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Trilogy describing the author's journey to Canada from Wyoming with a dream of owning a cattle ranch. In Grass beyond…
the Mountains, Richmond and his companions conquer the tortuous miles and carve out a space for themselves. Also includes Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy and The Rancher Takes a Wife. Strong language and some violence. 1978How to get rich on a Texas cattle drive: In Which I Tell the Honest Truth About Rampaging Rustlers, Stampeding Steers and Other Fateful Hazards on the Wild Chisolm Trail (How to Get Rich)
By Tod Olson, Gregory Proch, Scott Allred. 2010
Alleged memoir of "Little John" Larken, who headed to Texas in 1877 to work on a ranch, became a trail…
boss, and later performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Describes his adventures with cowhands, cattle rustlers, cattle barons, and Indians--and his experiences with hazardous stampedes. For grades 3-6. 2010Warriors: power of three (Warriors: Power of Three Ser.)
By Erin Hunter. 2010
In a troubled time for the Four Clans, three young cats of ThunderClan--Hollypaw, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw--become apprentices. During their training…
as warriors they have many adventures, learn a shocking secret, and discover their true destiny. Complete series of six books. For grades 4-7. 2009The amazing Spider Man: evil comes in pairs, vol. 1 (Spider-Man Ser.)
By Kate Egan, Joe F. Merkel. 2008
Villains Venom and Carnage combine forces to defeat Spider-Man once and for all. Will Spider-Man be able to protect the…
innocent from two of his most dangerous foes at once? For grades 2-4The waterman: a novel of the Chesapeake Bay
By Tim Junkin. 1999
Clay Wakeman spent his boyhood on the water and finds he can't leave it. When his father is lost in…
a storm off the Eastern Shore, Clay drops out of college to take possession of his father's boat and his work as a waterman, that is, as an independent commercial fisherman. He recruits his oldest friend, Byron. Hurricane Agnes roars in to ruin the salinity of the eastern Bay waters. Agnes forces them across the Bay to set their crab traps along the Virginia shoreline and to move in with Matt and Kate, Clay's upper crust friends from college. UnratedLarry gets lost in Seattle (Larry gets lost)
By Robert Schwartz, John Skewes, Michael Mullin. 2007
Pete and his dog Larry are about to take a trip to Seattle, but there's so much to see that…
Larry gets distracted and finds himself lost in the Emerald City. Join Pete as he looks for his missing friend around the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and Pioneer Square. For preschool-grade 2Titanicat
By Robert Papp, Marty Crisp. 2008
A boy who has signed on as cabin boy aboard the Titanic helps ready the ship for its maiden voyage,…
but when it is time to set sail and he cannot find the ship's cat on board, he leaves the vessel to search for her. For grades K-3Acadia National Park: Eye of the whale (Adventures with the Parkers #11)
By Mike Graf. 2013
Going to the sun: Glacier National Park : adventures with the Parkers (Adventures with the Parkers Ser.)
By Mike Graf, Marjorie Leggitt. 2009
On their action-packed visit to Glacier National Park, the traveling Parkers discover that its gorgeous alpine scenery is being threatened…
by global warming, persistent summer fires, and drought. For grades 5-8Peril on Long's Peak: Rocky Mountain National Park (Adventures with the Parkers #8)
By Mike Graf, Marjorie Leggitt. 2012
In the seventh book in the Adventure with the Parkers series, the family heads to Colorado to visit the high…
peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park. When the snow clears, the park's many famous sights are on display: Trail Ridge Road, spectacular wildflowers, elk, waterfalls, and unique alpine tundra. The family's big adventure is a hike up Longs Peak, a Colorado "fourteener." But afternoon storms begin to pelt the family during their training hikes, and they begin to question the wisdom of a nighttime summit ascent. Award winner. For grades 5-8Alice Ramsey's grand adventure
By Don Brown. 1997
LEGO Star Wars: a new hope (DK Readers Level 1)
By Emma Grange. 2014
LEGO Star Wars: return of the Jedi (DK Readers Level 3)
By Emma Grange. 2014
Retells the story of the iconic science fiction film through LEGO figurines as Yoda, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess…
Leia battle against Darth Vader as he attempts to end the rebellion with the powerful Death Star. For grades K-320,000 leagues under the sea (Books of wonder)
By Jules Verne, Leo and Diane Dillon. 2000
Classic of nineteenth-century speculative fiction relates the adventures of a French professor and his two companions as they sail beneath…
the world's oceans as prisoners of the fabulous electric submarine Nautilus under the command of the deranged Captain Nemo. 1869All the brave fellows
By James L. Nelson, James L Nelson. 2000
United States coastline, 1777. Captain Isaac Biddlecomb is sailing with his wife and son to Philadelphia to take command of…
a new gun frigate. But the British fleet stands in the way, and the city falls to the enemy. Sequel to Lords of the Ocean (DB 55314). Violence and strong language. 2000Hurry freedom: African Americans in Gold Rush California
By Jerry Stanley, Simon Boughton. 2000
Recounts the history of African Americans in California during the gold rush of the nineteenth century. Focuses on the life…
and work of Mifflin Gibbs, a prosperous businessman, who lobbied to pass bills that would improve the living standards of black Californians. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2000The squire's tale (Squire's Tales #1)
By Gerald Morris. 1998
Terence--a young lad who lives with Trevisant, the hermit of the Gentle Wood--meets Gawain of Orkney, who is traveling to…
King Arthur's court to join the Knights of the Round Table. Trevisant foresees Terence's departure as Gawain's squire. Terence then begins an adventure that ultimately reveals his true identity. For grades 5-8The thirteen-gun salute (Aubrey/Maturin Novels Ser. #13)
By Patrick O'Brian, Patrick Obrian. 1991
Captain Jack Aubrey and his good friend physician-spy-naturalist Stephen Maturin take leave of the "Surprise" and set sail on the…
"Diane," bound for a Malaysian island. Their mission is to deliver a British envoy intent on signing with the sultan of Borneo a treaty that undermines Napoleon. They visit a Buddhist monastery, endure the insufferable emissary, and play chamber music. Some strong languageClose quarters (To the End of the Earth Ser. #2)
By William Golding. 1987
In this sequel to "Rites of Passage," Edmund Talbot, a young English aristocrat, recounts further adventures aboard an eighteenth-century fighting…
ship converted to carry passengers and cargo from England to Australia. The events of this allegorical journey, recorded in his journal, comprise the novelLifeboat 12: based on a true story
By Susan Hood. 2018
In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the…
ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. For grades 4-7