Adventure

City of the Beasts
by Allende, Isabel
When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians.

Kingdom of the Golden Dragon
by Allende, Isabel
When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians. Sequel to City of the Beasts.

Blood Gold
by Michael Cadnum
After an arduous journey, Will Dwinelle and his friend Ben finally reach California in 1849 intending to bring home the man who betrayed the honor of a girl back home in Philadelphia, but find themselves tempted by the riches of the Gold Rush.

Where I'm Bound
by Ballard, Allen B.
"An engrossing fictional account of the important role of African-American soldiers in the Civil War. Joe Duckett, whose father was African and whose mother was "part colored, part Choctaw," escaped from the Mississippi plantation where he and his family were enslaved. He joins the Union army and the strong and skillful man moves up the ranks of the Third United States Colored Cavalry." - excerpt from School Library Journal Review

Violet & Claire
by Block, Francesca Lia
In search of material for a screenplay they are developing, seventeen-year-old Violet and her new friend Claire try to make life a movie as they chase their dreams through dangerously beautiful Los Angeles.

SOS Titanic
by Bunting, Eve
Fifteen-year-old Barry O'Neill, traveling from Ireland to America on the maiden voyage of the Titanic, finds his life endangered when the ship hits an iceberg and begins to sink.

Sliding into Home
by Hillestad Butler, Dori
When thirteen-year-old Joelle, a star baseball player, moves to a new town where the only option for girls is softball, she startsan all-girl baseball league against the wishes of her school coaches and others in the town.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place
by Carter, Alden R.
Although neither fifteen-year-old Mark Severson nor his diabetic cousin Randy are looking forward to the canoe trip that is a family rite of passage, they begin to enjoy themselves as they make their way through Minnesota's lake country, until the trip becomes a fight for survival.

Flash Fire
by Cooney, Caroline B.
As fire sweeps through a canyon near Los Angeles, teenagers Danna and Hall Press and other children whose parents are not around must work together to save themselves.

Car Trouble
by Duprau, Jeanne
Early one August morning, seventeen-year-old computer "nerd" Duff Pringle leaves Richmond, Virginia, in a newly-acquired used car and begins an unexpectedly convoluted journey to San Jose, California, and the job that awaits him there.

A Girl Named Disaster
by Farmer, Nancy
While fleeing from Mozambique to Zimbabwe to escape an unwanted marriage, Nhamo, an eleven-year-old Shona girl, struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.

All that Glitters
by Ferris, Jean
When he visits his father in the Florida Keys, sixteen-year-old Brian is befriended by a local captain who involves him in the search for a centuries-old sunken ship and gives him insight into several difficult personal relationships.

Cold Mountain
by Frazier, Charles
Based on local history and family stories passed down by the author's great, great grandfather, this is the tale of Inman, a wounded soldier who walks away from the ravages of the Civil War and back home to Ada, his prewar sweetheart.

Jumper
by Gould, Steven
Davy relies on his newfound ability to teleport to escape his abusive father. He jumps instantly to the safety of his town library. From there, he sets off for New York City, where he must learn to use and control his power in a violent and complex environment. An ALA Notable Book of the Year.

Sunshine Rider: The First Vegetarian Western
by Hardman, Ric Lynden
In the late 1800s while on a cattle drive which takes him north from Texas, seventeen-year-old Wylie learns that it is no longer necessary to run from the father he never knew.

Across the Nightingale Floor
by Hearn, Lian
Set in an imaginary, ancient Japanese society dominated by warring clans, Across the Nightingale Floor is a story of a boy who is suddenly plucked from his life in a remote and peaceful village to find himself a pawn in a political scheme, filled with treacherous warlords, rivalry-and the intensity of first love. In a culture ruled by codes of honor and formal rituals, Takeo must look inside himself to discover the powers that will enable him to fulfill his destiny.

A Thief of Time
by Hillerman, Tony
The disappearance of a noted anthropologist sets Lt. Joe Leaphorn off with Officer Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police to investigate a series of mystifying murders.

Jason's Gold
by Hobbs, Will
When news of the discovery of gold in Canada's Yukon Territory in 1897 reaches fifteen-year-old Jason, he embarks on a 10,000-mile journey to strike it rich.

Scrib
by Ives, David
In 1863, a sixteen-year-old boy nicknamed Scrib travels around the West making his living writing and delivering letters, an occupation that leads to him nearly getting killed, being jailed as a criminal, joining up with the notorious Crazy James Kincaid, and delivering a letter from President Abraham Lincoln to a Piute Indian.

13 Little Blue Envelopes
by Johnson, Maureen
When seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her favorite aunt, she leaves New Jersey to criss-cross Europe on a sort of scavenger hunt that transforms her life.

Into Thin Air: A personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
by Krakauer, Jon

Last Days of Summer
by Kluger, Steve
So what do you do if you're a goofy kid growing up in Brooklyn in the early 1940s, with no available father, no friends, and the designated punching bag of the neighborhood bully? If you're Joey Margolis, you look for a hero to latch onto -- a baseball player, perhaps, like Charlie Banks, the all-star third baseman for the New York Giants. Of course, the chosen champion may not welcome the attention of a persistent young fan with an overactive imagination. But then again, the kid might be exactly what Charlie Banks needs.

True North: A Novel of the Underground Railroad
by Lasky, Kathryn
Because of the strong influence which her grandfather, an abolitionist, has in her life, fourteen-year-old Lucy assists a fugitive slave girl in her escape.

Tomorrow, When the War Began
by Marsden, John
Seven Australian teenagers return from a camping trip in the bus to discover that their country has been invaded and they must hide to stay alive.

Eyeliner of the Gods
by Maxwell, Katie
Two girls discover an Egyptian archaeological dig is a lot more than surviving blistering heat and scorpions, hot guys, a cursed bracelet, and ancient tombs make it the adventure of a lifetime.

Under the Jolly Rodger
by Meyer, L.A.
In 1804, fifteen-year-old Jacky Faber heads back to sea where she gains control of a British warship and eventually becomes a privateer. Sequel to Curse of the Blue Tatoo

Operation Red Jericho
by Mowll, Joshua
The posthumous papers of Rebecca MacKenzie document her adventures, along with her brother Doug, in 1920s China as the teenaged siblings are sent to live aboard their uncle's ship where they become involved in the dangerous activities of a mysterious secret society called the Honorable Guild of Specialists.

The Dive from Clausen's Pier: A Novel
by Packer, Ann
When her fiancé is left paralyzed following a tragic accident, a woman begins to question her familiar world, from her everyday life to her relationships, as she sets out to rediscover her own identity.

The Beet Fields: Memories of a Sixteenth Summer
by Paulsen, Gary
The author recalls his experiences as a migrant laborer and carnival worker after he ran away from home at age sixteen.

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
by Patterson, James
After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "birdkids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.

Tucket's Home
by Paulsen, Gary
Francis, Lottie, and Billy survive a series of hair-raising adventures while on their way West to the Oregon Trail where they hope to find the Tucket family.

No Witnesses: A Novel
by Pearson, Ridley
People are dying throughout Seattle, victims of a madman placing poisoned food in neighborhood supermarkets. He faxes the police chilling extortion letters and gets his ransom electronically. Seattle police detective Lou Boldt and police psychologist Daphne Matthews confront the killer's psychology.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Twain, Mark
The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the early nineteenth century.

Deep
by Vance, Susanna
Somewhere in the Caribbean, seventeen-year-old Morgan and thirteen-year-old Birdie, two girls whose lives are worlds apart, are brought together by the maniacal Nicholas.