Action & Adventure - Kids Fiction

Eleven-year-old Tommy's classmates are annoyed with him for always goofing off and disrupting class. Tommy has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which makes sitting still, being quiet and focusing on the teacher difficult. His friends, brothers Aiden and Jacob, want to help. But Tommy's...

Sebastian's Wonderful Find is written by Aaron Brindle, with illustrations by Lucy Fekete. When left all alone for the day, a little duck named Sebastian looks for something to do, and along the way makes the most wonderful find Author: Aaron BrindleISBN-10: 0987626523ISBN-13: 9780987626523Publisher:...

This time a lost dog sparks the theme of strangers and the wisdom in avoiding them. And what a collection of strangers they are Headless trolls, people with pointy ears and huge eyes, and long-lost "aunties," who enjoy eating their guests. Stories from Scandinavia,...

Having been warned not to open the door for anyone while Mom goes to help a neighbor, the three boys try to outdo each other by telling scary stories about strangers at the door. By the time they have finished, they have scared themselves...

Living atop the richest oil fields in Nigeria, the Ogoni people have struggled for their rights against their own government and the greedy oil companies determined to take their lands. Chasing the secrets of her mother's past, Marienela leaves her privileged life in London...

The lovable wackiness of Modern Family meets zany contests in this delightful new series that will have readers laughing out loud Cal Talaska can't wait for his family to win the Great Grab Contest The prize? Twenty minutes to grab anything in the world-famous...

Max Remy is a superspy to watch! On the outside Max Remy may look like every other eleven-year-old, but don't be fooled. Now official members of Spy Force, Max and her best friend, Linden, are invited to the Annual Spy Awards, hidden on a...

A team of middle schoolers prepares for blastoff in this adventure from the author of the New York Times bestselling Mousetronaut, based on the childhoods of real-life astronauts Mark Kelly and his twin brother Scott. It's a long, hot summer and Scott and Mark...

Clemency Pogue is a good listener, which is why she knows what to do when a malicious fairy attacks her in the woods. Remembering an incident from Peter Pan, she cries out, "I don't believe in fairies!" Unfortunately, she utters those words seven times...

A new era is beginning in the villainous world of H.I.V.E. as civil war looms, forcing Otto and his friends to take sides--perhaps against each other. Scheming, extorting, menacing, and general evilness are nothing new in the world of villainy--indeed, it's expected, especially at...

In Book 1 of the newly repackaged Spy Mice series, a savvy secret agent mouse teams up with a kid who has superspy aspirations. Fifth-grader Oz Levinson has always dreamed of being a spy, just like his hero James Bond. In real life though,...

Destiny takes a detour in this heartbreakingly hilarious novel with five starred reviews, from the acclaimed author of Winger, which Kirkus Reviews called "smart" and "wickedly funny." Finn Easton sees the world through miles instead of minutes. It's how he makes sense of the...

In this dystopian sequel to The Forsaken, Alenna has survived the brutality of life on the wheel--and now she's going back for more. Alenna escaped. It was expected that she would die on the wheel, the island where would-be criminals are sent as directed...

A thought-provoking and exciting start to a riveting new dystopian trilogy. As an obedient orphan of the U.N.A. (the super-country that was once Mexico, the U.S., and Canada), Alenna learned at an early age to blend in and be quiet--having your parents taken by...

In this second book in a series that Kirkus Reviews calls a "fast-paced combination of middle school realism and fairy-tale fantasy," it's up to Rory to save the Ever After School--and deal with her father's fianc e. After taking part in a successful real-life...

Devotion turns deadly in this second Gothic thriller from Kenneth Oppel. When does obsession become madness? Tragedy has forced sixteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein to swear off alchemy forever. He burns the Dark Library. He vows he will never dabble in the dark sciences again--just as...

Burn was once human. He also had a family and friends, until a metallic angel of death took everything from him. This mechanical monster, Shoftiel, was one of many living machines made to help humanity that revolted and declared war on their creators. It...

Time itself is splintering. If the catastrophic consequences of time travel are now impossible to ignore, Lord Luxon only has eyes for its awesome possibilities. He has his sights set on no lesser prize than America. Abducted to 1763, Peter and Kate begin to...

Johnny Moore lives in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina at the turn of the twentieth century. He is there to witness the Wright brothers make history by becoming the first people to fly. But Johnny's life changes years before the dramatic first flight, when...

Stella Louella's Runaway Book is Lisa Campbell Ernst's story of a young girl's adventure. Join Stella Louella as she races through the streets of her town to find and return her missing library book before the due date. All of the excitiment is in...

In the tenth book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, Ben Ripley races against time and across state lines--by car, train, boat, and plane--to avoid his new cyber enemies and track down Murray Hill.Ben Ripley's longtime nemesis, Murray Hill, has put...

The Last Kids on Earth gets a fantasy twist in this exciting first book in a new, highly illustrated middle grade series about the adventures of a boy who's the only human student at an academy for future explorers.Coop Cooperson lives in the Land...

Christopher finally uncovers the Raven's identity in this sixth novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series.The stakes are higher than ever when the Raven sets Christopher up for a horrible crime, leading him to be locked away in London's most notorious prison. This terrible...

"A thrillingly wild adventure." --Jonathan Stroud, author of the Lockwood and Co. and Bartimaeus series A cursed girl and a young inventor join forces to search for an ancient, forgotten song with the power to bring down a wicked Queen in this epic fantasy...

A trio of young superheroes try to thwart a spy in this second book in the action-packed, comics-inspired adventure series that's Hidden Figures meets Wonder Woman After defeating The Hissler--and discovering their power as a team--The League of Secret Heroes are ready for their...

