Category Archives: Adventure
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The Time Warp Trio: Summer Reading is Killing Me! by Jon Scieszka
Posted on March 22, 2013 by gbenedick in Adventure, Fantasy, Humorous StoriesWhat happens when a summer reading list gets slipped into the pages of a time-traveling book? You don’t even want to know…The time-warp trio is accustomed to getting lost in time, but this is different. Taken to a fictional place, Fred, Sam and Joe discover that all the villains from their favorite books have formed [...]
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Legend of the Lost Dog
Posted on March 1, 2013 by Children's Department Staff in Adventure, animals, Scary stories, UncategorizedLegend of the Ghost Dog, by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, is a fast-paced mystery that will keep upper elementary readers turning the pages. Likeable heroine “Tee” bears a lot of responsibility for her little brother while her father researches a book onsite near Nome, Alaska. Tee’s search for a little quiet time lead her to a remote [...]
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One Came Home by Amy Timberlake
Posted on February 20, 2013 by gbenedick in Adventure, Historical Fiction, MysteriesGeorgie only has one sister and all she really wants is to keep Agatha from getting married and moving away. All of Georgie’s efforts backfire though, when one day Agatha runs away without so much as a goodbye. After Agatha has been gone for a few days the Sheriff goes off in search of her, [...]
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The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy
Posted on November 21, 2012 by gbenedick in Adventure, fairy tales and folklore, Fantasy, Humorous StoriesHave you ever wondered why every fairy tale prince is named “Charming?” They have real names, but in fairy tale lands, news is spread through songs, and the bards who write the songs always refer to the princes as “Prince Charming.” Consistently overlooked, the princes are ready to change their reputations. Four unlikely friends, Prince [...]
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The Night Marys by Dan Poblocki
Posted on November 15, 2012 by Jessica in Adventure, Fantasy, Mysteries, Scary storiesTimothy didn’t mean to be partners with Abigail for the history project, but an ill-timed ear scratch looked like a raised hand to the teacher. While Timothy certainly wasn’t pleased to be partnered with the strange new girl who was apparently trying to set her own socks on fire, he had no idea just how [...]
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Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger
Posted on September 15, 2012 by Jessica in Adventure, Humorous StoriesLenny’s best friend Caspar has a lot of birthday cash from his grandmother with the instruction to use it on the most unnecessary thing possible. Caspar decides to buy a nice suit and a real-hair fake mustache. But after Caspar buys them, things start to go wrong. Banks are robbed by school librarians and accordion [...]
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Pegasus: The Flame of Olympus by Kate O’Hearn
Posted on August 20, 2012 by gbenedick in Adventure, animals, FantasyWar has come to Olympus. New creatures who call themselves the Nirad are ravaging the home of the Gods. No one knows where they came from, but one thing is certain: the flame of Olympus is weakening, and so is the strength of the Gods. If the flame is extinguished all hope will be lost. Somewhere [...]
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Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner
Posted on August 2, 2012 by Jennifer in Adventure, FantasyThis is the first book in the Keepers Trilogy, following the adventures of Golden (Goldie) Roth in the strange city of Jewel. Goldie, like all other children, is tethered to her parents most of the time with a guardchain in order to keep her safe. During the day, children are relentlessly overseen by the Blessed Guardians, and [...]
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The Drowned Cities
Posted on July 30, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Adventure, Young Adult/TeenBy Paolo Bacigalupi Mahlia and Mouse have escaped the drowned cities and found refuge with a kind doctor, but when the children find a badly injured “half-man” all the violence and evil they escaped comes to find them. Mahlia chooses to gamble on the half-man’s loyalty even when the doctor threatens to abandon her and [...]
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Capture the Flag
Posted on July 28, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Adventure, MysteriesBy Kate Messner Reminiscent of the Blue Balliett mysteries, this book brings together a trio of seventh graders with more in common than they suspect to solve a mystery that could change their lives forever. Anna is traveling with her father, an important senator. Jose is in Washington, D.C. because his mother is a skilled [...]
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