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The gathering night
By Margaret Elphinstone. 2009
Between Grandmother Mountain and the cold sea, Alaia and her family live off the land, but when one of her…
brothers goes hunting and never returns, the fragile balance of life is upset. Half-starved and maddened with grief, Alaia's mother follows her visions and goes in search of her lost son, while a stranger from a rival tribe appears seeking shelter, describing a great wave and a people perished. Hopes of resolution come when all the Auk people come together for their annual Gathering Night. Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c2009.The Goodfellow chronicles: book one : The sacred seal (Goodfellow chronicles. #1.)
By Judith Mills. 2001
Sam and his small companion Mr. Goodfellow embark on a journey to find a missing professor and a legendary scroll.…
Their adventures soon find them fighting off the evil Fen, the devious Professor Mandrake, and his nasty son Basil, all the while attempting to solve one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Grades 4-7. (The Goodfellow chronicles ; 1) 2001.The golden pine cone
By Judith Saltman, Catherine Anthony Clark, Sheila Egoff. 1994
After they discover a golden pine cone near their home in British Columbia, 11-year old Bren and his 9-year old…
sister Lucy embark with their dog Ooshka on a search to find the rightful owner of the pine cone. Their journey is threatened by the dangerous Lake Snake, the evil Ice Witch, and the giant Nasookin, who all want the pine cone, too. Grades 4-7. 1994.The Earhart betrayal
By James Stewart Thayer. 1980
The door in the dragon's throat (Cooper kids adventure series.)
By Frank E Peretti. 1985
Armies of men with heavy machinery have tried to open the door in the Dragon's Throat, but no one has…
succeeded. Now Al-Dallam, president of Nepur, has asked Dr. Jake Cooper to try. There seems to be a curse on the door, which is said to hide a great treasure, but Dr. Cooper has faith that he can open the door and survive. Prequel to "Escape from the island of Aquarius". Grades 5-8. 1985. (The Cooper Kids Adventure series ; 1)The divorced kids club and other stories: And Other Stories
By W. D Valgardson. 1999
Meet an unusual group of young heroes - from a computer genius and a budding entrepreneur to a boy faced…
with a summer of hard labour after a shoplifting incident goes awry. The kids in these stories draw on their own considerable inner resources to survive and adapt, no matter how rocky their journeys may be. Grades 5-8. 1999.The donkey's crusade
By Jean Morris. 1983
Thomas is a fifteen year old traveller, a professional guide to the old trade routes across Asia. He is asked…
to go further east than any traveller has been, in search of the legendary kingdom of Prester John. Thomas agrees on one condition - that he may have a donkey to go with him. But Ears is no ordinary donkey. Grades 5-8. 1983.The doomsday key: a Sigma Force novel (Sigma Force novel #6)
By James Rollins. 2009
At Princeton University, a famed geneticist dies inside a biohazard lab. In Rome, a Vatican archaeologist is found dead in…
St. Peter's Basilica. In Africa, a U.S. senator's son is slain outside a Red Cross camp. Three murder victims on three continents, linked by a pagan Druidic cross burned into their flesh. Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force have only days to solve an apocalyptic puzzle dating back centuries. Violence and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009. (Sigma Force novels ; 6)The deadly curse of Toco-Rey (Cooper kids adventure series. #6.)
By Frank E Peretti. 1996
Dr. Jacob Cooper, founder of the Cooper Institute for Biblical Archaeology, and his teenagers, Lila and Jay, are in Central…
America assisting in the search for the treasures of the city of Toco-Rey. Others have died in the quest, and when Lila becomes ill and irrational, it seems she may die also. For grades 5-8. Sequel to "The Secret of the Desert Stone". 1996. (The Cooper Kids Adventure series ; 6)The devil's children (Changes trilogy. #3)
By Peter Dickinson. 1970
The adventure begins when a young girl is taken in by a wandering tribe. Set in an England of the…
future that has reverted to the bigotry of medieval times. Sequel to "Heartease." Grades 5-8. c1970.The dead of the night (Tomorrow series. #2.)
By John Marsden. 1994
Six determined Australian teenagers try to find their missing friends while continuing to resist the enemies who have invaded their…
country. For junior high and older reader. Sequel to "Tomorrow, when the war began" (DC28219). Followed by "The third day, the frost" (DC28218). 1995, c1994. (Tomorrow series ; 2)The demon headmaster strikes again (Demon Headmaster series. #4)
By Gillian Cross. 1996
When the Hunter family are persuaded to move house, Dinah, Lloyd and Harvey realize that there is something very strange…
about the new village. And soon Dinah suspects that their old enemy, the Demon Headmaster, is back. This time, he has got control of a research laboratory, and he's planning to take over nature itself. But to do that, he needs Dinah - which puts her in terrible danger. Sequel to "The revenge of the Demon Headmaster", followed by "The Demon Headmaster takes over". Grades 3-6. 1996.The demon headmaster (Demon Headmaster series. #1)
By Gillian Cross. 1984
Something is horribly wrong at Dinah's new school - the children are strangely neat and well behaved. Why is this…
and why does Dinah find herself conforming? What is the secret of the Headmaster's control? Dinah is determined to unravel the mystery of the sinister Headmaster. Followed by "The Prime Minister's brain". Grades 3-6. 1984.The cottage at Crescent Beach
By Ann Blades. 1977
The cripples' club
By William Bell. 1988
Fifteen-year-old George Ma, a recently adopted Asian, is crippled by loss of memory, the result of a horror-filled escape from…
his war-torn country. He becomes friends with "Hook", a paraplegic; Amy, a blind computer whiz; and Heather, who is deaf. Together they face the challenge of a motorcycle trip to Algonquin Park. For junior and senior high readers. c1988.The dark ground (The lost trilogy ; #1)
By Gillian Cross. 2005
Robert finds himself alone and naked in the middle of thick jungle. He has no idea how he got there.…
The last thing he remembers is being in an airplane on his way back from holiday. As Robert struggles to stay alive, he slowly begins to realise he is not entirely alone. For junior and senior high readers. Followed by "The black room" (DC33237). 2005. (The lost trilogy ; 1)The dangerous years
By Max Hennessy. 1978
Pursues the adventures of three former classmates as they continue their careers in the Royal Navy following the First World…
War Marriage to his lifelong sweetheart still eludes the novel's hero, Kelly Maguire, but exciting assignments in Constantinople, Russia, and China lead to other amorous encounters. Sequel to "Lion at Sea" (DC03670); followed by "Back to battle" (DC03301). Some strong language. c1978.The confidence man
By Leon Garfield. 1978
A vengeful lover, a severed head, and a mysterious rogue lead a persecuted group of German Protestants to America by…
way of London. A swashbuckling tale of misplaced loyalties, courage, and survival. For junior and senior high readers. Some strong language. 1979, c1978.The coming of the king
By Nikolai Tolstoy. 1988
The kings of Britain have ceased their warring and are assembling their forces for the last great battle that will…
sweep the heathen back into the sea and make their country free and mighty again. Ahead of their host goes Merlin, at once child and man, poet and demi-god, travelling alone to read the runes of the heavens and the seas - a visionary epic of the Dark Ages. 1988.The convicts (Curse of the Jolly Stone trilogy. #1.)
By Iain Lawrence. 2005
After his father is hauled off to prison, Tom Tin has to survive on the mean streets of 19th century…
London. He finds, and loses, a diamond; joins a street gang; and helps a grave robber steal a corpse. When he is sentenced to seven years on a prison ship for boys, Tom decides to plan his escape. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. Followed by "The cannibals". 2005.