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The Scarlet Pimpernel
Par Emmuska Orczy. 1989
Europe, 1792. With the republican mob in frenzy, French aristocrats are being guillotined indiscriminately. A group of British adventurers, led…
by the mysterious "Scarlet Pimpernel," are spiriting innocent victims out of Paris. French agent Chauvelin arrives in England to discover the leader's true identity and enlists the help of a clever French beauty married to the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney. For senior high and older readersJason's gold
Par Will Hobbs. 1999
When fifteen-year-old wanderer Jason Hawthorn decides to join the Klondike gold rush, he learns that his older brothers beat him…
to it. Jason spends a difficult year trying to find them, befriending writer Jack London and others along the way. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 1999Take it easy
Par David Hill. 1995
New Zealand. Rob Kennedy, still mourning his mother's passing, joins five other teenagers for a week-long hike through rugged mountains.…
But when they wake up one morning, their adult guide is dead. For junior and senior high readersThe baboon king
Par Anton Quintana. 1999
Always feeling like an outsider because of his mixed Kikuyu and Masai parentage, Morengru "the hunter" unintentionally kills a Kikuyu.…
Banished from his village, Morengru further questions his existence while living with a troop of baboons. Some violence. For junior and senior high and older readers. Mildred L. Batchelder Award. 1998Darkness, be my friend
Par John Marsden. 1999
In this sequel to A Killing Frost (BR 11739) teenagers Homer, Lee, Kevin, Fi, and Ellie try to lead normal…
lives in New Zealand. But when Colonel Finley asks them to return to Australia to fight the invaders, they reluctantly agree, hoping to find their families. For junior and senior high and older readers. Some violence. 1996The fisherman's son
Par Michael Koepf. 1998
Shipwrecked and adrift on a raft, a commercial fisherman reflects on his life and the events that brought him to…
this desperate pass. He recalls shipping aboard his father's boat at age twelve, the arduous work on the water, and the loss of friends at sea. Some strong languageKidnapped
Par Robert Stevenson. 1994
Young David Balfour relates his adventures of 1751 when he was kidnapped and marooned after a shipwreck, his journey through…
the wild highlands of Scotland, his friendship with the Jacobite Alan Breck Stewart, and his suffering at the hands of his uncle Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws. For senior high and older readersThe mysterious island
Par Jules Verne. 1986
During the Civil War, engineer Cyrus Smith, a Northerner, is captured. He escapes by hot-air balloon, along with three men,…
a boy, and a dog. After a storm blows them to an island, mysterious events help them survive. Sequel to Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea (BR 9469). For senior high and older readers. 1874Reef of death
Par Paul Zindel. 1998
Maruul, an Aboriginal girl, and PC McPhee, an American boy, help their relatives dive for ancient treasure beneath the Australian…
reefs. But a killer fish and an unscrupulous scientist are also hunting in the sea. Some violence. For junior and senior high readersThe author defines travel stories as oriented to the actual act of traveling, rather than to the destination. This collection…
of more than thirty such tales spans more than a century and includes works by Evelyn Waugh, Rebecca West, Edith Wharton, Anthony Trollope, Paul Theroux, and William TrevorThe thief
Par Megan Turner. 1996
Gen, who boasts he can steal anything, is in the king's prison. He is offered a chance of freedom by…
joining the king's scholar in trying to recover the legendary Hamiathes's Gift Stone. Gen accepts the offer but endures many psychological and physical dangers. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readersFlash fire
Par Caroline Cooney. 1995
The teenagers living in a wealthy California canyon neighborhood are aware of fires raging nearby, but have been told they're…
not in any danger. Suddenly that all changes, and, without any adults to take charge, they must try to save themselves, their siblings, and their pets. For junior and senior high readersSouth Sea tales
Par Jack London. 1994
Eight tales of adventure on the seas of the South Pacific. Salty, often violent characters pit themselves against each other…
and against nature. In "The Seed of McCoy," a smoldering ship is boarded at Pitcairn by a descendant of one of the famous Bounty's survivors, who guides the ship to safety. Introduction by A. Grove Day tells of London's own adventure in the south seas, which inspired and financed his writing. Some violenceThe tenth insight: holding the vision
Par James Redfield. 1996
In The Celestine Prophecy (RC 38075, BR 9732), the author experienced nine ancient spiritual insights. Now he searches for the…
tenth insight as he looks for his friend Charlene Billings, who has disappeared into the Appalachian Mountains. Some strong language. BestsellerCaptain Hawaii
Par Anthony Arkin. 1994
Captain Dan's Zodiac Pirate Tours sounds exciting to Arron, who is a nature lover. Unlike his parents, he didn't come…
to Hawaii just to sit by the pool. And he is pleased that Kate, the captain's daughter, is pretty too. But then events erupt when a rival tour company tries to put Captain Dan out of business, involving Kate and Arron in the process. For junior and senior high readersShe
Par H. Haggard. 1994
An Englishman journeys to Africa to track down the evil queen who, according to an ancient manuscript, murdered one of…
his ancestors. In the jungle he meets with the beautiful, ageless white goddess, "She," who falls in love with him and shares the secret of the Pillar of Life. Some violenceTreason's harbour
Par Patrick O'Brian. 1983
Following a battle off the Ionian islands, Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin are in Malta, where both of…
Aubrey's ships, the Worcester and the Surprise, are undergoing repairs. While Aubrey concerns himself with the reconditioning work, Maturin, surgeon and spy, learns that agents of Napoleon are planning to sabotage Aubrey's next missionThe reverse of the medal
Par Patrick O'Brian. 1986
Having successfully completed his mission in the Atlantic, Captain Jack Aubrey is now back in London. While there he makes…
some investments that suddenly put his career in jeopardy. Once again his ship's surgeon, Stephen Maturin, comes to his rescueAround the world in eighty days
Par Jules Verne. 1990
Phileas Fogg is certain that he can travel around the world in eighty days--an incredibly short period of time in…
1873. He's so sure that it can be done that he's wagered half of his fortune and set off on the grand adventure with his servant Passepartout. For high school and older readersThe celestine prophecy: an adventure
Par James Redfield. 1993
The author embarks on a search for an ancient Peruvian manuscript that predicts a massive transformation in human society. He…
meets with resistance from government and church authorities in Peru, who attempt to suppress knowledge of the manuscript. He persists, however, discovering nine spiritual insights in separate encounters, beginning with the most common--an awareness of coincidences in life. Some strong language. Bestseller