Action & Adventure - Kids Fiction

The Talee Series is an early reader chapter book series created with developing readers in mind. Go on an adventure with Talee as she explores her planet Gala, which has two moons and landmasses that float. It's excellent for emerging readers ages 6-8 with...

Crafting a story rooted in his admiration of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, and Dr. Seuss, Grimly presents more than 40 pieces of richly detailed artwork that accompanies a story about a down-and-out yet optimistic lad, a mad hare, a knight, and a muddy...

In this second volume of the popular Penelope Pumpernickel series of chapter books for children, eight-year-old Penelope Pumpernickel--Penny, for short--has another encounter with homeschool trouble-maker Grandville Ungerleider--Grandy, for short. Grandy says he has discovered a treasure chest in the basement of the church where...

Author: John R. EricksonISBN-10: 0916941825ISBN-13: 9780916941826Publisher: Maverick Books (TX)Language: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2002Format: CDWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 7.30h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Winner, Children's Africana Book Award - Best Book for Older Readers For young Kariuki, life in a small village in central Kenya is one great adventure. And when he meets Nigel life becomes even more interesting. Nigel is from England and he has come...

Cautionary tales from West Virginia, Africa, and Central Europe are related by each boy until they are certain Mothman, Monster, and Ghost are after them. Are they scared? Not enough to admit it, but they certainly are running for home a little faster than...

Winner of the Scottish Children's Book Award One ordinary day, Saul is on his way to the corner shop when a girl appears suddenly in the middle of the road. She doesn't understand traffic, or the things in shops, and she's wearing a long...

Who needs Prince Charming? Dragons are much better company. If her fairy godmother hadn't run off, if her father hadn't lost his mind, if her mother had lived--maybe Ivy would have been a proper princess. But as it is she has no time for...

Six-year-old Ben is very small for his age, and gets along better with animals than people. One June day in 1870, Ben wanders away from his home on Hawk's Hill and disappears into the waving prairie grass. This is the story of how a...

The legend of Teach's Light has been handed down by the people of Stumpy Point village in coastal North Carolina for nearly three centuries. None can say when the mysterious light that hovers above Little Dismal Swamp will next appear, but it is said...

The Aldens are visiting Grandfather's good friend, Mrs. Wade, in a small town called Elbow Bend. According to Mrs. Wade's granddaughter, the town has many ghost tales and there is a favorite tale concerning a dog. One night, at midnight, they hear dogs howling...

In this all-new very special mini-series, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations--all around the world! After finding a painted turtle figurine, the Aldens are introduced to the Silverton family and Reddimus...

Bad guys tremble at the sound of his name! From: grateful@fred.comTo: melvin@beederman.com Dear Melvin, We need your help. Someone has been sending us threatening letters. We don't know who it is. Please come to our concert tonight, just in case.Sincerely, Fred of The Grateful...

You need three things to become a brave and noble knight: A warhorse. A fair maiden. A just cause. Will has a horse-a small chestnut stallion with a white blaze in his brow. Ellie is a fair maiden, but she's supposed to marry Will's...

Determined, after his mother's accidental death, to foil his stepfather's plans for his future, fourteen-year-old Jacob travels alone to Africa in search of his father, a biologist studying elephants in a remote area of Kenya.Roland Smith is the author of Zach's Lie, an ALA...

Last night from my window, this is what I saw...A red and purple dinosaur - a dinosaur next door! What will Tom do? Teacher's guide available.Author: Joan StimsonISBN-10: 077873904XISBN-13: 9780778739043Publisher: Crabtree ClassicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2009Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 8.26h x 5.76w x 0.12d

The Owl and the Pussy-cat embark on more escapades in a fanciful sequel by a celebrated author. In this original sequel to The Owl and the Pussy-cat, someone steals the ring from Pussy-cat's tail, and the newlyweds must travel far from the safety of...

Expect something unexpected when a duckling lost at sea adopts a musical friend in a whimsical, heart-lifting story from Timothy Basil Ering. Captain Alfred is sailing home with new ducks for his farm when his little boat is caught in an unexpected and mighty...

A suspenseful sci-fi escapade plucks two children out of the ocean for a thrilling adventure. Thirteen-year-old Aluna has lived her entire life under the ocean with the Coral Kampii in the City of Shifting Tides. But after centuries spent hidden from the Above World,...

Make no bones about it! There's a headhunt underway -- as the Scream Street series screeches ahead! None other than the Headless Horseman, the world's most famous ghost, is appearing at Everwell's Emporium to launch his new perfume, "Decapitation pour l'Homme." Unfortunately, the celebrity's...

Connie Lionheart is the only Universal Companion, able to communicate with all of the mythical creatures hidden in our world. She's the most important member of the secret society sworn to protect the bonds between humans and creatures. But the shape-shifter Kullervo wants to...

Connie Lionheart's calculating great-aunt and uncle try to take her away from the tantalizing reach of the Society for the Protection of Mythical Creatures. What they don't realize (or do they?) is that Connie is the Society's most important member--she is the only universal...

When Ellie and her friends go camping for a week, they return home to find their country has been invaded. Ellie and the other survivors face an impossible decision: They can flee for the mountains or surrender or they can fight.Author: John MarsdenISBN-10: 0756972361ISBN-13:...

