Action & Adventure - Kids Fiction

An alien ship, orbiting the Earth, sets up a screen to filter the sun's rays from reaching our planet. Without the yellow sunlight that gives SUPERMAN his amazing powers, his strength begins to drain away. When he becomes as weak as a baby, who...

Japanese edition of Kate DiCamillo's classic The Tale of Despereaux. Author Kate DiCamillo (Newbery Honor Award 2001 with "Because of Winn-Dixie") won the Newbery Award with this book The Tale of Desperaux in 2004. A charming and entertaining story of a mouse, a princess,...

Although the exciting story of Evelyn's great-great grandfather had been told in the family through the years, no one had ever put it on paper, so Hilton decided to write the entire story for her grandchildren. Kidnapped by Pirates is based on the true...

Book Two left off with Gregor reading the Prophecy of Blood: a prophecy that calls for Gregor and Boots to return to the Underland to help ward off a plague. But this time, Gregor's mother refuses to let Gregor return to the Underland ...until...

The latest riveting installment of an action-packed spy adventure series has a striking new look! CHERUB agents are highly trained, extremely talented--and all under the age of seventeen. For official purposes, these agents do not exist. They are sent out on missions to spy...

"WHAT IS THE TURTLE'S NAME?" "MY NAME'S FINN," I SAID. THE PIRATES GASPED. THE GIANT PEERED DOWN AT ME. I FELT LIKE A BUG UNDER HER BOOT. "FINN," SHE SAID. "A GOOD NAME FOR SOMEONE WHO WILL JOIN THE FISH." Swept overboard during a...

Steve Brixton, top detective, rescuer of quilts and also America, has opened up his own agency. He has a crime lab that doubles as a bedroom. He has a chum named Dana. And he has lots of business cards. So when the Fairview Diamond...

In 2028 a deadly Flu virus ravages the Earth. Only one in two thousand survive the virus, and these "Survivors" are rarely left unaffected. By 2038, only thirty-eight million people remain on Earth. Most of them live in small communities, ever fearful of outsiders...

Nick's family has been on the run from magicians his whole life. His father is dead, and his insane mother hates him--she starts screaming if he touches her. After Nick's protective older brother is marked with a demon sign that means death, danger is...

Can Tom avoid a rocket wreckage disaster? Tom is teaming up with his pals Yo and Bud to test out his new Swift-Racer, a rocket-powered plane built for speed. There's a competition coming up and Tom thinks the Swift-Racer is advanced enough to set...

ATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDY MISSION: Good thing you're in Egypt, because we have a mystery on our hands. A man has been murdered, possibly over a map to a precious golden mummy. Could there be a curse surrounding the ancient...

Ivan loves a good story. Like that one about the three bears or those three gruff billy goats. Where else can a dog find such playmates action fun... or a cookie? Ivan's own good story lands him just where he loves to be. In...

Goosebumps and Bill Nye the Science Guy fans, meet Franny Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist, has always had her eye on world domination, and she has to start somewhere...like her class elections If people vote for her, they'll be giving her all the control...

Goosebumps and Bill Nye the Science Guy fans, meet Franny Franny's faithful Lab assistant, Igor, has swallowed a doomsday device that is ready to go off at any moment For a regular scientist, it might seem like there's only one way to get the...

ATAC Briefing for Agents Frank and Joe Hardy MISSION: Investigate and put a halt to the recent rash of jewelry store robberies. Potential danger on the ground and in the air. LOCATION: Ocean Grove, NJ. POTENTIAL VICTIMS: All jewelry store owners in and around...

In Book 3 of a three-book series, when Lily, aka the "witch queen" and bat-rider extraordinaire Thorn travel to Sultanate of Fire, things go terribly wrong. Instead of celebrating a reunion with their old friend K'leef, they are thrust into royal murder, an epic...

The sixth book in Dav Pilkey's mega-bestselling Captain Underpants series, now available in Sound-O-Rama George and Harold are up to their old tricks again, and when their latest prank makes a direct hit on school brainiac Melvin Sneedly, he decides to get even But...

New York Times bestselling authors Garth Nix and Sean Williams bring readers another action-packed tale of two kid knights and their talking swords.Odo and Eleanor are excited to be knights. Only . . . nobody's asking them to go on a quest. So they're...

Join Carmen Sandiego and decide where in the world to go next in this globe-trotting, daring caper! Help Carmen save wild animals of all kinds, especially the rare Amur tiger cub kidnapped from you by VILE. With 20 possible endings, your adventures can take...

A beautiful and haunting middle-grade tale for independent readers from the author of The Inn Between.All Hadley wants is for everything to go back to the way it used to be--back when she didn't have to share her mother with her stepfather and stepbrother....

Eleven-year-old Danny O'Neill has never been what you'd call adventurous. But when he wakes the morning after a storm to find his house empty, his parents gone, and himself able to hear the thoughts of a dying tree, he has no choice but to...

In the third and final book in this action-packed trilogy, the Barker brothers and their good friend Delilah secretly climb up to Superstition Mountain one last time. There are still mysteries to solve--is the creepy librarian really the ghost of Julia Thomas from a...

Even though Henry Barker and his two brothers learned firsthand that the urban legend about danger on nearby Superstition Mountain wasn't just a myth, this doesn't stop them from planning their return. Along with their friend Delilah, the Barker brothers soon find themselves entangled...

From bestselling author Rich Cohen and award-winning illustrator Kelly Murphy comes a middle grade action-adventure novel, Alex and the Amazing Time Machine. Alex Trumble is a pretty ordinary kid--except for the fact that his IQ borders on genius, and he loves to read books...

