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The counterfeit princess
Par Jane Resh Thomas. 2005
England. Vowing revenge when her parents are executed in 1553 by the duke of Northumberland, teenaged Iris becomes a messenger,…
a spy, and a stand-in for Princess Elizabeth during the volatile political events surrounding young King Edward VI's death. For grades 6-9. 2005The valley of horses: a novel (Earth's Children Ser. #2)
Par Jean M Auel. 1982
Ice Age heroine Ayla leaves her adoptive family, from The Clan of the Cave Bear (BR 16674), and sets out…
alone. She reaches the Valley of Horses, where she rescues a young man and struggles with her growing attraction to him. Explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 1982Kidnapped at the Capital (Capital Mysteries)
Par Ron Roy. 2003
While KC and her best friend, Marshall, attend the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., KC's mother and the president…
of the United States are kidnapped. And the ransom demanded is the International Space Station! For grades 2-4. 2002Peter Pan in scarlet
Par Scott M. Fischer, Geraldine McCaughrean. 2006
England, 1926. A now-grown-up Mrs. Wendy realizes that dreams are leaking out of Neverland. Fearing for Peter Pan's life, Wendy…
and the Lost Boys return to Neverland with fairy Fireflyer's assistance. Authorized sequel to Peter Pan (RC 59430)--the boy who never grows up. For grades 5-8. 2006Who cloned the President? (Road to Reading: Mile 5)
Par Ron Roy. 2003
Since KC Corcoran watches the news on television every day, she notices that the president of the United States is…
behaving oddly. Deciding he must have been cloned, KC and her best friend, Marshall, set out to investigate. For grades 2-4. 2001Effendi: the second arabesk (Arabesk Ser. #2)
Par Jon Courtenay Grimwood. 2005
Ashraf Bey, chief of detectives in El Iskandryia, Ottoman North Africa, investigates a series of brutal murders seemingly linked to…
wealthy industrialist Hamzah Effendi--the father of Zara, the girl he should have married. Sequel to Pashazade (BR 16404). Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002The mammoth hunters: Earth's Children, Book Three (Earth's Children Ser. #Bk. 3)
Par Jean M Auel. 1985
Ice Age Europe. Eighteen-year-old Ayla, ostracized by the "flathead" clan that reared her, allies with the mammoth-hunting Mamutoi. Attended by…
her lover, Jondalar, Ayla gradually wins acceptance through her powers as a healer. Sequel to The Valley of Horses (BR 16780). Explicit descriptions of sex. 1985Surviving Antarctica: reality TV 2083
Par Andrea White. 2005
By 2083 a deteriorating American civilization is dominated by "reality" television programs. Five fourteen-year-olds reenact Scott's 1910 failed expedition to…
the South Pole as contestants on the Historical Survivor series. They overcome obstacles with the covert help of a Department of Entertainment employee. For junior and senior high readers. 2005Sabotaged: the missing (The missing Ser. #3)
Par Margaret Peterson Haddix. 2010
Time travelers Jonah and Katherine help another missing child, Virginia Dare, return home to the past. But their journey to…
the sixteenth-century Roanoke Colony is sabotaged and goes dangerously awry, leaving Jonah, Katherine, and Virginia in the wrong time period. Sequel to Sent (BR 19515). For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011Torn: the missing (The missing Ser. #4)
Par Margaret Peterson Haddix. 2012
Time travelers Jonah and Katherine arrive in James Bay in 1611 to rescue missing child John Hudson, son of the…
explorer Henry Hudson. When mutiny on the Discovery nears, Jonah and Katherine's knowledge of history becomes a lifeline. Sequel to Sabotaged (BR 20679). For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011Outcast of Redwall (Redwall)
Par Brian Jacques. 1996
Orphan badger Sunflash the Mace undergoes many ordeals before claiming his heritage as badger lord of Salamandastron. Aided by the…
faithful kestrel Skarlath, Sunflash battles evil ferret warlord Swartt Sixclaw. Swartt's outcast son, Veil, who was lovingly raised at Redwall, finds his loyalties divided. For grades 5-8. 1995Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Longstocking Ser.)
Par Astrid Lindgren. 1950
The widow of the south
Par Robert Hicks. 2005
1864. Carrie McGavock's Tennessee plantation becomes a Confederate hospital. Caring for wounded sergeant Zachariah Cashwell rejuvenates Carrie, who is mourning…
her children's deaths. Decades later, before 1,500 graves can be plowed for farmland, Carrie has the soldiers reburied in her backyard--then Zachariah returns. Some strong language. 2005Passport diaries: A Novel
Par Tamara T Gregory. 2005
After being suspended from work for clashing with her boss more than once, African American attorney Kia Carson from L.A.…
takes a European vacation alone. In Greece she bumps into colleague Drew Crokos, who's visiting relatives, and they fall in love. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2005The warrior's path: A Novel (Sacketts Ser. #3)
Par Louis L'Amour. 2001
1630. When Yance Sackett's sister-in-law and another young woman are kidnapped by Indians, Yance and his brother Kin traverse the…
Warrior's Path from the Carolinas to Massachusetts Bay colony. Once the captives are rescued, Kin sails to Jamaica to find the culprits among pirates, cutthroats, and ruthless "businessmen." 1980The voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle Ser.)
Par Hugh Lofting. 1988
Pearls of Lutra (Redwall)
Par Brian Jacques. 1997
Redwall Abbey has a hidden treasure of six large, pink pearls. Hedgehog maid Tansy is determined to find them but…
so is Emperor Ublaz, who stole them years ago from the otters of Holt Lutra. Meanwhile Martin the Warrior attempts to rescue the kidnapped Abbott Durral. For grades 5-8. 1996The two minute rule
Par Robert Crais. 2006
After serving ten years in prison, forty-six-year-old bank robber Max Holman is released on parole only to discover his estranged…
son--an LAPD policeman--has been murdered. Max contacts ex-FBI agent Katherine Pollard--the very agent who arrested him--to help him find his son's killers. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2006Tracker
Par Gary Paulsen. 1984
Thirteen-year-old John Borne looks forward to hunting deer for food as time to spend with his grandfather. But this year…
his grandfather is dying of cancer and John will hunt alone. As he tracks a doe through the woods, John ponders taking life and comprehending death. For grades 5-8. 1984The jungle book: the Mowgli stories (Books of wonder)
Par Rudyard Kipling, Jerry Pinkney. 1995
Eight stories about the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves in a jungle in India.…
Presented in Kipling's preferred arrangement. Includes a ninth non-Mowgli tale "Rikki-tikki-tavi," about a valiant mongoose. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1894