Avi. Beyond the Western Sea. Y Fic Avi
Driven from their impoverished Irish village, fifteen-year-old Maura and her younger brother meet their landlord's runaway son in Liverpool while all three wait for a ship to America; their fates continue to intertwine on board ship and in the New World.

Avi. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. Y PB A  // Y FIC Avi
As the lone "young lady" on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious.

Bell, Ted.   Nick of Time . Y Fic Bell
Nick McIver is no ordinary boy, fighting pirates, beating Nazis at their own game, and traveling through time.

Bosse, Malcolm. Deep Dream of the Rain Forest. Y Fic Bosse
While on an expedition with his uncle in the jungles of Borneo in 1920, fifteen-year-old Harry Windsor is captured by Bayang, a young Iban tribesman, who believes that Harry has some power to help him and an outcast Iban girl on their dream quest.

Cole, Stephen. Thieves Like Us. Y FIC Cole
A mysterious benefactor hand-picks a group of teen geniuses to follow a set of clues leading to the secrets of everlasting life, secrets which they must steal and for which they risk being killed.  Sequel: Thieves Till We Die.

Collier, James Lincoln.  When the Stars Begin to Fall.  Y FIC Collier
Angry and frustrated that his entire family is considered to be poor trash, fourteen-year-old Harry defies his father and attempts to prove that a factory is polluting their small Adirondack community.

Couloumbis, Audrey.  Maude March on the run!, or, Trouble is her middle name.   Y Fic Couloumbis
Due to a misunderstanding over her involvement in a botched robbery, Maude, with younger sister Sallie, hides out at the home of an uncle, but when she is discovered and arrested, the orphaned sisters flee, trying to clear Maude's name.

Doctorow, Cory.   Little Brother.  Y Fic Doctorow
After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus, released into what is now a police state, decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right.

Farmer, Nancy. A Girl Named Disaster. Y Fic Farmer
While journeying to Zimbabwe, eleven-year-old Nhamo struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.

Friesner, Esther M.   Nobody's Prize  Y Fic Friesner
Still longing for adventure, Princess Helen of Sparta maintains her disguise as a boy to join her unsuspecting brothers as part of the crew of the Argo, the ship commanded by Prince Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece.

Gilman, David.  The Devil's Breath .  Y Fic Gilman
When fifteen-year-old Max Gordon's environmentalist-adventurer father goes missing while working in Namibia and Max becomes the target of a would-be assassin at his school in England, he decides he must follow his father to Africa and find him before they both are killed.

Higson, Charles. Double or die : a James Bond adventure.  Y Fic Higson
Teenage James has forty-eight hours to rescue a kidnapped professor and to keep a powerful weapon from falling into the wrong hands.

Hobbs, Will.  Y FIC Hobbs
This author offers many titles on adventures!

Horowitz, Anthony.  Skeleton Key.  Y FIC Horowitz
Reluctant teenage-spy Alex Rider, on a routine mission at the Wimbledon tennis championships, gets caught up in Chinese gangs, illegal nuclear weapons, and the suspect plans of his Russian host, General Sarov.

Kehret, Peg. Earthquake Terror. Y Fic Kehret
When an earthquake hits the isolated island in northern California where his family had been camping, twelve-year-old Jonathan Palmer must find a way to keep himself, his partially paralyzed younger sister, and their dog alive until help arrives.

Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous. Y PB K // Y FIC Kipling
After being washed overboard from an ocean liner, a spoiled millionaire's son is rescued by New England fishermen who put him to work on their boat.

L'Engle, Madeleine. The Young Unicorns.Y FIC L'Engle
A seventeen-year-old boy, former member of a tough New York gang, a blind and talented twelve-year-old musician, the Austin family, and Canon Tallis are among the key characters who become involved in a frightening and evil scheme relying on the ability of a refined laser to give complete power over people's minds.

Lisle, Janet Taylor.  Black Duck .  Y Fic Lisle
Years afterwards, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in the violent competition among groups trying to control the local rum-smuggling trade.

McNab, Andy.  Meltdown. Y FIC McNab
Eighteen-year-old Danny Watts and his grandfather Fergus, an ex-SAS explosives expert, travel to England, Spain, and Germany, in a life-or-death race to save the population from the spread of a lethal new drug that has been unleashed by terrorists.

McNab, Andy.  Traitor. Y FIC McNab
A boy who believes his grandfather to be a traitor, a spy who turned against England and then disappeared, tracks down his grandfather and finds out the truth.

Mowll, Joshua.  Operation Red Jericho. Y FIC Mowll
The posthumous papers of Rebecca MacKenzie document her adventures, along with her brother Doug, in 1920s China as the teenaged siblings are sent to live aboard their uncle's ship where they become involved in the dangerous activities of a mysterious secret society called the Honourable Guild of Specialists.

Murphy, Jim.  Death Run.  Y FIC Murphy
Four teenage boys try to escape from the police after they accidentally cause the death of another student.

O'Dell, Scott. Black Star, Bright Dawn.Y PB O  // J FIC O'Dell
Bright Dawn must face the challenge of the Iditarod dog sled race alone when her father is injured.

Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet/ Brian's Winter/ Brian's Return. Y PB P // Y FIC Paulsen
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.

Pow, Tom.  Captives.Y Fic Pow
When two families are kidnapped while vacationing in the Caribbean, they come to understand something of the island's political backdrop and the events
that fuel their captors' actions.

Stead, Rebecca.   First Light  Y Fic Stead
When twelve-year-old Peter and his family arrive in Greenland for his father's research, he stumbles upon a secret his mother has been hiding from him all his life, and begins an adventure he never imagines possible.

Turner, Megan. The Thief. Y Fic Turner
Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a remote temple of the gods where he will attempt to steal a precious stone.

Yancey, Richard. Alfred Kropp : the thirteenth skull.  Y Fic Yancey
Teen misfit Alfred Kropp, the last descendant of Sir Lancelot, is once again in danger as he tries to uncover who is behind a top secret project called SOFIA, while eluding a new enemy who seems determined to kill him.

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