Action & Adventure - Kids Fiction

Brandon and Emily were not going to a nice sunny place for their summer holiday this year. They were spending it with their mother at the old dusty railway station where she worked - and the children were not looking forward to spending a...

Ever since Bartholomew Borax III returned to being homeschooled, Mother has been so cleaning-obsessed and cruel that all he dreamed of was finding another portal to the magical Artania.Until now.With doorways opening without warning and thrusting him through time and space, he has no...

A huge snowstorm passes through town leaving it buried under a deep blanket of snow. After his mom gives Mike the good news that there is no school today, he can't wait to take his dog Scrag to Miller's Peak where all the kids...

In an astounding turn of events, the Shluffmuffins twins' long-lost father has reappeared years after his tragic Porta Potti accident. Wally and Cheyenne, of course, are thrilled to see their dear old dad again. But would it be rude to point out how his...

When Alex Rider crash-lands off the coast of Australia, the Australian Secret Service recruits him to infiltrate one of the ruthless gangs operating across Southeast Asia. Known as snakeheads, the gangs smuggle drugs, weapons, and worst of all, people. Alex accepts the assignment, in...

From New York Times bestseller Spencer Quinn comes book 3 in the laugh-out-loud series about the most epic rivalry of our time... Arthur the dog vs. Queenie the cat.Arthur doesn't always remember where he buried his bone, or what he was doing before he...

Electra is eagerly looking forward to her father Agamemnon's triumphant return to Mycenae after the long war in Troy. But his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus have other plans - Clytemnestra cannot forgive her husband for the sacrifice of her eldest daughter Iphigenia...

A hip new doughnut shop known for its bizarre recipes is opening up in Greenfield. At first, the owners of the other doughnut shop in town, Delilah's, aren't worried. Their shop has been a fixture downtown since just after World War II. But when...

The Aldens chart a course for their next adventure - Australia and Antarctica! As the children tour the famed Sydney Opera House, their next puzzle - and its key - falls right into their laps. They need to find the rightful owner of a...

When Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny boarded a train to help the Reddimus's Society return a stolen treasure, they didn't plan on traveling around the world. But after a close call with the society's archrivals -- the Argents -- it's now up to the...

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny didn't think the old trunk in their house held anything interesting. But an unusual statue they find inside leads them to the Reddimus Society, a secret guild dedicated to returning lost treasures to where they belong. Now the Aldens...

Paddington has warmed the hearts of generations of readers with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures. This new edition of the classic novel contains the original text by Michael Bond.What other bear but Paddington could find himself sent home on his first day...

Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant brings the peaceful sounds, sights, and characters of the coast vividly to life with all eight adventures in the Lighthouse Family series, now available together in a beautiful boxed set. This boxed set, containing all eight books in the beloved...

Turtle Tom was in danger He had been washed up from the beach and was splashing around trying to figure out how to survive the tides that stole him. All of a sudden, a huge hawk with magnificent wings swooped down and carried Turtle...

It's a hot day on Gosling Farm. Little Red Tractor is parked in the sunshine, but Patch is in the shade, waiting for the milking to finish. At last, Stan is ready and she runs down the lane to turn the cows though the...

The Final Book in an Exciting Series of Adventures for Minecrafters The day and night cycle has stopped Ella knows what that means--hostile mobs will spawn uncontrollably across the Overworld, just as they did during the Uprising. Just as they did the last time...

The Second Book in an Exciting Series of Adventures for Minecrafters Ella and Rowan wake in the dead of night to find their cousin Jack gone. They frantically try to decode the mysterious message he left behind--something about a wounded ocelot and a jungle...

After their adventures in the Jungle Biome, Stevie and Alex have tracked down another shard of the mysterious Ender crystal, which they must reassemble in order to keep the Ender Dragon from spawning in their world. With the new shard in hand, another segment...

Devon and Tasha were watching their favorite cartoon, Fairyville. All of a sudden, they realize that a dragon is breathing fire. His fiery breath is destroying Fairyville. Both children are fearful that the beautiful town will be destroyed and their friend, Cleona, a fairy...

African-Americans have contributed greatly to our present society. From the first sailing of Columbus to the New World, to the Lewis and Clark expedition, to the settling of the West, to the evolution of modern sports and to the invention of modern conveniences we...

Meet adventure-seeking brothers who are in a race against time to complete missions around the globe.Matti and Massi touch down in the United Arab Emirates and are handed their Mission Bag and Mission Checklist. Guided by their local Mission Coach Maryam, they must perform...

A new translation of Ireland's national epic myth by award-winning author and Irish language expert Alan Titley. When Queen Maeve's army marches north to steal the Brown Bull of Cooley, the leaders of Ulster are cast under a sleeping spell.Just one boy comes out...

Discover #1 New York Times bestselling author W. Bruce Cameron's Lily to the Rescue chapter book series, in this bind-up of three delightful adventures! There's no dog quite like Lily, a rescue dog who rescues other animals, including a gaggle of baby geese, a...

A fun camping trip turns dangerous when James, Greg and Ahmed stumble across a dark secret in the beautiful Welsh wilderness. Separated on a mountainside in the dead of night, the boys must face their greatest fears as they are hunted by a ruthless...

✓ Ages 7-12 ✓ Chapter Book ✓ Short Attention Spans ✓ FunnyBeing the only witch at my school is the best thing ever! So when the new girl turns out to be a witch too, someone awful and horrid from my old life, you...

