Aiken, Joan. Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
Two London children are sent to a country estate while their parents are away. Here they outwit a wicked governess, escape from packs of hungry wolves, and restore the estate to its rightful owner.
Bauer, Joan. Backwater.
While compiling a genealogy of her family of s successful attorneys, sixteen-year-old history buff Ivy Breedlove treks into the mountain wilderness to interview a reclusive aunt with whom she identifies.
Bodett, Tom. Williwaw!
In their father's absence, thirteen-year-old September and her younger brother Ivan disobey his orders by taking the boat out on their Alaska bay, where they are caught in a terrifying storm called a williwaw. A 2003 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award nominee.
Creech, Sharon. The Wanderer.
Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which, along with uncles and another cousin, is en route to visit their grandfather in England. A 2001 Newbery Honor book.
Easley, Mary Ann. I Am the Ice Worm.
When 14-year-old Allison Atwood is left alone in the Arctic wilderness after a plane crash, she is rescued by a Inupiat trapper who takes her to his village. There she becomes the "ice worm, " the outsider. Over time, however, the people of the village change Allison's life--and Allison changes theirs as well.
Fleischman, Sid. Bandit’s Moon.
Twelve-year-old Annyrose relates her adventures with Joaquin Murieta and his band of outlaws in the California gold-mining region during the mid-1800s.
Furlong, Monica. Robin’s Country.
Dummy, a mute servant boy, flees his cruel master, stumbles upon Robin Hood's secret hideaway, proceeds to unravel the mysteries of his own origins, and finds the opportunity to prove his bravery and worth.
Gregory, Kristiana. The Stowaway: A Tale of California Pirates.
When a pirate terrorizes the 1818 California coast, a brave young boy summons up the courage to defend his Monterey home from a savage attack.
Hobbs, Will. Jason's Gold.
When news of the discovery of gold in Canada's Yukon Territory in 1897 reaches fifteen-year-old Jason, he embarks on a 10,000-mile journey to strike it rich. A 2003 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award nominee.
Hobbs, Will. Far North.
After the destruction of their float plane, sixteen-year-old Gabe and his friend, Raymond, struggle to survive a winter in the wilderness of the Northwest Territories.
Hobbs, Will. Ghost Canoe.
After a ship goes down off the coast of Washington's Cape Flattery, leaving no apparent survivors, Nathan MacAllister, the son of the local lighthouse keeper, is baffled to discover mysterious footprints on the beach and follows a trail that leads to a lost treasure.
Hobbs, Will. Wild Man Island.
After fourteen-year-old Andy slips away from his kayaking group to visit the wilderness site of his archeologist father’s death, a storm strands him on Admiralty Island, Alaska, where he manages to survive, encounters unexpected animal and human inhabitants, and looks for traces of the earliest prehistoric immigrants to America. A 2004 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award nominee. A 2003-2004 Jr. Battle of the Books selection.
Hoeye, Michael. Time Stops for No Mouse.
When Linka Perflinger, a jaunty mouse, brings a watch into his shop to be repaired and then disappears, Hermux Tantamoq is caught up in a world of dangerous search for eternal youth as he tries to find out what happened to her. A 2003-2004 Jr. Battle of the Books selection.
Horowitz, Anthony. Stormbreaker.
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. A 2003-2004 Jr. Battle of the Books selection. A 2004 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader’s Book Award nominee.
Ibbotson, Eva. Island of the Aunts.
Aunt Etta, Aunt Coral, and Aunt Myrtle need help caring for the mermaids, selkies, and other creatures who live on their hidden island - and they know that adults can’t be trusted. What the kindly old aunts need are a few sensible and sturdy children who can keep a secret. And while kidnapping is generally not a good idea, sometimes it just has to be done. When the newly kidnapped assistant caretakers, Minetto and Fabio, arrive on the island, all kinds of amazing and wondrous things start happening. A 2003-2004 Jr. Battle of the Books selection.
Kehret, Peg. Earthquake Terror.
When an earthquake hits the isolated island in northern California where his family had been camping, twelve-year-old Jonathan Palmer must find a way to keep himself, his partially paralyzed younger sister, and their dog alive until help arrives.
Kehret, Peg. Blizzard Disaster.
Warren and Betsy travel back in time via the Instant Commuter to get first-hand information for their report on the 1940 Armistice Day Blizzard in Minnesota, but their chances for returning to modern day Washington grow dim when they find a small child stranded in the storm.
Mikaelsen, Ben. Stranded.
Twelve-year-old Koby, who has lost a foot in an accident, sees a chance to prove her self-reliance to her parents when she tries to rescue two stranded pilot whales near her home in the Florida Keys.
Smith, Roland. Sasquatch.
Thirteen-year-old Dylan follows his father into the woods on the slopes of Mount St. Helens, which is on the brink of another eruption, in an attempt to protect the resident Sasquatch from ruthless hunters.
Wallace, Barbara Brooks. Cousins in the Castle.
A new friend comes to Amelia's rescue when she finds herself the victim of a dastardly villain's fiendish plans.
Page Sponsor:
Jill Brooks
Webmaster: Anne Kuehl
Created: November 2005
Updated: Friday, 17. February 2006