Alias series
Various authors (YA SERIES ALIAS) 208p MS/HS
Most kids party & study at college. Sydney becomes a spy.

Forest of the Pygmies
Isabel Allende (YA ALLENDE) 304p MS/HS
An assignment to write about safaris in Kenya leads to the discovery of a world of corruption, slavery, poaching and a mysterious clan of Pygmies.

Samurai Girl series
Carrie Asai (YA ASAI) 214p MS/HS
It sucks to discover that your whole life has been a lie, & the only one you can trust is yourself.

Warrior Heir
Cinda Williams Chima (YA CHIMA) 432p MS/HS
Jack thinks he's just a regular guy...until he discovers he's a warrior who must fight to the death to settle an ancient blood feud.

Fire Bringer
David Clement-Davies (YA CLEMENT) 498p MS/HS
Rannoch struggles to face his destiny to fulfill a prophecy which will save his herd & unite all creatures.

Flight #116 is Down
Caroline Cooney (YA COONEY) 201p MS/HS
So, you’re home alone, hanging out & suddenly a 747 crashes in your backyard….

The Naming series
Alison Croggon (YA CROGGON) 492p MS/HS
A slave discovers that she possesses a powerful gift, and that all the signs point to her as the champion who will defeat the "Nameless One."

Powder Monkey
Paul Dowswell (YA DOWSWELL) 227p MS/HS
Sam’s a slave on a warship. His job is dangerous, but escape means execution. Will Sam live forever in servitude? Will he survive long at all, or get blown into pink mist, like the last powder monkey?

Overboard
Elizabeth Fama (YA FAMA) 158p MS/HS
You’re on your way to visit your uncle, via ferry. Next thing you know, you’re in the water. With hungry sharks. With deadly whirlpools. With no lifejacket. With no one to help you.

A Girl Named Disaster
Nancy Farmer (YA FARMER) 309p MS/HS
To escape marrying a cruel man, Nhamo must run away & try to survive on her own.

Fearless FBI series
Francine Pascal (YA SERIES FEARLESS) 272p HS
Gaia may be training for the FBI, but that won’t keep her from bending the rules to catch a serial killer.

The Thief Lord
Cornelia Funke (YA FUNKE) 345p MS/HS
Runaway brothers find themselves in the care of a mysterious criminal, and on the trail of a wondrous discovery.

Escape From Memory
Margaret P. Haddix (YA HADDIX) 220p MS/HS
Kira has memories locked in her mind that could get her killed. But they’re also the only thing that might save her….

Silverfin: Young James Bond
Charles Higson (YA HIGSON) 347p MS/HS
James doesn’t know it yet, but he’s destined to become one of the world’s best & most famous agents….007.

Jackie’s Wild Seattle
Will Hobbs (YA HOBBS) 200p MS/HS
Adventures in animal rescue!

Boston Jane series
Jennifer L. Holm (YA HOLM) 273p MS/HS
Life on the frontier turns a lady into a woman!

Stormbreaker (Alex Rider series)
Anthony Horowitz (YA HOROWITZ) 192p MS/HS
Alex must outsmart the terrorists who want him & every child in England dead.

Warriors: The New Prophecy series
Erin Hunter (YA HUNTER) 303p MS/HS
The wild cat Clans have lived in peace. Now their warrior ancestors speak of terrifying new prophecies & mysterious danger.

The Valley of Secrets
Charmian Hussey (YA HUSSEY) 400p MS/HS
Who wouldn’t love to inherit a big estate? But this one comes with secrets!

13 Little Blue Envelopes
Maureen Johnson (YA JOHNSON) 336p HS
Ginny inherits 13 little blue envelopes. The first contains $1,000. The others lead to adventures all over Europe.


Freaks
Annette C. Klause (YA KLAUSE) 339p HS
Abel lives with dwarves, a Dog-faced girl & the other freaks at Faeryland. There's only one problem: Abel's normal.

Cannibals
Iain Lawrence (YA LAWRENCE) 240p MS/HS
While on a boat to Australia to serve time for a crime they didn't commit, Tom and Midgely decide to jump ship. The Pacific Islands sound inviting--but what about cannibals, headhunters & pirates?

