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Take me to the river
By Will Hobbs. 2011
Take a good look
By Jacqueline Wilson. 2001
Mary may not be able to see properly, but she's determined to go to the sweet shop alone. Her adventure…
turns into a nightmare as she gets caught up in a robbery, and finds herself the victim of a desperate kidnap. Mary must use all her ingenuity and courage if she is to escape unharmed from her captors. Grades 3-6. 2001.Sunset
By Douglas Reeman. 1994
Lt. Commander Esmond Brooke, Captain of "HMS Serpent," arrives in relaxed and carefree Hong Kong during World War II and…
recognizes that an attack by Japan is inevitable. He and his men try to do the impossible in the face of an incompetent colonial administration. 1994.Subterranean
By James Rollins. 1999
A team of specialists led by archeologist Ashley Carter is sent to explore a subterranean labyrinth full of breathtaking wonders…
- and terrors. Previous voyagers there have not returned, and mysteries and revelations occur that could change the world. There are also things that should not be disturbed - and a truth that could doom the expedition: they are not alone. Some descriptions of sex, strong language, and descriptions of violence. 1999.Super Gran (Puffin Bks.)
By Forrest Wilson. 1980
While Willie is playing football, a strange white beam turns his frail granny into Super Gran, with incredible strength, fantastic…
speed and x-ray eyes. Willie and his granny have some adventures which include stopping bank robbers, and fighting a battle with the super toughies so that Super Gran can return the great invention to its rightful owner. Grades 2-4. 1980.Success to the brave (Richard Bolitho novels. #17.)
By Alexander Kent. 1984
In 1802, Vice Admiral Richard Bolitho is given the task of returning the Caribbean island of San Felipe to the…
French. Things go badly when the corrupt governor of the island refuses to cooperate. Sequel to "Tradition of victory" (DC05817). Followed by "Colours aloft!" (DC34148). Descriptions of violence. 1984. (Richard Bolitho ; 17)Sword of the samurai: adventure stories from Japan
By Eric A Kimmel. 1999
Seven stories about the famous samurai warriors of Japan. A lone samurai is attacked by two men - can he…
still be a samurai, even with his head cut off? A brave girl fights tradition to learn swordsmanship, but can she master the arts of the samurai? Grades 3-6. 1999.Summer of discovery
By Eric Wilson. 1984
Frightened, over-protected and confined to a wheelchair, Ian is away from home for the first time when he goes to…
camp. But Ian becomes part of the gang when they come across abandoned buildings haunted by ghosts. Grades 5-8. c1984.Solace of the road
By Siobhan Dowd. 2010
Memories of Mum are the only thing that make Holly Hogan happy. She hates her foster family with their too-nice…
ways and their false sympathy. Then she finds the wig, and everything changes. Wearing the long, flowing blonde locks she feels transformed. She's not Holly any more, she's Solace. She's older, more confident - the kind of girl who can walk right out of her humdrum life, hitch to Ireland and find her mum. So begins a journey as Solace swaggers and Holly tiptoes across England and through memory, discovering her true self, and unlocking the secrets of her past. For junior high and older readers. 2010.Squeeze (Orca sports)
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.Sister to the wolf (KCP fiction)
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.Stickler and me
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.Slow lightning: a novel
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.Shivers: the pirate who's back in bunny slippers (Shivers! #2.)
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.Stormbreaker (Alex Rider adventure. #1.)
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)Stormy
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.Stormchaser (Edge chronicles. #2.)
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)Straken (High Druid of Shannara. #3.)
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.Stranded
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.Strandia
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.