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["Sword of the Samurai: Adventure Stories from Japan"," / ","Kimmel, Eric"," ","J 398.2663 A1"," ","Vivid stories packed with action and humor, Eric A. Kimmel brings to life the fiercely honorable “knights of old Japan.”"," ","114 pgs."]
["Young Zorro: The Iron Brand"," / ","Adkins, Jan"," ","J Adkins"," ","Where death can cross your path at any turn, from rattlesnakes and thieves, to bears and blackbirders Diego and his mute milk-brother Bernardo encounter injustice so wicked that they must take action."," ","233 pgs."]
["Wolves of Willoughy Chase"," / ","Aiken, Joan"," ","J Aiken or T Aiken"," ","Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home. The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school."," ","149 pgs."]
["Illyrian Adventure"," / ","Alexander, Lloyd"," ","J Alexander or T Alexander"," ","It's 1872, and adventurous Vesper Holly and her guardian set out for the tiny country of Illyria, on a quest for its legendary treasure. But once Vesper and Brinnie arrive, they are plunged into a fierce struggle between rebel forces— and someone is out to kill the two of them! If anyone can triumph over those kind of odds, it's Vesper."," ","132 pgs."]
["Book of Three"," / ","Alexander, Lloyd"," ","J Alexander or T Alexander"," ","Taran, assistant pig keeper and farm hand, is dissatisfied with simple farm life. He wants adventure! He should be careful what he wishes for. Soon Taran is confronted with danger, and must venture far from his home. This is one book that you don't want to end. It's a good thing it's only the first of five in the series."," ","217 pgs."]
["Kit's Wilderness"," / ","Almond, David"," ","J Almond or T Almond"," ","When Kit moves with his mother and father to the mining town of Stoneygate he meets John Askew who, like Kit, comes from a long line of coal miners. John and his friends want Kit to join them in a game of \"Death,\" where the players spin a knife to determine whose turn it is to \"die.\" The chosen one is left alone in the darkness, where there are rumored to be spirits of boys killed in a coal mine accident in 1821. Enter a world where the past is alive and the present creeps into the future…"," ","229 pgs."]
["Heaven Eyes"," / ","Almond, David"," ","J Almond or T Almond"," ","Erin Law and her friends are Damaged Children. At least that is the label given to them by Maureen, the woman who runs the orphanage that they live in. Damaged, Beyond Repair because they have no parents to take care of them. But Erin knows that if they care for each other they can put up with the psychologists, the social workers, the therapists -- at least most of the time"," ","233 pgs."]
["Raleigh's Page"," / ","Armstrong, Alan"," ","J Armstrong"," ","Knowing that Andrew's heart is set on going to the new world, his father sends him up to London to serve as page in the house of Walter Raleigh. In Queen Elizabeth's court, Raleigh's the strongest voice in favor of fighting with Spain for a position in the New World, and everyone knows that it's just a matter of time before Her Majesty agrees to an expedition. Can Andrew prove himself fit to go on an expedition to the New World?"," ","328 pgs."]
["Pirates of Crocodile Swamp"," / ","Arnosky, Jim"," ","J Arnosky"," ","A long way from home, Sandy and Jack Casperin escape their abusive father and disappear into Crocodile Swamp, a remote wilderness in the Florida Keys. With nothing but their wits and limited supplies, the boys must learn to fend for themselves as they survive surrounded by snakes, massive crocodiles and a territorial hammerhead shark."," ","230 pgs."]
["Poppy"," / ","Avi"," ","J Avi"," ","As ruler of Dimwood Forest, Ocax the hoot owl has promised to protect the mice occupying an abandoned farmhouse as long as they ask permission before \"moving about.\" Poppy, a timid dormouse, is a loyal, obedient subject-until she sees Ocax devour her fiance and hears the owl deny her father's request to seek new living quarters."," ","146 pgs."]
["Escape from Home"," / ","Avi"," ","J Avi or T Avi"," ","It's 1851 and 12-year-old Patrick and his sister, Maura, set off from Ireland to join their father in America. As they travel they meet an assortment of England's own unfortunates and malcontents. Among them is once wealthy Laurence, now penniless and hopelessly confused, who regrets having fled his wealthy home in London in a fit of rage. Patrick and Laurence meet only briefly, but long enough to seal their fate."," ","295 pgs."]