"As we anchored in the cove where the glacier touched the sea, I had this funny feeling that I had to have a pee!" Gunner the dog can't wait to go fishing with his family. But on their way, he starts to feel a...

Bring the Magic of Christmas Home!In this festive anthology, you'll find 12 original short stories perfect to start getting your kids excited for Christmas morning. Some stories are fun, and some are silly, but all will bring the magic of Christmas into your child's...

A heartwarming Christmas tale about a little tree with a big dream, and about Santa, of course! For children (big or little) ages 4 years and up.Today is a special day. Little Tree has been looking forward to this day all year. "Maybe I'll...

2019 Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book"Original, brave, and addictive."--Adam Gidwitz, bestselling author of the Newbery Honor Book The Inquisitor's TaleFast-paced, witty, and riveting, this contemporary fantasy adventure has magic woven through every page. The Collectors begins an enchanting two-book series from Jacqueline West,...

While in the park, Milo and Iris uncover a magical travel portal, which leads them to the Empire State building in New York City. They discover a talking rabbit, hidden evaluators, magical fairies, solve puzzles, flying airships, dragons and save the kingdom. Along the...

In "Dragon Tales - The Abandoned Cliff", Ember, Orin, and Luna stumble upon a mysterious, towering cliff that has long been abandoned by the creatures of the enchanted rainforest. Whispered legends speak of a powerful artifact hidden within, guarded by ancient magic and daunting...

Harrow and Arty are hares and first season Border Patrollers. Their warren is within a large city. On a cool winter evening, on patrol, Harrow and Arty discover that humans have built something terrible. A massive fence has been built around the Eastside Warren's...

A message in a bottle launches a quest for the recovery of shipwrecked crew in this Jules Verne classic--now with an arresting new look! When Lord and Lady Glenarvan catch a shark during a sailing trip, they are surprised to find a message in...

Book 3 in the LEONORA BOLT: SECRET INVENTOR series Leonora Bolt makes amazing gadgets from any old junk. And her inventions have already stopped villainous Uncle Luther TWICE, though she hasn't rescued her super-scientist parents from him - yet. Leonora and her pals find...

The Happy Hollisters are excited about the upcoming autumn season, with plans for pumpkin decorating, bobbing for apples, and the Shoreham Halloween parade. They decide to host a party for their friends and Farmer Johnson offers the use of his barn for the festivities...

2020 Silver Moonbeam Award Winner for Pre-Teen Fiction Beware the Trebor who ventures far, for the smalls of darkness gather there. Bori is ravaged, the earth scorched, homes destroyed. Stella longs for the days of peace, where Trebors danced and sang, where her tree...

Once upon a time, in a cozy little house lived a boy named Greg. Greg was a curious and imaginative child who loved to explore every nook and cranny of his home. Little did he know that beneath his bed, an extraordinary friendship was...

Deep in the Yukon wilderness, Jordan, a young boy who has lost his father, sets out on a hunting trip with his uncle. What begins as a pleasant trip, quickly takes a turn for the worse. Jordan, now alone, faces nature's elements, starvation and...

The Author Bubba is from Evansville, Indiana. He joined the Navy at the age of eighteen and served in the United States Navy for 27 years and also worked for the Defense Department for 20 years. He is a family man and married Margaret...

One of Sam's favorite things to do is pretend, and sometimes it gets him into trouble - but not too much trouble. With a little help from his mom, Sam's imagination takes him on all kinds of amazing adventures. A fun and heartwarming book,...

Lazy Saturdays are boring to little boys. When a boy's mother tells him to explore outside to find something to do one Saturday morning, no one expects the exciting adventure and friendship that awaits him. One lazy weekend, a little boy stares at the...

An inspiring book for fast-talking children that get into trouble for talking too much. Auggie has an exceptional talent for talking which often gets him into trouble. Join Auggie as he embarks on a new adventure by attending a unique school designed specifically for...

Set on South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan during the fall of 1871, To Keep the South Manitou Light tells the fictional tale of a twelve-year-old girl named Jessie, whose family has been taking care of the lighthouse on the island for generations. Jessie's...

From the award-winning Frank Cottrell Boyce comes the third official sequel to Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Tootings are stuck in 1966 Somebody's stolen Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and left them behind. But that's not their biggest problem. Their biggest problem is...

An unofficial Minecraft-fan adventure series inspired by the bestselling game Fans of the bestselling video game Minecraft, middle grade readers, and action-adventure story enthusiasts of all ages experience an exciting journey that will take them far beyond the world they know.President Stan has led...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Little Bunny disobeys her mother's warning not to leave home alone, and she does so anyway. She has a series of false-alarm scares, but encounters a real threat, and gets lost as dusk closes in. What is worse, she had a funny feeling that...

As the week of Arabella's coronation ceremony approaches, she questions her strength to become the next ruler of the kingdom of Avondale. Through the help of a gentle pirate and a playful fox, Arabella embarks on a journey to uncover her kingdom's past and...

Harmony Meets the World is an adventurous, magical, and educational chapter book series for young readers. The series features eight-year-old explorer Harmony Riley Cruz. In each book, Harmony's magic binoculars transport her to a festival around the world. During her adventure, she meets a...

Princess Briana has escaped imprisonment and is on the run. Her beloved Predonia is in upheaval as the villainous Vaylec tightens his grip on the Blameless, tearing the kingdom apart in search of the girl who's evaded him. To regain her people's freedom, Brie...