Hidden Figures meets Wonder Woman in this action-packed, comic-inspired adventure about a brilliant girl puzzler who discovers she's part of a superhero team Josie O'Malley does a lot to help out Mam after her father goes off to fight the Nazis, but she wishes...

Magic and danger abound in the second book in a series of "fanciful, action-packed adventure" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series. Cole Randolph never meant to come to The Outskirts, but when...

Adventures of Huckleberry Finnis a novel by Mark Twain. Commonly named among the Great American Novels.The novel's preeminence derives from its wonderfully imaginative re-creation of boyhood adventures along the Mississippi River, its inspired characterization, the author's remarkable ear for dialogue, and the book's understated...

A new series from the bestselling author of Dear Dumb Diary and Franny K. Stein Fresh from his intergalactic adventure, Victor is casting about for something new to apply his formidable know how to. The obvious next step is cello-making. However, the not so...

The sequel to the critically acclaimed debut-fantasy The Serpent's Secret Book Two finds Kiran back in New Jersey, but now her awareness of the Kingdom Beyond has given her a window into another dimension. A dimension in which friends are imperiled, society is fraying,...

Award-winning, critically acclaimed author Alan Gratz (Prisoner B-3087) returns with another gripping World War II story, this time about a spy in the Hitler Youth.FORMAT: 6 CDs, UnabridgedIt's the height of World War II. Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany,...

Everything comes to a head in this seventh book in the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series. The world of Erdas will be changed forever.Confidential until April 2015Author: Marie LuISBN-10: 054578848XISBN-13: 9780545788489Publisher: ScholasticLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/31/2015Format: CDWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 5.25h x 5.63w x 0.57d

The adventure continues in this fifth audiobook of the epic multiplatform fantasy series.NARRATOR: Nicola BarberFORMAT: 5 CDs, UnabridgedConfidential until October 2014Author: Tui T. SutherlandISBN-10: 0545727618ISBN-13: 9780545727617Publisher: ScholasticLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2014Format: CDWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 6.10h x 5.10w x 1.00d

A strange new kid at school has a weird tattoo on his arm. Is it a picture of the school's most popular girl? She ignores the loner until she finds herself in a dangerous situation where only the boy's mysterious secret can save her.Author:...

Sam has dragon blood. So do the teenagers who find him. Only one of them can lead.Author: Michael DahlISBN-10: 1434240398ISBN-13: 9781434240392Publisher: Stone Arch BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2012Pages: 72Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 7.10h x 5.10w x 0.50dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.2Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 152779...

Itt 'N' Ott's Pizza Journey is a story about two aliens from outer space - Captain Itt and Co-pilot Ott - who live on the planet Torres. They are about to journey by spaceship to the beautiful planet Earth on a very special and...

Twelve-year-old Melissa Tayon-Ray always kind of felt out of this world always wondering who her father was. Little to know she was about to get the biggest surprise of her life. Her father is Ike Lorakrise Tayon-Ray; the king a planet known as Nexia....

Author: George Harmon SmithISBN-10: 059520757XISBN-13: 9780595207572Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2001Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 8.80h x 5.98w x 0.37d

In this thrilling sci-fi adventure, epic danger and impossible odds are no match for one girl's courage Twelve-year-old Hope lives in White Rock, a town of inventors struggling to recover from World War III. But adventurous Hope is terrible at inventing. She would much...

A rip-roaring puzzle box of an adventure about grit, guts, and gold, from Elinor Teele, the acclaimed author of The Mechanical Mind of John Coggin.The small, run-down town of Eden is the only place Jenny Burns has ever called home. The roots of the...

The final book in the epic and bestselling children's fantasy series that will make you believe in magic ... Perfect for fans of Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon, Michelle Harrison's A Pinch of Magic, as well as classic children's fantasy adventures, Narnia...

Now a streaming animated series This construction vehicle with an attitude loves every second of his dirty job For fans of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Steam Train, Dream Train comes a noisy addition to the hilarious read-aloud series from Kate and Jim McMullan,...

A Mighty Girl Book of the Year With magical animals, science, mystery, and adventure -- the brand new series Zoey and Sassafras has something for everyone! Easy-to-read language and illustrations on nearly every page make this series perfect for a wide range of ages....

Delight in new tales of adventure featuring the world's fastest and most famous Hedgehog hero, Sonic Sonic may be the fastest hero in the world, but he's got to keep moving to stay ahead of Dr. Eggman's evil plots In Sonic and The Tales...

Newbery Honor-winning Kathryn Lasky, author of the bestselling Guardians of Ga'Hoole and Bears of Ice series, delivers a sweeping middle grade animal adventure with loyal beavers, a cultured swan, and ominous lynxes around every turn--a captivating story about heroism, loyalty, and the courage to...

An epic new adventure begins in Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warriors series For the first time, all five warrior Clans have settled into their true homes in the territory around the lake. But when a shockingly harsh leaf-bare season descends on the forest, a...

The #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series continues Discover more epic adventures in the fifth book in the action-packed Broken Code story arc. The time has come to return to the Dark Forest. ThunderClan's deputy, Squirreflight, has vanished with the cat now known to be...

The #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series continues Discover more epic adventures in the second book in the action-packed Broken Code story arc.ThunderClan's leader, Bramblestar, has been behaving erratically after losing one of his nine lives, and suspicion is quickly spreading across Clan borders. And...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESI hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of...

"I wish fairy tales were real," sighed little Lucy Skunk. Lucy's wish was all it took for Hector Fox and his merry band of woodland friends to set out on an adventure beyond the friendly Green Wood. They had all heard a roumor of...