Bauer, Marion Dane. On My Honor.  J Fic Bauer  // J PB B
When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.

Chester, Deborah.  The Sign of the Owl.  J Fic Chester
The 15-year-old son of the Duke of Gaumont seeks to regain the duchy which, after a bloody battle, is now under the control of his ruthless uncle, Lord Claude.

Collard, Sneed B.  Double Eagle.  J FIC Collard
In 1973, Michael and Kyle's discovery of a rare Confederate coin near an old Civil War fort turns into a race against time as the boys try to find more coins before a hurricane hits Alabama's Gulf coast.

Coren, Alan.  Railroad Arthur.  J FIC Coren (SERIES)
Ten-year-old Arthur must not only solve a series of train robberies but must clear his own name of suspicion.

Curry, Jane.  The Big Smith Snatch.  J Fic Curry
When their pregnant mother gets sick on the eve of their move from California to Pennsylvania, the four younger Smith children find themselves in the custody of the city leaving their twelve-year-old sister Boc, with the help of eccentric old Auntie Moss, to somehow trace their whereabouts and get the family back together again.

Fleischman, Sid.  The Whipping Boy.  J Fic Fleischman/ J PB F
A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.

George, Jean Craighead.  My Side of the Mountain.  J Fic George/ J PB G
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains  including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.

Houston, James A.   Frozen Fire : A Tale of Courage.   J FIC Houston
Determined to find his father who has been lost in a storm, a young boy and his Eskimo friend brave wind storms, starvation, wild animals, and wild men during their search in the Canadian Arctic.

Kehret, Peg.  The Secret Journey.  J FIC Kehret
In 1834 when a storm at sea destroys the slave ship on which she is a stowaway, twelve-year-old Emma musters all her resourcefulness to survive in the African jungle.

Konigsburg, E.L.   From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.   J Fic Konigsburg/J PB K
Two runaway children make their home in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

McCaughrean, Geraldine.  The Death-Defying Pepper Roux.  J FIC McCaughrean
Having been raised believing he will die before he reaches the age of fourteen, Pepper Roux runs away on his fourteenth birthday in an attempt to elude his fate, assumes another identity, and continues to try to outrun death, no matter the consequences.

Mahy, Margaret.  Clancy's Cabin.  J Fic Mahy
The prospect of a surprise camping trip to Clancy's Cabin, their father's favorite boyhood retreat, leaves the three Harriman children unenthusiastic but odd occurrences at the abandoned hut soon lead them into a mysterious adventure.

Morgan, Clay.  The boy who spoke dog. J FIC Morgan
After being marooned on an island near New Zealand, Jack, an orphaned cabin boy from San Francisco, becomes allied with a group of dogs who protect the local sheep from wild dogs.

Newsome, Richard.  The Billionaire's Curse.  J FIC Newsome (SERIES)
When thirteen-year-old Gerald finds himself the heir to twenty billion pounds from an aunt he never met, he inherits with it a mystery surrounding his aunt's death and various artifacts in the British Museum.

O'Dell, Scott.  Island of the Blue Dolphins.   J Fic O'Dell / J PB O  /  Y Fic O'Dell / Y PB O
Records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast.

Paver, Michelle.   Spirit Walker . J FIC Paver
When a deadly illness begins to afflict the clans, twelve-year-old Torak, with help from Renn and Wolf, embarks on a journey to find a cure.

Ruckman, Ivy.  Night of the Twisters.  J Fic Ruckman
A fictional account of the night freakish and devastating tornadoes hit Grand Island, Nebraska, as experienced by a twelve-year-old, his family, and friends.

Speare, Elizabeth George.   Sign of the Beaver.   J Fic Speare/ J PB S
Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.

Sperry, Armstrong. Call it Courage.  J Fic Sperry/ J PB S
Relates how Mafatu, a young Polynesian boy whose name means Stout Heart, overcomes his terrible fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his people.

Stauffacher, Sue.  Gator on the Loose! J FIC Stauffacher (SERIES)
Chaos ensues when Keisha's father brings an escaped alligator home to Carter's Urban Rescue, but it gets out of the bathroom while Grandma is guarding it.

Steig, William.  Abel's Island.  J PB S
Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home.

Taylor, Theodore.  The Cay.  Y PB T
When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, an adolescent white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a tiny Caribbean island where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.

Thomas, Jane Resh.  Fox in a Trap.  J PB T
Daniel looks forward to helping his Uncle Peter set traps for the foxes that have been plaguing the family farm, until the discovery of a severed fox paw makes him seriously question what he and his uncle are doing.

Voigt, Cynthia.  The Callender Papers.  J Fic Voigt
In nineteenth-century Massachusetts, orphan Jean, employed to sort out the family papers of a reclusive artist, becomes curious about the mysterious, long-ago death of his wife and the subsequent disappearance of their young child.

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