["Crispin: Cross of Lead"," / ","Avi"," ","J Avi or T Avi"," ","After being declared a \"wolf's head\" by his manor's corrupt steward for a crime he didn't commit (meaning that anyone can kill him like a common animal--and collect a reward), Crispin is forced to flee his tiny village, the only world he's ever known. "," ","262 pgs."]
["True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle"," / ","Avi"," ","J Avi or T Avi"," ","From the start, things go wrong with Charlotte's plans to sail to America aboard the Seahawk: the families that were to serve as Charlotte's chaperones do not arrive, and the unsavory crew warns her not to make the trip. And that's not the half of it; soon Charlotte is charged with murder and sentenced to be hanged before the trip is over."," ","215 pgs."]
["Kneeknock Rise"," / ","Babbitt, Natalie"," ","J Babbitt"," ","From the moment young Egan arrives in Instep for the annual fair, he is entranced by the fable surrounding the misty peak of Kneeknock Rise: On stormy nights when the rain drives harsh and cold, an undiscovered creature raises its voice and moans. Nobody knows what it is—nobody has ever dared to try to find out and come back again. Before long, Egan is climbing the Rise to find an answer to the mystery."," ","117 pgs."]
["Wright Three"," / ","Balliet, Blue"," ","J Balliett or T Balliet"," ","The special abilities of Petra (writing and organizing), Calder (geometry and codes) and Tommy (finding and collecting) help the friends in piecing together information about the tragic history of Robie House. Joint the trio of mystery solvers for intrigue, suspense, and danger."," ","314 pgs."]
["Looking for Bapu"," / ","Banerjee, Anjolie"," ","J Banerjee"," ","Anu's beloved grandfather Bapu moved from India to Anu's home in the Pacific Northwest when Anu was small, and Anu is devastated when Bapu dies. But when he is visited by Bapu's ghost, he knows that there must be a way to bring him back to life -- he's just not sure how."," ","162 pgs."]
["Peter and the Starcatchers"," / ","Barry, Dave"," ","J Barry"," "," young orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They set sail aboard the Never Land, a ship carrying a precious and mysterious trunk in its cargo hold, and the journey quickly becomes fraught with danger. "," ","451 pgs."]
["Running with the Reservoir Pups"," / ","Bateman, Colin"," ","J Bateman"," ","Eddie Malone, 12, and his mother have just moved to the roughest, toughest part of Belfast, a housing project \"run\" by a gang of street urchins who call themselves the Reservoir Pups. Now Eddie finds that he has rashly agreed to break into the hospital where his mother works and steal the security codes. Unfortunately this is just the beginning of Eddie's troubles."," ","263 pgs."]
["Tango: The Tale of an Island Dog"," / ","Beha, Eileen"," ","J Beha"," ","Far, far away, in a Midwestern town in late winter, a wonderful event was happening in a small factory. As the cold wind blew across the flat, open land, a brand-new airplane named Tango was being fitted with its identification number plate. This was a big event for the little airplane because it was the final step before it was allowed to fly. This particular plane’s identification number, or ID for short, was 1228, its date of manufacture. The little plane was checked, inspected, and labeled as Airworthy. He was ready to take to the skies. "," ","244 pgs."]
["Shakespeare Stealer"," / ","Blackwood, Gary"," ","J Blackwood or T Blackwood"," ","Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play \"Hamlet\"--or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's players perform"," ","216 pgs."]
["Tracks in the Snow"," / ","Bledsoe, Lucy"," ","J Bledsoe"," ","Erin Flaherty, 10, and her science partner, Tiffany, set off into the snowy forest near their California mountain town, purportedly to find animal tracks for a school project. Erin is troubled by the disappearance of her 16-year-old babysitter, Amy, and believes that she may have hidden in a remote miner's cabin rather than face a move to Arizona. When the girls see boot tracks in the snow, but when a blizzard gathers common sense dictates returning home, but their reckless determination leads them onward."," ","152 pgs."]
