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Men against the sea
Par Charles Nordhoff. 2003
1789. Following the Mutiny on the Bounty (BR 8669), Captain Bligh and eighteen loyal men are set adrift in the…
South Pacific on a twenty-three-foot open launch. Alone on uncharted waters, the crew struggles to survive the 3,600-mile voyage to the Dutch colony of Timor in the East Indies. 1933National Velvet
Par Enid Bagnold. 1953
Classic story of a girl and her horse. Fourteen-year-old Velvet Brown is determined to turn the unruly piebald horse she…
won in a raffle into a champion. But it will take more than just hard work and dedication to win the Grand National steeplechase. For grades 6-9. 1935Pitcairn's Island
Par Charles Nordhoff. 1934
South Pacific, 1790s-1800s. Fletcher Christian, his fellow H.M.S. Bounty mutineers, and their Polynesian wives flee Tahiti for Pitcairn's Island. Living…
undiscovered for eighteen years, they establish a primitive but thriving settlement until a bitter struggle for vengeance shatters the peace. Sequel to Men against the Sea (BR 15979). 1934The Egyptologist: a novel
Par Arthur Phillips. 2004
1922. Staking his reputation and fiancée's fortune, obsessive Egyptologist Ralph Trilipush excavates King Atum-hadu's tomb. Mystery and discovery unfold through…
Ralph's journal entries and the correspondences of Australian detective Harold Ferrell, who investigates Ralph's possible connection to a series of murders. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2004Carnival at candlelight (A Stepping Stone Book(TM) #No. 5)
Par Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 2005
While on a mission to prove to Merlin that they can use magic wisely, Jack and Annie travel to seventeenth-century…
Venice, Italy, to save the city from disaster. For grades 2-4. 2005Scorpia (Alex Rider #5)
Par Anthony Horowitz. 2005
Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider goes to Venice, Italy, determined to track down Scorpia because of the organization's connection to his deceased…
father. But the for-hire terrorist group planning to kill thousands of British schoolchildren ensnares Alex for its own purposes. For grades 6-9. 2004Martin the Warrior: A Tale From Redwall (Redwall Ser. #6)
Par Brian Jacques. 2004
The evil corsair stoat Badrang the Tyrant has enslaved dozens of innocent creatures to build his empire. Among the captives…
is Martin, a young mouse with the heart of a warrior, who vows to fight for freedom and to reclaim his father's sword, stolen by Badrang. For grades 5-8. 1993The lucky lottery (A to Z Mysteries)
Par Ron Roy. 2000
Before Lucky O'Leary can claim the seven million dollar prize, his winning lottery ticket is stolen from his home. Lucky…
asks his friends Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to find the thief before the lottery office opens the next day. For grades 2-4. 2000The missing mummy ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 13)
Par Ron Roy. 2001
During summer vacation, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose sign up for museum week programs on Mummy Monday. While investigating the…
theft of a child mummy, they become trapped in a reconstructed Egyptian tomb, where they witness an even bigger crime. For grades 2-4. 2001Lord Brocktree: A Tale From Redwall (Redwall Ser. #13)
Par Brian Jacques. 2005
Two unlikely comrades--badger warrior Brocktree and young haremaid Dotti--set out for Salamandastron together only to discover the mountain has been…
captured by wildcat Ungatt Trunn and his Blue Hordes. To face them, Brocktree and Dotti rally an army of hares, otters, shrews, moles, mice, and squirrels. For grades 5-8. 2000The x'ed-out x-ray
Par Ron Roy. 2005
Ruth Rose, Josh, and Dink attend a concert during which someone steals the star entertainer's diamond pendant and Dink injures…
his arm. Dink's x-ray provides a clue--and soon the kids are on the thief's trail. For grades 2-4. 2005The tall stranger: A Novel
Par Louis L'Amour. 1957
Though Rock Bannon saves a wagon train of easterners from an Indian attack, they refuse to heed his advice and…
instead follow fast-talking Morton Harper, who secretly lusts for land and beautiful Sharon Crockett. When Mort's evil intentions come to light, it's once again up to Rock to help. 1957Reflex (Jumper #2)
Par Steven Gould. 2004
A mysterious organization kidnaps National Security Agency operative Davy Rice to use his teleportation powers. Davy's wife, Millie, searches frantically…
for him with her own newfound teleporting skills. Sequel to Jumper (DB 37465, BR 9548). Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2004Odysseus (Heroes Ser.)
Par Geraldine McCaughrean. 2004
After the Trojan War Odysseus begins his voyage home to Ithaca, where his wife Penelope and their son Telemachus are…
waiting. His journey is prolonged by shipwrecks and misadventures including encounters with the ogre Cyclops, the singing Sirens, the three-headed dog Cerberus, and others. Some violence. For grades 5-8. 2003Salamandastron: A Tale From Redwall (Redwall Ser.)
Par Brian Jacques. 1992
The castle of Salamandastron in the mountains near the sea is under attack by evil Ferahgo the Assassin and his…
band of vermin. Urthstripe the Strong, a wise old badger, leads the animals of Salamandastron and Redwall Abbey against his old enemy. For grades 5-8. 1992The zombie zone ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 26)
Par Ron Roy. 2005
Reports of zombies and grave robbers alarm the people of a Louisiana swampland village, but Ruth Rose, Josh, and Dink…
begin to suspect that the supernatural might not be the cause of the eerie occurrences. For grades 2-4. 2005The hot kid: a novel
Par Elmore Leonard. 2005
Oklahoma, 1930s. Young U.S. marshal Carlos "Carl" Webster loves chasing felons and savors the publicity. While searching for rich-boy-gone-bad Jack…
Belmont, Carl falls for gun moll Louly Brown. Hack writer Tony Antonelli tags along looking for new material. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2005Not the end of the world: a novel
Par Geraldine McCaughrean. 2004
The animals and humans on Noah's ark describe suffering through many trials including a tidal wave and hunger. Noah's daughter…
Timna defies him and rescues a boy and his baby sister from drowning. Many on board begin to question Noah's faith in God. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2004The case of the glow-in-the-dark ghost (A Jigsaw Jones Mystery)
Par James Preller. 2004
Jigsaw's school is haunted! Some kids saw a ghost dancing in the classroom. Jigsaw Jones is not afraid. He will…
catch this glowing ghost, even if he has to stay after school to do it! For grades 2-4. 2004Heroes don't run: A Novel of the Pacific War (Boy at War Ser.)
Par Harry Mazer. 2005
1944. To honor his father, who died during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, seventeen-year-old Adam Pelko eagerly enlists…
in the Marine Corps. Adam goes through boot camp and faces combat on the tiny island Okinawa. Sequel to Boy No More (DB 59432). For grades 6-9. 2005