Pendragon series
D.J. MacHale (YA MACHALE) 375p MS/HS
Bobby seems like a normal teen. Actually, he's destined to save, not just Earth, but worlds found in alternate dimensions. If only he'd taken that martial arts class!

Life of Pi
Yan Martel (YA MARTEL) 319p HS
Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean, with only a tiger named Richard Parker as his companion.

Traitor
Andy McNab (YA MCNAB) 288p MS/HS
When Danny begins searching for his traitor grandfather, he discovers that someone wants them both...dead.

Bloody Jack series
L.A. Meyer (YA MEYER) 278p MS/HS
Mary is a starving orphan. What else can she do but disguise herself as a boy & join a crew of pirates?!

CHERUB series
Robert Muchamore (YA MUCHAMORE) 336p MS/HS
CHERUB agents seem like regular teens. They're not. They're trained professionals doing a very dangerous job. And James has just joined up.

NetForce series
Tom Clancy (YA SERIES NETFORCE) 181p HS
Teen computer geniuses make great crime solvers, but it can be a bit deadly...even in cyberspace!

Keys to the Kingdom series
Garth Nix (YA NIX) 361p MS/HS
Seven days. Seven keys. Seven sins & virtues. One boy to unlock a mysterious world & fantastical secrets.

Maximum Ride
James Patterson (YA PATTERSON) 432p MS/HS
Will their avian DNA & will to survive save them from evil?

Hatchet
Gary Paulsen (YA PAULSEN) 195p MS/HS
Your plane crashes & you’re left alone to survive in the wilderness, with only your hatchet and your wits.

Wolf Brother
Michelle Paver (YA PAVER) 295p MS/HS
Legend says Torak & his wolf companion are the only ones who can defeat an ancient evil. Do they have the courage?

Kingdom Keepers
Ridley Pearson (YA PEARSON) 324p MS/HS
Finn & four others are hired to be "holographic" guides for the Magic Kingdom. But a shared dream leads them on a path to save the theme park from invisible forces.

Pirates
Celia Rees (YA REES) 379p MS/HS
Can two women running from the strictures of 18th century life find freedom as pirates?

Percy Jackson & the Olympians series
Rick Riordan (YA RIORDAN) 384p MS/HS
The adventures of Poseidon’s demigod son.

Finding Lubchenko
Michael Simmons (YA SIMMONS) 280p HS
When his dad is arrested for murder, Evan decides the only thing he can do to clear his father is find the murderer himself. His only clue: an email from some guy named Lubchenko. First stop: Paris!

Jack’s Run
Roland Smith (YA SMITH) 246p MS/HS
Kidnapped by drug czar and held hostage in Argentina, Jack and his sister Joanne attempt a daring escape while their parents set out to rescue them.

Sasquatch
Roland Smith (YA SMITH) 188p MS/HS
Why is Dylan’s father chasing after stupid myths . . . and what was that noise?

Five Ancestors series
Jeff Stone (YA STONE) 224p MS/HS
Malao and his brothers must rely on the ancient arts to set things right after a fierce battle between the soldiers of the new Emperor and the warrior-monks.

The Sniper
Theodore Taylor (YA TAYLOR) 226p MS/HS
In the dead of night a killer stalks his prey —And never misses.

Green Thumb
Rob Thomas (YA THOMAS) 186p MS/HS
Boy genius meets evil scientist in a tropical jungle full of intelligent trees.

Red Sea
Diane Tullson (YA TULLSON) 176p MS/HS
After they’re attacked by modern-day pirates, Libby is left with a dead stepfather and an injured mother on a crippled boat.

The Thief
Megan Turner (YA TURNER) 219p HS
A gifted young thief, imprisoned for life, is offered one chance to win his freedom.

Rurouni Kenshin
Nobuhiro Watsuki (YA GRAPHIC WATSUKI) 208p HS
The adventures of the wandering swordmaster, who has vowed never to kill again.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
Richard Yancey (YA YANCEY) 339p MS/HS
Alfred's the last person you'd pick to save the world. But when the most powerful weapon ever wielded by humans falls into his hands, he begins a quest to unravel an ancient mystery & return the legendary sword of King Arthur to its rightful place.

MS = Most appropriate for middle schoolers
MS/HS = Most appropriate for middle/high schoolers
HS = Most appropriate for high schoolers

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