Juvenile & Young Adult / Action & Adventure

The Music Festival Mystery

by Carolyn Keene

The International Friendship Club is sponsoring a fun weekend—but Nancy finds a melting pot of sabotage!

For Nancy and her friends, Worldbeat Weekend at Emerson College is supposed to be a good time. Nancy...

Alice-Miranda Takes the Stage

by Jacqueline Harvey

Alice-Miranda is thrilled to be back at Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies, where the girls are rehearsing a play with the neighboring boys' school. But it's not all glamour and stage...

The Mystery in Tornado Alley

by Carolyn Keene

Dream trip? Or a nightmare of trouble?

When Hannah Gruen inherits a farm from a distant cousin, the Drews, with Bess and George, drive off for a scenic Oklahoma vacation. The plan is to sell the property and...

The Rocky Road to Revenge

by Franklin W. Dixon

Joe and Frank are vacationing in a Rocky Mountain resort, when suddenly a strange green light brightens up the sky. Three kidnappings follow. Are they alien abductions or the work of down-to-earth criminals?...

Whispers in the Fog

by Carolyn Keene

Katie Firestone, champion kayaker and owner of a whale-watching tour boat, has invited George, along with Nancy, Ned, and Bess, to vacation north of San Francisco in Seabreak. But when Katie’s boat is vandalized,...

Danger in the Extreme

by Franklin W. Dixon

A version of ESPN’s X-treme Games comes to Bayport—and the event really brings out the celebrities, including the President’s teenage son! But after a couple of days of competition, the famous teen is...

Mosi's War

by Cathy MacPhail

Patrick is happy living with his mum. She lets him do what he wants, pretty much, and it's only when his granny comes to stay that he has to get down to his homework and go to bed early. Then Patrick meets Mosi,...

In Harm's Way

Benjamin Pratt & Keepers of the School #4

by Andrew Clements & Adam Stower

The threat to the Keepers doubles in the fourth Keepers of the School adventure from Andrew Clements, the master of the school story.

Benjamin Pratt and his friends Jill and Robert are determined to save their...

The Lightning Catcher

by Anne Cameron & Victoria Jamieson

The Lightning Catcher, the first in a funny four-book fantasy / adventure series by Anne Cameron, is a must-read for middle-grade fans of The Underland Chronicles series and the Savvy books.

Any kid who has...

The Jumbalees in Hidden Treasure

by Chris Evans

The Jumbalees go on a hunt for hidden treasure. They find a golden coloured object buried in the sand. But who does it belong to?

Time

by Roger Reid

"Discovering Alabama" producer Roger Reid, author of acclaimed YA novels Longleaf and Space, continues the saga of teenage sleuth Jason Caldwell in his new mystery adventure, Time. Set at the Steven C. Minkin...

Longleaf

by Roger Reid

When 14-year-old Jason Caldwell goes camping with his scientist parents, all he expects is peace and quiet. But before they arrive, Jason has already been the witness to a crime, and soon he'll find himself...

Space

by Roger Reid

"Discovering Alabama" producer Roger Reid, author of acclaimed novel Longleaf, continues the saga of teenage sleuth Jason Caldwell in his new mystery adventure Space. Set at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center...

Faerie Tribes: The Crystal Mirror

by Paula Harrison

Laney thinks the summer’s going to be boring but how wrong she is! From the moment she sees a blood-red moon, things take a turn for the magical. For Laney is a faerie, a member of the Mist Tribe, and things...

New Lands

The Chronicles of Egg #2

by Geoff Rodkey

This highly anticipated sequel to Rodkey's much-praised debut is funny, heartfelt, and action-packed. Don't miss it!  

After a narrow escape from Deadweather Island, Egg and his slightly deranged partner Guts...

Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid

by Jim Benton

Franny’s mom says every mad scientist needs a lab assistant. So for Valentine’s Day Franny gets just that—a Lab assistant. Except Igor isn’t a pure Lab. He’s also part poodle, part Chihuahua, part...

Lunch Walks Among Us

by Jim Benton

Franny K. Stein is not your average girl—she’s a mad scientist. She prefers poison ivy to daisies, and when Franny jumps rope, she uses her pet snake. The kids in Franny’s class think she’s weird, wacky,...

Man of Steel: The Early Years

by Frank Whitman

Middle-grade readers will be able to experience the thrills of the major motion picture Man of Steel in this junior novel that follows young Clark Kent as he learns to control his awesome powers and finds out...

Quintana of Charyn: The Lumatere Chronicles

by Melina Marchetta

The climactic conclusion of Printz Award winner Melina Marchetta's epic fantasy trilogy! Separated from the girl he loves and has sworn to protect, Froi and his companions travel through Charyn searching for...

Hero on a Bicycle

by Shirley Hughes

In her first novel, beloved author Shirley Hughes presents a World War II adventure proving that in extraordinary circumstances, people are capable of extraordinary things. Italy, 1944: Florence is occupied...