D. Wilson
While his widowed mother continues to search for him, eleven-year-old Tom, presumed dead after drifting away down a river, finds himself trapped in a series of underground caves with another survivor and a dog, while pursued by murderous treasure-hunters. Ages 9-12
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My Sahara Adventure: 52 Days by Camel
Author: Lawrie Raskin
Chronicles the author's adventures in the Sahara. Ages 9-12
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My Side of the Mountain
Author: Jean Craighead George
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship. Ages 9-12
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Never Cry “Arp!”: and Other Great Adventures
Author: Patrick McManus
12 stories about young Pat's misadventures in the Great American Wilderness. Ages 9-12
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Owls in the Family
Author: Farley Mowat
The story of Wol and Weeps, two great horned owls, who turn a household upside down, outwit the wittiest of dogs and terrorize an entire neighborhood. Ages 9-12
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Poppy
Author: Avi
Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a field of corn big enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas. Ages 9-12
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Raptor
Author: Paul Zindel
Zack and his Ute Indian friend find themselves trapped in a cave with a living dinosaur- the deadly Utahraptor. Ages 9-12
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Red Cap
Author: Clifton G. Wisler
A young Yankee drummer boy displays great courage when he's captured and sent to Andersonville Prison. Ages 9-12
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Revenge of the Witch
Author: Joseph Delaney
Young Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, starts work as an apprentice for the village spook, whose job is to protect ordinary folk from "ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties." First in The Last Apprentice series. Ages 9-12
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Rowan Hood: Outlaw girl of Sherwood Forest
Author: Nancy Springer
Rosemary, daughter of Robin Hood, changes her name to Rowan, disguises herself as a boy and undertakes a perilous journey through Sherwood Forest in search of her father. Ages 9-12
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Rowan of Rin
Author: Emily Rodda
When the stream that provides his village with water dries up, shy, scared Rowan must join in the quest to find more water before his beloved animals suffer. Rowan is the only one with the ability to read the magical map that will lead the group up the mountain and into great danger. Ages 9-12
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Roxie and the Hooligans younger
Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Roxie Warbler, the niece of a famous explorer, follows Uncle Dangerfoot's advice on how to survive any crisis when she becomes stranded on an island with a gang of school bullies and a pair of murderous bank robbers. Ages 6-8
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Sammy and the Seal
Author: Syd Hoff
Anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with the children but decides that there really is no place like home. Ages 6-8
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Sasquatch
Author: Roland Smith
Thirteen-year-old Dylan follows his father into the woods on the slopes of Mount St. Helens, which is on the brink of another eruption, in an attempt to protect the resident Sasquatch from ruthless hunters. Ages 9-12
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Save Queen of Sheba
Author: Louise Moeri
After miraculously surviving a Sioux Indian raid on the trail to Oregon, a brother and sister set out with few provisions to find the rest of the settlers. Ages 9-12
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Secret of Zoom
Author: Lynne Jonell
Ten-year-old Christina lives a sheltered life until she discovers a secret tunnel, an evil plot to enslave orphans, and a mysterious source of energy known as zoom. Ages 9-12
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See You Later, Gladiator
Author: Jon Scieszka
Joe, Fred, and Sam demonstrate some of their favorite professional wrestling moves, including the "Time Warp Trio Blind Ninja Smackdown," when they're transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators in the Coliseum. Series. Ages 6-8
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Skullduggery
Author: Kathleen Karr
In 1839, twelve-year-old 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. Ages 9-12
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Snow Treasure
Author: Marie McSwigan
Twelve-year-old Peter Lundstrom and his friends help his Uncle Victor with a plan to protect the bank's gold bullion from the invading Nazis. Ages 9-12
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So You Want to be an Explorer?
