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By Rachel Dunstan Muller. 2010
Byron is psyched when his older brother Jesse and his girlfriend Michelle invite him on a weekend caving trip -…
even if it means spending time with Cole, Jesse's obnoxious college roommate. Byron stumbles on the entrance to a new cave, but exploring is overshadowed by Cole's increasingly strange behaviour, fraying tempers and rising water levels. When an underground confrontation leaves his brother seriously injured, Byron has to make some life-or-death decisions - and every second counts. For senior high readers. 2010.By Maxine Trottier. 2004
In Québec in the early 1700's, Cécile defies convention when she buys Lesharo, a young Pawnee slave boy. Sworn to…
protect her, Lesharo accompanies Cécile and her father on a perilous journey to the new fort at Détroit. Cécile hates life in the fort, where Lesahro is treated badly, and both yearn for freedom - until the terrible night when Cécile is forced to make a dreadful choice. Some violence. Grades 4-7. 2004.By Morley Torgov. 2002
It is the summer of 1962 and 13-year-old Benjamin Marshall's newly divorced parents are sending him to Port Sanford, the…
less-than-thrilling town where his grandfather Ira has practiced law for 40 years. Ira's wealthiest client, Mrs. O'Hearn, has died before he can finalize her will, and now Ira has to distribute her fortune to an ungrateful niece and nephew - and he can't bear to fulfill her last request. Soon, Ira and Ben hit the road with the sheriff in hot pursuit. Grades 4-7. 2002.By Mark Frutkin, Joy Gugeler. 2001
When a civil war explodes in 1936 Spain, Sandro Risco Canovas, guilty by association, is forced to go on the…
run when he is chased by the police. With the help of many bystanders, he eventually gets to his home town of Arcasella and hides in a cave, setting in motion an elaborate deception that summons primordial beasts and signals a descent into darkness, dream and desire. 2001.By Annabeth Bondor-Stone. 2016
Shivers, the pirate who's afraid of everything, went on one adventure - JUST ONE - with his best friend Margo…
and fishmate Albee, and it was TERRIFYING. There will be no more adventuring for Shivers, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. (And please stop yelling. It scares him.) But now that Mayor Sheila B. President has taken his beloved ship, the Land Lady, out from under his bunny slippers, Shivers has no choice but to grab his swimmies, hold tight to his besties, and dive grimace-first into another piratey adventure. There are clingy clams, freakishly numerous Franks, and more hot dogs than you can shake a stick at (though why would anyone want to). In short, this hilarious adventure will blow your barnacles off. Sequel to "Shivers, the pirate who's afraid of everything". Grades 2-4. 2016.By Anthony Horowitz. 2000
When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, Alex Rider goes from schoolboy to superspy within days as his world is…
turned upside down. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in gruelling SAS training. Then, armed with his own special set of secret gadgets, he's off on his first mission. For Junior High readers. Followed by "Point blank" (DC26006). 2000. (Alex Rider adventure ; 1)By Jim Kjelgaard. 1959
Young Allan Marley lives alone in the Beaver Flowage wilderness. One snowy November twilight, Allan courageously rescues a huge, black…
hunting dog that has fallen through the ice. The boy and dog are both strong and independent, and a bond grows between them. Grades 5-8. 1959.By Chris Riddell, Paul Stewart. 1999
Serving aboard the magnificent sky-ship Stormchaser, Twig is still trying to prove himself to his pirate father Cloud Wolf -…
with mixed results. He learns that his father was once known as Quintinius Verginix, entrusted by the Professors of Light and Darkness to secure "stormphrax" (the sacred, super-heavy substance that keeps the floating city of Sanctaphrax from sailing skyward). Grades 5-8. 2000, c1999. (The Edge chronicles ; 2)By Terry Brooks. 2005
Pen Ohmsford surrenders to the druids to help his captive friends and to reach Paranor, where he can enter the…
Forbidding and rescue his aunt, the rightful high druid. When the druids imprison Pen, elven girl Khyber Elessedil undertakes to save him. Sequel to "Tanequil". Some violence. 2005.By Eric Walters. 1998
While on a school trip Gordon, Mike and Chuckie are stranded on a remote island marine station. The marine biologists…
who run the station have to leave suddenly and then the power goes out. When a pod of pilot whales becomes stranded on the beach the boys must think fast and act quickly to save them. Grades 5-8. 1998.By Susan Lynn Reynolds. 1991
Punished for fleeing her duties as a member of Strandia's privileged class, Sand is rescued by her dolphin friend M'ridan…
and learns of a disaster threatening her homeland. For junior high readers. 1992, c1991.By John Nichol. 1999
RAF pilot Sean Riever heads for the mountains of Afghanistan. His work with mine-clearance takes him as close to war…
as he wants to get. But when a passenger plane is shot down by a stinger missile, the ghosts of the past return to haunt him. Some descriptions of violence. 1999.By Ben Mikaelsen. 1996
Thirteen-year-old Ricky, the Mexican American son of a former Drug Enforcement Agency man, tries to avenge his mother's murder by…
crossing over into Mexico to steal a high-tech radar plane from drug smugglers. Grades 5-8 and up. 1996.By Gary Paulsen. 1996
After taking pictures of drug dealers disembarking from a small plane, two tenagers find themselves on a flight that may…
force them to make their first jump much sooner than they expect. Grades 4-7. 1996.By Anthony Horowitz. 2008
Alone in Sydney, Alex Rider is recruited by the Australian government to infiltrate an organized people-smuggling ring: the criminal underworld…
of Snakeheads. Working undercover as a refugee he moves to Bangkok, where he meets someone he can trust - a fellow agent and true friend: or is there any such thing in the poisonous world of espionage? Sequel to "Ark angel" (DC35952). For junior high readers. 2008. (Alex Rider adventure ; 7)By Sandra Brown. 2000
Texas multimillionaire Russell Dendy's pregnant daughter, Sabra, runs off with her high-school boyfriend after Dendy threatens them. As they attempt…
to rob a convenience store, the fleeing couple takes hostages, including a television reporter. Then Sabra goes into active labour. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2000.By Kenneth Oppel. 2008
Paris. Matt Cruse is looking forward to spending time with Kate de Vries over the summer, but first he is…
attacked and then Kate's parents summon her home. Things look up when the Canadian government makes an exciting offer to them both - Canada wants to reach space first, and the Canadian Minister of Air wants Kate to join the first expedition as an expert in aerial zoology. There's a place for Matt, too - if he can pass the gruelling tests to become one of the world's first astralnauts onboard the incredible ship Starclimber. For junior and senior high readers. Sequel to "Skybreaker" (DC27968). Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2008.By Richard S Wheeler. 2010
After his 1847 court-martial, Colonel John Frémont, known as the Pathfinder, resigns from the army and embarks on an expedition…
to survey a proposed railway between St. Louis and San Francisco. Trapped in the Colorado mountains during winter, his team battles starvation and freezing temperatures. Explicit descriptions of violence. Winner of the 2011 Spur Award for Best Western Short Novel. c2010.By Celia Rees. 2008
Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and its impact on British politics, wild and beautiful, spoilt and wilful,…
Sovay finds that her cosseted life in rural England has not prepared her for life as a highway robber, for defending the honour of her family or for trying to save herself from corruption and evil. For junior high readers. 2008.By Nan Lyons, Ivan Lyons. 1982
An auctioneer, Dorothy Patterson, discovers 96 "eggs" created by Fabergé for the Russian Czarina Alexandra. Dorothy becomes involved with numerous…
fanatics desperate to acquire the jewels. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1982.