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Minerva's voyage
By Lynne Kositsky. 2009
Robin Starveling, aka Noah Vaile, is scooped off the streets of seventeenth-century Bristol, England, and dragged onboard a ship bound…
for Virginia by the murderous William Thatcher, who needs a servant with no past and no future to aid him in a plot to steal gold. Starveling fits the bill perfectly since he lives nowhere and has no parents. Aboard the ship, Starveling makes friends with a young cabin boy, Peter Fence. Beset by danger and villainy on every side, the boys finally discover the old man’s identity and unearth a treasure that is much rarer and finer than gold. Grades 5-8. c2009.The stowaway (Mammoth Read Ser.)
By William Bedford. 2001
Daniel loves being out at sea. He is desperate to go fishing with his dad but for two years his…
dad has made excuses to leave him behind. There is only one way to find out why, and it could get him into a lot of trouble. Grades 2-4. 2001.Treasure island (Saddleback classics #Set I)
By Robert Louis Stevenson, Janice Greene. 1999
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her…
son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger. Adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's work, published in 1883. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.Action by night
By Ernest Haycox. 1991
Tracy Coleman arrives at Horsehead Ranch with a letter from the elderly absentee owner making Coleman the new owner. Horsehead's…
foreman doesn't take kindly to the news, nor do the surrounding ranch owners, who plan to take over Horsehead's land. But Coleman's as stubborn as they are and not about to leave. Some strong language and some violence.Blood at High Bend
By Jack Greer. 1998
Sheriff Raider had Johnny Riley down to be hanged for the murder of his father, but Johnny was aware that…
he was not the only man who knew that Shamus Riley had twenty thousand dollars on him when he was murdered.Rawhide ransom
By Doyle Trent. 1992
Lem Pettigrew figured that tracking a kidnap gang up into the Sierra Mojadas would be easy enough. The $5,000 reward…
for the safe return of the beautiful redhead was enough to help him pull his small herd through the Colorado winter. What he didn't count on was having to rescue the woman twice, evading a U.S. marshal, and a $50,000 swindle! Some strong language and some violence.Star
By Danielle Steel. 1989
Crystal Wyatt is a teenager growing up on a ranch in California. On her sister's wedding day, a day that…
will affect the rest of Crystal's life, she meets Spencer Hill. Although it is love at first sight, many eventful years pass before the two are reunited. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1989.Ghost town at sundown: Magic tree house, book 10 (Magic Tree House (R) #10)
By Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 1997
When Jack and Annie explore the Wild West to solve another riddle, cowboy Slim Cooley mistakes them for horse thieves.…
They ride horses and face mustang rustlers and a ghost before leaving. For grades 2-4. 1997Pirates past noon: Magic tree house, Book 4 (Magic Tree House (R) #4)
By Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 1994
On a cold, rainy day in the magic tree house, Annie spies a book open to a picture of a…
sunny beach scene. Annie and her older brother, Jack, are transported to the days of deserted islands, secret maps, hidden treasure, and nasty pirates. For grades 2-4. 1994The warning: a short story
By Sophie Hannah. 2015
Single mom Chloe leaves her nine-year-old daughter's audition music in the car. They are rescued when a bicyclist offers to…
retrieve it. After Chloe brings him a thank-you gift at his work, she receives an odd warning from the receptionist about how dangerous he is. Strong language. 2015