Category Archives: Adventure
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The Familiars
Posted on June 27, 2011 by Children's Department Staff in Adventure, animals, FantasyThe Familiars by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson Aldwyn is not your ordinary cat. He is an orphaned, street savvy, quick thinking feline only concerned with the when, what and where of his next meal. That is until young Jack, a student of wizardry, ends up choosing Aldwyn as his “familiar” (magical animal companion [...]
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Danger & Diamonds: A Mystery at Sea
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Rachel in Adventure, Early Chapter Books, Mysteries> by Elizabeth Levy, illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein Danger & Diamonds is the first book in a new early chapter book mystery series. Phillipa lives on a cruise ship with her parents, the dance and aquatics instructors, and absolutely loves her life. But the new captain has just brought his son on board, and he [...]
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Take Me to the River
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Jennifer in Adventureby Will Hobbs This is a suspenseful page-turner that will especially appeal to kids who like canoeing, rafting, or outdoor adventures. Fourteen-year-old Dylan travels to Terilingua, Texas, so he can go whitewater rafting with his uncle and cousin, but it turns out his uncle has had to leave unexpectedly for work in Alaska. His cousin [...]
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Zita the Spacegirl
Posted on May 13, 2011 by Melendra in Adventure, Graphic Novel, Science Fictionby Ben Hatke When Zita accidentally opens a space portal, her friend Joseph is snatched by a bunch of furry tentacles. Now, she has to rescue him by going through that same portal. On the other side, Zita is faced with monters, robots, and some strange new friends. Now all she needs to do is [...]
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Small as an Elephant
Posted on May 7, 2011 by Melendra in AdventureBy Jennifer Richard Jacobson When eleven-year-old Jack wakes up at the campground and discovers that his mom has left, he knows he has to find her and fast. But he doesn’t want to draw attention to himself. Since Jack’s mom doesn’t always act like other moms, Jack knows that bad things could happen if [...]
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No Passengers Beyond This Point
Posted on March 18, 2011 by Jennifer in Adventure, Fantasyby Gennifer Choldenko This fascinating story follows three siblings through an amazing adventure in a mixed up world when their airplane mysteriously lands in Falling Bird instead of Denver. The story is told from alternating viewpoints of India, the annoyed fashion-minded teenager, Finn, the responsible worrywart brother, and Mouse, the super intelligent youngest sister. Everything [...]
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The Bee-Man of Orn
Posted on March 17, 2011 by Laura in Adventure, Classics, fairy tales and folklore, Family Read-Aloud, Fantasy, Picture Booksby Frank R. Stockton, illustrated by P.J. Lynch This is an enchanting tale of a strange, old man and his unlikely adventures. The man had always lived a simple life of caring for his bees. His life began to change when a young sorcerer told him that he must have been transformed and should find [...]
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Calamity Jack
Posted on March 11, 2011 by Melendra in Adventure, fairy tales and folklore, Graphic NovelWritten by Shannon and Dean Hale and Illustrated by Nathan Hale Written and illustrated in the same style as Rapunzel’s Revenge, this second graphic novel by the Hale team follows Jack’s story, giving readers Jack’s history from before he met Rapunzel and following the pair after the events of the first graphic novel. Jack’s luck [...]
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The True Meaning of Smekday
Posted on March 9, 2011 by Rachel in Adventure, Humorous Stories, My Favorite, Science Fictionby Adam Rex Gratuity Tucci (her friends call her Tip) has decided to drive herself to Florida. The Boov have invaded earth, and are relocating everyone to Happy Mouse Kingdom, but Tip’s mom was already abducted through the mole on her neck, so she’s on her own. On the way down, she meets a Boov [...]
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London Deep
Posted on February 24, 2011 by Jennifer in Adventure, Science Fictionby Robin Price Jemima (Jem) Mallard lives in a future where humans’ lack of environmental care has caused much of the world to flood, leaving London is covered in water. Readers are thrown into the story with Jem’s houseboat suspiciously sinking, while her father, Police Chief Mallard, seems to have too many other things on [...]
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