Now in paperback. From two of Canada's most renowned children's authors comes a hilarious, action-packed comic adventure novel When chubby, geeky Wylder Wallace spills lunch on cool and aloof Addy Crowe at Toronto's Comicon, she dashes to the bathroom, leaving behind the latest issue...

Higgins Takes Flight is a delightful children's book that follows a fun-loving penguin on his journey to learn how to fly. Watch as Higgins and his friends overcome conundrums and band together as a team to create an incredible experience for readers of all...

When her father leaves to save people from a giant who turns them to stone with his gaze, a child in a red dress is left alone. Many days and many nights go by. Every evening the girl says good night to herself in...

Welcome to Thunder Realm, where cowboy-knights known as paladeros herd dinosaurs during peacetime, and take up arms during war. Joss, a young orphan, has always wanted to be a paladero--but first he must prove himself by going on The Way, a treacherous journey through...

Tashi's adventures continue in this second book in the series. The stories that Tashi tells to his friend Jack are always filled with anticipation and excitement. This time, Tashi relates encounters with an angry dragon, a vengeful giant, and a lonely bandit's wife. Tashi...

A magnificently illustrated Chinese folklore tale about a tigress, a seer, a King, and the prince, who must leave his family and learn the ways of the tigers so that the war between man and animal can end. Deep in the Great Forest, a...

This is a wonderful story about a mountain Lion and a Honey bee who lived in a faraway land called Mystery Mountain. Now if you tried to find Mystery Mountain, you wouldn't be able to because it's not on any map, and it is...

This story of special friendships will take you on an adventure like no other. You will be transported into the land of imagination full of possibilities, doubts, courage, and yes, danger. There will be moments of sheer wonder, bravery, and inclusion. The friends share...

Bestselling author Boy and girls, you can do more than just play Minecraft. You can take an adventure into the game itself with Winter Morgan's bestselling books. The final chapter in the series that began with The Quest for the Diamond Sword--will Steve and...

Knights errant aren't supposed to let the bad guy escape... But Sir Michael and his squire Fisk were up to their necks in mayhem (as usual) and Fisk's old mentor, Jack Bannister, quietly slithered away. Now Michael has tracked Jack to the notorious city...

I was done with being a squire... When squire Fisk quarreled with his knight errant, Michael Sevenson, neither of them wanted to meet again. So of course, just six weeks later they find themselves in side-by-side cells, when Michael is accused of murdering the...

Rescuing a damsel in distress should be the perfect job for a knight errant... Unfortunately this damsel is the liege heir's mistress, and figuring out what happened to her will bring Michael into close contact with the court--the last thing an unredeemed man, who...

Rescuing a damsel in distress should be the perfect job for a knight errant... Unfortunately this damsel is the liege heir's mistress, and figuring out what happened to her will bring Michael into close contact with the court--the last thing an unredeemed man, who...

The Iditarod dogsled race is a big deal in Gillian Wells's hometown of Anchorage, Alaska. Twelve-year-old Gilly knows the names of all the famous mushers and admires the women most of all. Gilly wants to join this brave group of women and complete the...

Twelve-year-old Gordy Stitser is one of the few people who knows the truth about the secret society of potion masters, because not only is Gordy's mom on the Board of Ruling Elixirists Worldwide (B.R.E.W.), but she has also been training Gordy in the art...

When piles of sand start showing up all over Corman Towers, it can only mean one thing - trouble. Sure enough, a mummy has escaped from the mysterious crack in the basement. It's up to Furry and Flo to guide the mummy back to...

When my mother made Raggedy Ann for me, Bessie's mother made a rag doll for her, for we two always played together. Bessie's doll was given the name of Raggedy Andy, and one of the two dolls was named after the other, so that...

After building their plant army, Nate and Patrice come face-to-face with the evil Dr. Edgar Zomboss, who plans on using his latest invention to blot out the sun. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.Author:...

Patrice, Nate, and Crazy Dave give the plants advice on how to live on their own when they move into Crazy Dave's mansion, but they are unaware that Zomboss is watching them so he can teach the zombies how to act human. Aligned to...

Go on an adventure with Marvel's misfit team of Super Heroes, the Guardians of the Galaxy! Leveled Readers is an imprint of Spotlight, a division of ABDO.Author: Clarissa WongISBN-10: 1614793603ISBN-13: 9781614793601Publisher: Leveled ReadersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2015Pages: 32Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.30dAccelerated...

2013 Reprint of 1923 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "The Dark Frigate" is a children's historical novel written by Charles Hawes. It won the 1924 Newbery Medal. It was the second, and final, book written by...

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny chart a course for China to return the Reddimus Society's fourth artifact Along the way, they meet old friends and make new ones, but a thief threatens to ruin their trip. Then, after an unexpected stop in Thailand, they...

Dear diary... Who would want to harm a horse? I kept asking myself that question while watching the beautiful jumpers at the annual River Heights Horse Show. The top riders from all over the country are here, and one of them, Payton Evans, is...

The Emerald City of Oz is the 6th and last book in the Land of Oz series and is the story of Dorothy Gale and her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em coming to live in Oz. Lyman Frank Baum was an American author of...

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction by Jules Verne. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax. As an American frigate is tracking down a ship-sinking monster...

"Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian... His] stories work better in audio than in print." -The New York Times THE TWITS How do you outwit a Twit? Mr. and Mrs. Twit...