["Halfway to the Sky"," / ","Bradley, Kimberly"," ","J Bradley or T Bradley"," ","Twelve-year-old Dani is running away from home, or what’s left of home anyway. Her older brother, who had muscular dystrophy, died a few months ago. Then her father left and her parents got divorced. Now home is just Dani and her sad, silent mother, and Dani’s got to get away. She plans to do something amazing, and go where her parents will never find her: she’s going to hike the whole Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to Maine."," ","166 pgs."]
["Crow-Girl: The Children of Crow Cove"," / ","Bredsdorff, Bodil"," ","J Bredsdorff"," ","Near a little cove where a brook runs out to the sea live a girl and her grandmother. All alone with no neighbors at all, the two lead a peaceful existence. They have a house, dine on sea kale and mussels and sand snails, and build fires from driftwood. But the grandmother is very old until the time comes that the girl must bury the woman."," ","155 pgs."]
["Incredible Journey"," / ","Burnford, Sheila"," ","J Burnford or Adult Burnford"," ","Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died. But, together, the three house pets faced starvation, exposure, and wild forest animals to make their way home to the family they love."," ","145 pgs."]
["Storm Warriors"," / ","Carbone, Elisa"," ","J Carbone"," ","Driven from his home by the Ku Klux Klan and still reeling from the death of his mother, Nathan moves with his father and grandfather to the desolate Pea Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina to start a new life. Fortunately, life on Pea Island at the end of the 19th century is far from quiet.  The other island residents include the surfmen--the African American crew of the nearby U.S. Life-Saving Station--and soon Nathan is lending an extra hand to these men as they rescue sailors from sinking ships. "," ","168 pgs."]
["Week in the Woods"," / ","Clements, Andrew"," ","J Clements"," ","The fifth-grade Week in the Woods is a beloved tradition of Hardy Elementary, where Mark Chelmsley (the Fourth) is pretty much killing time before his parents send him off to an exclusive prep school. But then Mark realizes the Week might be a chance to prove to Mr. Maxwell that he's not just another of the slacker rich kids the teacher can't stand. "," ","190 pgs."]
["Help! I'm a Prisoner in the Library"," / ","Clifford, Eth"," ","J Clifford"," ","Mary Rose and Jo-Beth are sisters who hardly ever agree on anything, but they both feel as if this night will never end. First their car runs out of gas in an unfamiliar city and their father goes in search of a gas station. Then Jo-Beth makes Mary Rose go with her to find a bathroom and they stumble across a curious old library. And then, worst of all, they get locked in! But their troubles are just beginning"," ","105 pgs."]
["Artemis Fowl"," / ","Colfer, Eoin"," ","J Colfer or T Colfer"," ","Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. With two trusty sidekicks in tow, he hatches a cunning plot to divest the fairyfolk of their pot of gold. Of course, he isn't foolish enough to believe in all that \"gold at the end of the rainbow\" nonsense. Rather, he knows that the only way to separate the little people from their stash is to kidnap one of them and wait for the ransom to arrive."," ","277 pgs."]
["Gregor Overlander"," / ","Collins, Suzanne"," ","J Collins"," ","Eleven-year-old Gregor expects a long, boring summer of baby-sitting his two-year-old sister, Boots, and his senile grandmother. Distracted with thoughts about his father, who disappeared three years ago, Gregor belatedly notices that Boots has crawled into an air vent in the laundry room. He dives in after her, and the two are sucked downward into the Underland…"," ","311 pgs."]
["Lionboy"," / ","Corder, Zizou"," ","J Corder"," ","In the not-too-distant future at a time when fossil fuel has nearly run out and respiratory diseases like asthma are epidemic. Charlie Ashanti comes home one day to find that his scientist parents have been kidnapped. Barely escaping the same fate, what's ten-year-old Charlie Ashanti to do? Rescue them, that's what! He doesn't know who has taken his parents, or why. But he does know that one special talent will aid him on his journey-his amazing ability to speak Cat."," ","275 pgs."]
