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Adventure Fiction for Grades 4-6
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A House Called Awful End*
by Philip Ardagh
JF ARDAGH, P.
When eleven-year-old Eddie Dickens's ill parents become "a bit crinkly round the edges," he is taken by his great-uncle and great-aunt, Mad Uncle Jack and Mad Aunt Maude, and embarks on adventures that involve strolling actors, St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans, and a carnival float shaped like a giant cow.
Beyond the Western Sea*
by Avi
JF 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.
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
by Avi
JF AVI
Not every thirteen-year-old-girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. Read Charlotte's "true confessions" as as she lived them.
The Telling Pool
by David Clement-Davies
JF CLEMENT-DAVIES, D
Relying on true courage and true love, as well as some surprising connections to the Arthurian legends, a young Welsh teenager named Rhodri embarks on a quest to remove an ancient curse from Great Britain during the reign of Richard the Lionheart.
The Misadventures of Maude Marche, or, Trouble Rides a Fast Horse*
by Audrey Couloumbis
JF COULOUMBIS, A.
After the death of the stern aunt who raised them since they were orphaned, eleven-year-old Sallie and her fifteen-year-old sister escape their self-serving guardians and begin an adventure resembling those in the dime novels Sallie loves to read.
MVP* : *Magellan Voyage Project
by Douglas Evans
JF EVANS, D.
Twelve-year-old Adam Story is challenged by the deposed ruler of Babababad and his mongoose companion to become the first youngster to travel around the world in forty days without an adult.
SilverFin : A James Bond Adventure*
by Charlie Higson
JF HIGSON, C.
This prequel to the adventures of James Bond, 007, introduces us to the young James when he's just started boarding school in England and is about to become involved in his first adventure
Ghost Canoe
by Will Hobbs
JF HOBBS, W.
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.
Stormbreaker : An Alex Rider Adventure*
by Anthony Horowitz
JF HOROWITZ, A.
After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.
Skullduggery*
by Kathleen Karr
JF KARR, K.
In 1839, twelve-year-old Matthew's job as assistant to the phrenologist Dr. Cornwall takes him up and down the Eastern Seaboard and to Europe, as they rob graves and try to find out who is following them and why.
Chasing the Falconers*
by Gordon Korman
J PBK K
Aidan and Meg Falconer are their parents' only hope. The Falconers are facing life in prison -- unless Aidan and Meg can follow a trail of clues to prove their innocence.
The Abduction*
by Gordon Korman
J PBK K
Aiden works with the FBI in order to rescue his sister Meg, who was kidnapped.
Shackleton's Stowaway
by Victoria McKernan
JF MCKERNAN, V.
Perce Blackborow and the crew of the Endurance make a death-defying voyage to the South Pole.
Sparrow Hawk Red
by Ben Mikaelsen
JF MIKAELSEN, B.
Thirteen-year-old Ricky, the Mexican American son of a former Drug Enforcement Agency man, tries to avenge his mother's murder by crossing over into Mexico to steal a high-tech radar plane from drug smugglers.
Roxie and the Hooligans
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
JF NAYLOR, P.
Roxie Warbler, the niece of a famous explorer, follows Uncle Dangerfoot's advice on how to survive any crisis when she becomes stranded on an island with a gang of school bullies and a pair of murderous bank robbers.
In the Wild!
by Sofia Nordin
JF NORDIN, S.
When Amanda and Philip are separated from the rest of their class, they must find food and shelter in the wild.
Hatchet*
by Gary Paulsen
JF PAULSEN, G.
After his plane crashes in Canada, Brian must spend 54 days in the wilderness struggling to survive.
Night of the Howling Dogs
by Graham Salisbury
JF SALISBURY, G.
In 1975, eleven Boy Scouts, their leaders, and some new friends camping at Halape, Hawaii, find their survival skills put to the test when a massive earthquake strikes, followed by a tsunami.
Sea Legs
by Alex Shearer
JF SHEARER, A.
Twin brothers Eric and Clive stow aboard a luxury cruise liner and have some high sea adventures.
Leepike Ridge
by N. D. Wilson
JF WILSON, N.
While his widowed mother continues to search for him, eleven-year-old Tom, presumed dead after drifting away down a river, finds himself trapped in a series of underground caves with another survivor and a dog, and pursued by murderous treasure-hunters.
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