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The curse of the Gloamglozer (Edge chronicles. #Bk. 4)
By Paul Stewart. 2001
Quint, the teenage son of a sky pirate, is apprenticed to Maris's father, Linius Pallitax, the High Academe of the…
floating city of Sanctaphrax. During the day, Quint endures tedious studies, but at night, he is sent on mysterious errands. As his master becomes increasingly distraught and distant, Quint realizes that the man is involved in something terrible that may put Sanctaphrax at risk. Prequel to the Edge chronicles trilogy. Grades 5-8. 2001.The dark frigate
By Charles Boardman Hawes. 1971
The English frigate on which Philip Marsham is training rescues 12 men from a sinking ship. Within three days, the…
rescued men have murdered the captain, seized the ship and sailed for the Caribbean in hopes of plunder and booty. Some violence. 1924 Newbery Award winner. Grades 5-8. 1971.The confusion: Volume Two of The Baroque Cycle (Baroque cycle. #2.)
By Neal Stephenson. 2004
1689. Jack Shaftoe, criminal mastermind, recovers his memory in Algiers, evades galley slavery, and joins a quest for the lost…
treasure of a Spanish pirate. Meanwhile, Eliza, secret agent and former prisoner in a Turkish harem, is captured by a privateer while trying to escape to England with her baby. She must then navigate the intrigues of the court of Louis XIV, which are less lethal than those of the Inquisition by only a small margin. Sequel to "Quicksilver" (DC26645). 2004. (Baroque cycle ; 2)The crystal drop
By Monica Hughes. 1992
Drought and the hole in the sky have destroyed Megan and Ian's world. They are alone now, except for an…
uncle who lives far away. Together they embark on the journey to find him, travelling through a dangerous world with one souvenir from home -- the crystal drop, a promise of water. For Junior high readers. 1992.The city of Ember (The city Of Ember Ser. #1)
By Jeanne DuPrau. 2003
A city planned to survive for two hundred years, now in year 241, suffers shortages - and a secret message-bearing…
box is missing. Independent-thinking twelve-year-olds Doon and Lina exchange obligatory jobs and make a discovery that could change their known world. Bestseller. Grades 5-8. 2003.The conduct of Major Maxim
By Gavin Lyall. 1982
Major Harry Maxim, SAS-trained and still mourning the loss of his wife to a terrorist bomb, is asked to help…
Corporal Blagg, on the run from his battalion in Germany. 1982.The clan of the cave bear (Earth's children ; #1)
By Jean M Auel. 1981
Ayla is adopted by a group of Neanderthals 25,000 years ago. At first she inspires surprise, then wariness and finally…
acceptance by the clan. Ayla is cared for by the medicine woman, but makes an enemy of the group's leader, who will do anything to destroy her. Descriptions of sex. Followed by "The Valley of horses" (DC29722). 1981. (Earth's children ; 1)The Club Dumas
By Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Sonia Soto. 1996
The authentication of a handwritten chapter of Dumas's The Three Musketeers embroils rare-book hunter Lucas Corso in a literary intrigue.…
The chapter's owner is found hanged, but was the death suicide or homicide? The beautiful widow has her own interest in rare books. Corso goes from Madrid to Paris to figure it out. 1996. Uniform title: Club Dumas.The Colossus rises (Seven wonders. #1)
By Peter Lerangis. 2013
Jack McKinley is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he is going to die. He…
needs to find the seven magic loculi that, when combined, have the power to cure him. The loculi are relics from a lost civilization that has not been seen in thousands of years. And in order to find them, Jack will have to travel to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. For grades 5-8 and older readers. Followed by “Lost in Babylon”. 2013.The Commodore: a novel of the sea
By Jan De Hartog. 1986
The book of Boy
By Catherine Murdock. 2018
In 1350, a boy with a large hump on his back becomes the servant of a shadowy pilgrim on his…
way to Rome, who pulls the boy into a dangerous expedition across Europe to gather the seven precious relics of Saint Peter. Grades 3-6. Winner of the 2019 Newbery Honor Book Medal. 2018.The Candymakers and the great chocolate chase (The Candymakers. #1.)
By Wendy Mass. 2017
Logan, Miles, Philip, and Daisy embark on a tour to promote the winning candy bar and experience an adventurous journey…
full of hidden treasures, secret worlds, and candy. Sequel to "The Candymakers". Grades 2-4. 2017.The castaways (Curse of the Jolly Stone trilogy. #3.)
By Iain Lawrence. 2007
Bad luck continues to follow Tom Tin and his mates as they find themselves aboard a formerly abandoned ship, are…
taught to be sailors by two black-hearted castaways they rescue, and sail to a Caribbean island where they make important new friends and enemies. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "The cannibals". 2007.The cannibals (Curse of the Jolly Stone trilogy. #2.)
By Iain Lawrence. 2006
Tom Tin and his friend Midgely - with assorted juvenile criminals - escape the ship taking them to serve their…
terms in Australia and head for a Pacific island, forgetting Tom's father's warnings about headhunters and cannibals. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "The convicts", followed by "The castaways". 2006.The castle of adventure
By Enid Blyton. 2008
Philip, Dinah, Jack and Lucy-Ann discovered an old castle on the hill, but it is difficult to reach - and…
there is a mystery about it. Who is signalling at night from the tower? And why are the local people afraid to go to the castle? Grades 4-7. Originally published 1946. 2008.The Castle Corona
By Sharon Creech. 2007
The buccaneers (High seas trilogy. #3.)
By Iain Lawrence. 2002
In the eighteenth century sixteen-year-old John Spencer sails from England in his schooner, the Dragon, to the Caribbean, where he…
and the crew encounter pirates, fierce storms, fever, and a strange man who some fear may be cursed. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "The smugglers". 2002.The Britannia contract
By Paul Mann. 1993
The British royal yacht Britannia, with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip aboard, is hijacked by the IRA. Their goal is…
to force a withdrawal of all British troops from Northern Ireland within 7 days. As anarchy reigns in Belfast and pro-Irish violence erupts in the United States, the American president must decide where his interests lie. Descriptions of violence. 1993.The canyon of bones (Skye's West Ser. #15)
By Richard S Wheeler. 2008
1850s. Barnaby Skye and his Crow Indian wife Victoria agree that Skye should take a second Indian wife to produce…
a son. Skye marries Blue Dawn, a beautiful young Shoshone woman, and the trio is hired to guide English explorer and journalist Graves Mercer to see a mysterious canyon full of dinosaur bones. On the trek, they endure prairie fires, superstitious natives, and Mercer's arrogance, which endangers the whole party. Sequel to "Fire arrow", followed by "Virgin River". Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2008. (Skye's West ; 15)The bush soldiers
By John Hooker. 1984
Five stranded soldiers, two British, three Australian, try to survive as they trek across a bleak stretch of Australia in…
1943 destroying anything that might help the invading Japanese. The story of their adventures and privations alternates with flashbacks to the story of the heroic Sawtell, a dutiful member of the Australian Volunteer Defence Corps. Some strong language. 1984.