["Millions"," / ","Cottrel, Boyce"," ","J Cottrel or T Cottrel"," ","What would you do if you discovered millions that you knew no-one would miss? The bills are all pounds, and England is just a few weeks away from converting to the euro, so anything they don't use will soon be worthless, right?"," ","247 pgs."]
["Misadventures of Maude March: Or, Trouble Rides a Fast Horse"," / ","Couloumbis, Audrey"," ","J Couloumbis"," ","Eleven-year-old Sallie March is a whip-smart tomboy and voracious reader of Western adventure novels. When she and her sister Maude escape their self-serving guardians for the wilds of the frontier, they begin an adventure the likes of which Sallie has only read about. This time however, the \"wanted woman\" isn't a dime-novel villian, it's Sallie's very own sister!"," ","295 pgs."]
["Monster's Ring"," / ","Coville, Bruce"," ","J Coville"," ","Twist it once, you're horned and haired; Twist it twice and fangs are bared; Twist it thrice? No one has dared!"," ","105 pgs."]
["Wanderer"," / ","Creech, Sharon"," ","J Creech or T Creech"," ","Thirteen-year-old Sophie hears the sea calling, promising adventure and a chance for discovery as she sets sail for England with her three uncles and two cousins. Through daily challenges of surviving at sea The Wanderer sails toward its destination—and its passengers search for their places in the world."," ","305 pgs."]
["Elijah of Buxton"," / ","Curtis, Christopher"," ","J Curtis or T Curtis"," ","Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. He's the first child in town to be born free, and he ought to be famous just for that. Unfortunately, all that most people see is a \"fra-gile\" boy who's scared of snakes and talks too much. But everything changes when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, now it's up to Elijah to track down the thief."," ","341 pgs."]
["Midwife's Apprentice"," / ","Cushman, Karen"," ","J Cushman or T Cushman"," ","The girl known only as Brat has no family, no home, and no future until she meets Jane the Midwife and becomes her apprentice. As she helps the sharp-tempered Jane deliver babies, Brat--who renames herself Alyce--makes a new life in her medieval village."," ","122 pgs."]
["Charlie and The Chocolate Factory"," / ","Dahl, Roald"," ","J Dahl"," ","Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside."," ","162 pgs."]
["Weasel"," / ","DeFelice, Cynthia"," ","J DeFelice"," ","Alone in the frontier wilderness in the winter of 1839, his father recovering from an injury, eleven-year-old Nathan runs afoul of the renegade killer known as Weasel. Like a weasel, his namesake, he hunts by night and sleeps by day, and he kills not because he is hungry, but for the sport of it. Sequel: Bringing Ezra Home."," ","119 pgs."]
["City of Ember"," / ","DuPrau, Jeanne"," ","J DuPrau or T DuPrau"," ","A decaying place with no natural light surrounded by the vast Unknown, this is the City of Ember. A place of frequent electrical failures, dwindling supplies, and increasingly frightened people. Twelve-year-old pipeworker Doon and his messenger friend Lina are intent on finding a way to save Ember. Then Lina finds a mysterious paper titled \"Instructions for Egress,\" where does it lead, could this be the city's salvation? "," ","270 pgs."]
["Broken Blade"," / ","Durbin, William"," ","J Durbin"," ","Pierre, 13, is the son of a voyager, one of the French-Canadian canoemen who plied the fur trade in Canada during the last two centuries. When his father severely injures himself in a wood-chopping accident, Pierre decides to take his father's place in the company to keep the family from poverty."," ","163 p.gs"]
["Incident at Hawk's Hill"," / ","Eckert, Allan"," ","J Eckert or T Eckert"," ","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 shy, lonely boy survives for months in the wilds."," ","191 pgs."]
["7 Professors of the Far North"," / ","Fardell, John"," ","J Fardell"," ","Eleven-year-old Sam Carnabie and his siblings have only three days to rescue the kidnapped professors and save the human race."," ","217 pgs."]
["Black Stallion"," / ","Farley, Walter"," ","J Farley or T Farley"," ","Once again the Black screamed and rose on his hind legs. Alec could hardly believe his eyes and ears--a stallion, a wild stallion--unbroken, such as he had read and dreamed about! Little does Alec know that soon it will be just himself and this wild stallion, alone, struggling for survival."," ","197 pgs."]
