Alcock, Vivien. The Cuckoo Sister. Y Fic Alcock
A scruffy, undernourished teenager appears at the door of Kate's parents' London home, bearing a note that she is their long-lost child, stolen from her pram as a baby.

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.

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, Brick. The Goats. Y PB C  // Y FIC Cole
Stripped and marooned on a small island by their fellow campers, a boy and a girl form an uneasy bond that grows into a deep friendship when they decide to run away and disappear without a trace.

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.

Durrant, Lynda. Echohawk. J Fic Durrant //  J PB O
A twelve-year-old white boy, adopted and raised by Mochicans in the Hudson River Valley during the 1730's, is sent with his younger brother to an English settlement for schooling.

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.

Hobbs, Will. Ghost Canoe. Y FIC Hobbs
Fourteen-year-old Nathan, fishing with the Makah in the Pacific Northwest, finds himself holding a vital clue when a mysterious stranger comes to town looking for Spanish treasure.

Holman, Felice.  Slake's Limbo.  Y FIC Holman
Thirteen year-old Aremis Slake, hounded by his fears and misfortunes, flees them into New York City's subway tunnels, never again--he believes--to emerge.

Horowitz, Anthony.  Skelton 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.

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.

Mahy, Margaret. The Underrunners. J Fic Mahy
Tris and Winola find the underrunners, a vast network of tunnels, the ideal place to escape their unhappy lives and act out their fantasies, but the tunnels become a dangerous place when invaded by an unseen stranger.

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.

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.

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