Author: Judith St. George
A humorous but factual look at some of the world's most renowned, and some not so well-known, explorers. Ages 9-12
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Stickeen: John Muir and the Brave Little Dog
Author: John Muir
The true story of the brave dog who accompanied John Muir on his exploration of glacial areas in Alaska. Ages 6-8
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Storm: The Infinity Code
Author: E. L. Young
In London, the teenaged geniuses of STORM, a secret organization dedicated to eliminating the world's misery through science and technology, uncover plans for a deadly weapon and race to find and dismantle it, then confront the corrupt scientist behind the scheme. Ages 9-12
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Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail
Author: Ellen Dolan
Describes the annual dog sled race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, and the life of the woman who was the first person to win it for three consecutive years. Ages 9-12
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Swindle
Author: Gordon Korman
After an unscrupulous collector cons him out of a valuable baseball card, sixth-grader Griffin Bing puts together a band of misfits to break into Palomino's heavily guarded store and steal the card back. Ages 9-12
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The Thief
Author: Megan Turner
Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a remote temple of the gods where he attempts to steal a precious stone. Ages 9-12
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The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great
Author: Gerald Morris
Five smart and funny tales of Sir Lancelot, the bravest knight in King Arthur's court. Ages 9-12
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The Broken Blade
Author: William Durbin
When an injury prevents his father from going into northern Canada with fur traders, thirteen-year-old Pierre decides to take his father's place as a voyageur. Ages 9-12
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Basil
Author: Wiley Miller
Bored with his life in a lighthouse, Basil sets out for adventure and soon arrives in a mysterious city in the clouds, where he discovers and tries to foil a plan that threatens the entire world. Ages 9-12
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The Firework-Maker’s Daughter
Author: Phillip Pullman
In a country far to the east, Chulak and his talking white elephant Hamlet help Lila find the Royal Sulphur from the sacred volcano so that Lila can become master maker of fireworks like her father. Ages 9-12
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The Golly Sisters Ride Again
Author: Betsy Byars
The Golly Sisters, May-May and Rose, share further adventures as they take their traveling show through the West. Ages 6-8
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The Iron Ring
Author: Lloyd Alexander
Driven by his sense of “dharma,” or honor, young King Tamar sets off on a perilous journey, with significance far greater than he can imagine. Ages 9-12
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The Last Gold Diggers
Author: Harry Horse
A series of letters from Grandfather reveal his adventures in Australia with the remarkable little dog Roo, as they seek Grandfather’s long-lost older brother, Uncle Vincent, who went there to find gold when he was seventeen. Ages 6-8
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The Littles Go Exploring
Author: John Peterson
The Littles are a family of tiny people living in the walls of human houses. Lucy and Tom Little have many adventures as they search to find Grandpa Little, who disappeared a couple of years back. Ages 6-8
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The Magician’s Apprentice
Author: Judith Heneghan
In 1874 Winchester, England, Jago Stonecipher, magician's assistant to his unscrupulous uncle, becomes involved in a series of plots and deceits revolving around a lady's maid and her employer's family, and finally escapes to sea, where the trouble follows him, even aboard ship. Ages 9-12
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The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon
Author: Bea Schyffert
A biography of astronaut Michael Collins, who circled the moon in the Apollo 12 space capsule while his colleagues Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module and walked on the moon. Ages 9-12
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The Maze of Bones
Author: Rick Riordan
The Cahill family is the most powerful family the world has ever known. The source of its power is a mystery that can only be unraveled by assembling 39 clues that have been hidden around the world throughout history. Young Amy and Dan Cahill must decide what's important: hunting clues or uncovering what really happened to their parents. Series. Ages 9-12
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The Misadventures of Maude March
Author: Audrey Couloumbis
After the death of the stern aunt who raised them since they were orphaned, eleven-year-old Sallie and her fifteen-year-old sister escape their self-serving guardians and begin an adventure resembling those in the dime novels Sallie loves to read. Ages 9-12
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The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
Author: W.R. Philbrick
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 service in the Civil War. Ages 9-12
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The Mousehunter
Author: Alex Milway
Captain Mousebeard is a feared mousehunting pirate. He seeks out the rarest and most precious breeds of mice to collect and trade. Emeline, a mousekeeper, wants the bounty her master puts on Mousebeard's head. So she heads off to adventure to capture the pirate. Ages 9-12