Now that Soren has been reunited with his sister, Eglantine, he must face his next challenge: making sense of the mysterious disappearance of his mentor, Ezylryb.Author: Kathryn LaskyISBN-10: 0756925436ISBN-13: 9780756925437Publisher: Turtleback BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2004Pages: 197Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.60dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level:...

All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of a victory are grim. Kronos's army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan's power only grows. While the Olympians struggle...

Six men have the power to choose between war and peace in this bold picture book. Once upon a time six men searched for a place where they could live and work in peace. At last they found the land they longed for. But...

What if your canine best friend began a nightly crime spree just to be closer to you? This is a reality for four-year old Dawson. Dawson's Pajama Drama, a picture book for children, tells the story of Dawson, his parents and their family dog,...

In search of a long lost patch from her grandmother's quilt, Zoe and her friend Winston travel to the Gullah Sea Islands where they meet the slick-talking Bruh Rabbit, who tricks them into handing over their quilt and vanishes to the magical island of...

So I agreed to play the part of Esther Rackham in a film about the heist that gave River Heights its name, and there was all this trouble on the set, and I figured out who was behind it. Case closed, right? Wrong! Once...

After Momma's death, Toughboy and Sister find themselves in the care of Father, who spends more time in the local bar than looking after his children. With help from the women in the village, though, Toughboy and Sister get through the rest of the...

Journey into Terror is Bill Wallace's wild adventure of two young boys on the run. Photographing two Learjets in order to test his new camera, Samuel Ross quickly forgets the angry man who tries to stop him (and who's captured in the picture), until...

Amazing Amber is a superhero who uses her laser eyes to save her friends from Pie-throwing Pete. But when Pie-throwing Pete invents a new pie-throwing machine, Amazing Amber discovers that she has a lazy laser eye. Can Dr Teddy help her save the day...

How can you tell if a river's under a spell? River trolls, rock trolls, blue-wing fairies--the usual suspects. The stretch of the Mississippi where Claire lives has rumors of them all, not that she's ever spotted any. But then Claire's cousin Duke takes a...

Uncover the mystery and excitement in this thrilling adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Join Stewart and his friend Andy as they embark on a spine-tingling ghost investigation that leads to an unforgettable journey. Packed with eerie surprises, kidnappings,...

Pick a book. Grow a Reader This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books...

Meet Rey, the brave young heroine from the latest installment of the Star Wars saga: The Force Awakens , in DK Readers L2: Star Wars: Rey to the Rescue Takes a close look at Rey's home planet of Jakku, her fighting and piloting skills,...

In this exciting second installment of the three-book series, Carter and Sadie, offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane, embark on a worldwide search for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop...

All the world's a racetrack as superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his best friend Mater in tow, to take on the globe's fastest and finest in Disney/Pixar "Cars 2." Boys ages 4 to 6 will love this Step 1 reader based...

Beware Dangerous secrets lie between the pages of this book. OK, I warned you. But if you think I'll give anything away, or tell you that this is the sequel to my first literary endeavor, The Name of This Book is Secret, you're wrong....

Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight--she's a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life...

"Hilarious, fun, and wonderfully insane! It's more than just a book--it's a book you can play!"--Kristen Schaal Wildly funny and inventive, this interactive book pulls you, the reader, into the action. Yes, YOU! You wake up in the fictional land of Astorya, where stories...

From award-winning author Joyce Major comes this utterly gripping tale about a wildlife rescue gang embarking on a quest to rescue a stolen baby orangutan.When eleven-year-old Jaylynn moves from Seattle to Sumatra, Indonesia, she discovers a baby orangutan chained to a wall by his...

BREAKING NEWS: a chocolate monster is on the loose A brand new Ruby Roo story from the duo behind Daddy's Sandwich. There is a big purple hairy chocolate monster on the loose and he is gobbling ALL THE CHOCOLATE He raids the fridge at...

Fans of the Land of Stories and the Descendants series are sure to find the lighthearted fantasy adventure of 100 Dresses a perfect fit Inside an enchanted castle, there's a closet--a closet with one hundred magical dresses that only Darling Dimple can wear. Each...

For fans of Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ivan comes the swashbuckling story of a little cat's high seas adventures, now available as a Yearling paperback. Captain Natick does not want to take a kitten on board his ship as it sets sail,...

Earth-dwelling fourth-grader Willy Maykit couldn't be more excited about his school field trip to Planet Ed. Willy's class will blast off for the afternoon, learn about outer space, and be home in time for dinner. But when he wanders off on his own, Willy...

For fans of Captain Underpants and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, this sequel to The Adventures of Beanboy combines comic illustrations, a small-town bully facing off against a budding artist, and a rousing, decisive game of dodge ball.Perfect for kids transitioning between graphic novel...

This all-new Step 2 deluxe Step into Reading leveled reader features the characters from Nickelodeon's Top Wing In this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader, Rod, Swift, Penny, and Brody, the bird cadets from Nickelodeon's Top Wing, take to the sky in an...

It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of the Arabian Nights. Beautiful princesses, genies who emerge from bottles, magic words that open doors to great treasure, giants and dwarves, monsters and magicians, talking birds and beasts,...

Meet Bob. He found a Magic Pencil one day on his way to school and now his life will never be the same again. The Fakeys want to take over the world And they will do anything to take the pencil from Bob. Will...