["Ear, the Eye and the Arm"," / ","Farmer, Nancy"," ","J Farmer or T Farmer"," ","It's Zimbabwe in the year 2194 and 13-year-old Tendai, along with his younger brother and sister leave their technologically overcontrolled home only to get themselves kidnapped by gangsters. Forced to slave in a plastic mine, accused of witchcraft and pursued by mutant detectives, what more could go wrong?"," ","311 pgs."]
["Whipping Boy"," / ","Fleischman, Sid"," ","J Fleischman"," ","It is forbidden to punish Brat, the crown prince, instead it is Jemmy, an orphan who gets flogged every time the prince plays a trick. Brat's tricks multiply until Jemmy is tempted to escape. But the prince himself takes off and forces the whipping boy to go with him. And, of all things, Jemmy is now being accused of abducting the prince. "," ","90 pgs."]
["Bandit's Moon"," / ","Fleischman, Sid"," ","J Fleischman"," ","After young Annyrose breaks her ankle, she is left with the evil O. O. Mary by her brother, who continues on to make his fortune in the mines. She is saved from this horrible fate by the Mexican bandit Joaquin Murieta, who has come for revenge against the people who murdered his family and stole his land. Thinking that Annyrose is a boy, Joaquin takes her along with his gang so that she can teach him to read."," ","136 pgs."]
["Giant Rat of Sumatra, or Pirates Galore"," / ","Fleischman, Sid"," ","J Fleischman or T Fleischman"," ","First shipwrecked and then taken in by pirates as a cabin boy, young Edmund Amos Peters lands in Mexico-owned San Diego. Perhaps his life has taken a turn for the better. Alas, no, for the year is 1846, and the U.S. is at war with Mexico, which puts Edmund, an American, once more in jeopardy."," ","194 pgs."]
["Shadow Spinner"," / ","Fletcher, Susan"," ","J Fletcher or T Fletcher"," ","It falls to young crippled Marjan to help Shahrazad find new stories -- ones the Sultan has never heard before. To do that, the girl is forced to undertake a dangerous and forbidden mission: sneak from the harem and travel the city, pulling tales from strangers and bringing them back to Shahrazad."," ","219 pgs."]
["Slave Dancer"," / ","Fox, Paula"," ","J Fox or T Fox"," ","Jessie Bollier often played his fife to earn a few pennies down by the New Orleans docks. One afternoon a sailor asks him to pipe a tune. That evening Jessie is kidnapped and dumped aboard The Moonlight, a slave ship, where he is forced to be a member of a terrible crew."," ","176 pgs."]
["Inkheart"," / ","Funke, Cornelia"," ","J Funke or T Funke"," ","Meggie's father Mo has an interesting talent: when he reads aloud, things, and sometimes people, come out of their stories and into the real world. Now the evil Capricorn, pulled out of a book and into our world, wants to use Mo's talents for himself."," ","534 pgs."]
["Thief Lord"," / ","Funke, Cornelia"," ","J Funke or T Funke"," ","The tale of 5 children who live in an abandoned movie theater in Venice, their leader is the mysterious Thief Lord. Danger comes knocking when a detective is hired by an aunt and uncle of two of the boys (who want to adopt only the sweet little one, and not his older brother), and an old man who will stop at nothing to get his hands on an ancient and magical treasure."," ","349 pgs."]
["Stone Fox"," / ","Gardiner, John"," ","J Gardiner"," ","Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy, who lives with his grandfather in Wyoming. When Grandfather falls ill, he is no longer able to work the farm, which is in danger of foreclosure. Little Willy is determined to win the National Dogsled Race—the prize money would save the farm and his grandfather. But he isn't the only one who desperately wants to win."," ","85 pgs."]