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
Author: Trenton Lee Stewart
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules. Ages 9-12
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The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
Author: Trenton Lee Stewart
The fabulous foursome readers embraced as The Mysterious Benedict Society is back with a new mission, significantly closer to home. After reuniting for a celebratory scavenger hunt, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are forced to go on an unexpected search to find Mr. Benedict. It seems that while he was preparing the kids' adventure, he stepped right into a trap orchestrated by his evil twin, Mr. Curtain. Ages 9-12
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The Postcard
Author: Tony Abbott
While in St. Petersburg, Florida, to help clean out his recently-deceased grandmother's house, thirteen-year-old Jason finds an old postcard which leads him on an adventure that blends figures from an old, unfinished detective story with his family's past. Ages 9-12
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The Runaways
Author: Zilpha Snyder
Twelve-year-old Dani hates living in the small desert town of Rattler Springs, Nevada, but her plans to run away get complicated when a pesty young boy and an imaginative new girl decide they want to go along. Ages 9-12
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The Secret of Castle Cant
Author: K.P. Bath
When twelve-toed orphan Lucy Wickwright is brought to Castle Cant to be serving girl to the Baron's daughter, the Adorable & Honorable Pauline, she becomes involved with revolutionaries and uncovers surprising palace intrigues. Ages 9-12
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The Seven Keys of Balabad
Author: Paul Haven
Unlike his news-reporter father and art-historian mother who find living in the ancient, war-torn country of Balabad endlessly interesting, twelve-year-old Oliver, homesick for New York City, feels very much out of his element until he gets caught up in a centuries-old mystery involving stolen artifacts and buried treasure. Ages 9-12
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The Silver Spoon of Solomon Snow
Author: Kaye Umansky
The only clue to Solomon’s past is an engraved silver teething spoon with the initials VIP. Unfortunately it’s gone, sold by his father. So Solomon goes in search of the spoon and, hopefully, his real parents. Joined by Prudence, Rosabella, and Freddy, the adventurers must stay one step ahead of kidnappers, thieves, and a very scary orphanage. Recommended for Lemony Snicket fans. Ages 9-12
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The Star of Kazan
Author: Eva Ibbotson
After twelve-year-old Annika, a foundling living in late nineteenth-century Vienna, inherits a trunk of costume jewelry, a woman claiming to be her aristocratic mother arrives and takes her to live in a strangely decrepit mansion in Germany. Ages 9-12
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Author: Avi
As the lone young lady on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the crew mutinous. Ages 9-12
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The Umbrella
Author: Jan Brett
Carlos goes into the cloud forest to look for animals, but he manages to miss seeing them even though they have an adventure with his umbrella. Ages 6-8
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The Volcano Disaster
Author: Peg Kehret
When an “Instant Commuter” transports him to Mount St. Helens during an eruption, twelve-year-old Warren cannot get himself back to his own home in his own time. Ages 9-12
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The Wanderer
Author: Sharon Creech
Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which, along with uncles and another cousin, is en route to visit their grandfather in England. Ages 9-12
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The Xanadu Adventure
Author: Lloyd Alexander
Vesper Holly's adventures continue as she, her guardians, and their friends journey to Asia Minor in search of the ancient city of Troy, but fall into the trap of an old nemesis. Ages 9-12
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The Year I Didn’t Go to School
Author: Giselle Potter
Relates the experiences of children's author Giselle Potter when, at the age of seven, she toured Italy with her family's tiny theater company, The Mystic Paper Beasts. Ages 6-8
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Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos
Author: R. L. La Fevers
Twelve-year-old Theo uses arcane knowledge and her own special talent when she encounters two secret societies, one sworn to protect the world from ancient Egyptian magic and one planning to harness it to bring chaos to the world, both of which want a valuable artifact stolen from the London museum for which her parents work. Ages 9-12
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Three Days
Author: Donna Napoli
When her father suddenly dies while on a business trip, leaving her alone on an Italian highway, eleven-year-old Jackie worries what will happen when she is picked up by two men with unknown motives. Ages 9-12
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Trial by Ice: A Photobiography of Sir Ernest Shackleton
Author: K. M. Kostyal
Traces the adventurous life of the South Pole explorer whose ship, the Endurance, was frozen in ice and crushed, leaving the captain and crew to fight for survival. Ages 9-12
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Troll Fell
Author: Katherine Langrish
Forced to live with his evil identical-twin uncles after his father's death, twelve-year-old Peer tries to find a way to stop their plan to sell the neighbor's children to the trolls. Ages 9-12
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