["Into the Woods"," / ","Gardner, Lynn"," ","J Gardner"," ","The Eden girls-beautiful, domestic Aurora; bold, reckless Storm; and baby Any-live at Eden End, a dilapidated estate near a rat-infested village. On her deathbed, their mother bequeaths Storm a pipe, whispering \"Beware of its terrible power.\" A year later, their grief-stricken father departs on a mysterious expedition, leaving a note that warns Aurora to be careful on her 16th birthday. Enter the mysterious, evil Dr. DeWilde. He wants that pipe and nothing will stop him."," ","427 pgs."]
["Swimming with Sharks"," / ","George, Twig"," ","J George"," ","No TV, no friends, and a grandfather struggling with retirement from marine biology--Sarah's sure her stay in the Florida Keys will be the most boring summer of her life. That is, until she begins to take notice of the unusual-looking fish that visits her grandparents' dock every day."," ","122 pgs."]
["My Side of the Mountain"," / ","George, Jean"," ","J George or LP George"," ","Every kid thinks about running away at one point or another; few get farther than the end of the block. Young Sam Gribley gets to the end of the block and keeps going--all the way to the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. There he sets up house in a huge hollowed-out tree, with a falcon and a weasel for companions and his wits as his tool for survival."," ","178 pgs."]
["Julie of the Wolves"," / ","George, Jean"," ","J George or T George"," ","To her small Eskimo village, she is known as Miyax; to her friend in San Francisco, she is Julie. When her life in the village becomes dangerous, Miyax runs away, only to find herself lost in the Alaskan wilderness. Without food and time running out, Miyax must attempt to survive by copying the ways of a pack of wolves. "," ","170 pgs."]
["Nory Ryan's Song "," / ","Giff, Patricia"," ","J Giff"," ","Times are never easy on Maidin Bay, but this year, a terrible blight attacks the potatoes. No crop means starvation. Twelve-year-old Nory must summon the courage and ingenuity to find food, to find hope, to find a way to help her family survive."," ","148 pgs."]
["Getting Air"," / ","Gutman, Dan"," ","J Gutman"," ","Jimmy, David, and Henry are psyched. It's summer, school's out, and they are on their way to California, where they will be able to do some major skating. But on the plane, the unthinkable happens: They are hijacked by terrorists. As frightened as they may be, they take action and they succeed. Sort of."," ","232 pgs."]
["Honus and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure"," / ","Gutman, Dan"," ","J Gutman"," ","Joe Stoshack and his mom aren't rich, so when Joe finds a valuable baseball card, he thinks he's got it made. An avid baseball card collector he knows that the Honus Wagner card is baseball's rarest find. What he doesn't know is that the card has properties."," ","140 pgs."]
["Running Out of Time"," / ","Haddix, Margaret"," ","J Haddix"," ","Jessie lives with her family in the frontier village of Clifton, Indiana, in 1840 -- or so she believes. When diphtheria strikes the village and the children of Clifton start dying, Jessie's mother reveals a shocking secret -- it's actually 1996!"," ","184 pgs."]
["Gabriel's Horses"," / ","Hart, Alison"," ","J Hart"," ","Gabriel is a slave in Kentucky horse country during the Civil War, but he dreams of becoming a famous jockey. After Gabriel's father joins the Union Army he is faced with not only a cruel new horse trainer but also marauding Confederate soldiers intent on stealing anything they can get their hands on, including Gabriel's horses."," ","161 pgs."]
["White Star: A Dog on the Titanic"," / ","Crisp, Marty"," ","J Crisp"," ","The year is 1912, and twelve-year-old Sam Harris is traveling from England to America on the grand ship theTitanic. Sam is lonely at first, but is soon delighted to discover that there are dogs aboard! When Sam volunteers to help out in the kennel, he meets Star, a spunky Irish setter that belongs to the ship's captain. Sam and Star become fast friends, and when disaster strikes, the boy and dog must rely on each other more than ever before"," ","150 pgs."]
["Flush"," / ","Hiaasen, Carl"," ","J Hiaasen or T Hiaasen"," ","This time, Noah's Dad has gone too far: He sunk a floating casino. Why? Its owner is dumping raw sewage in the water. Unfortunately, it can't be proved, and that's where Noah and his younger sister, Abbey, come in. The kids believe in their father's cause, but they also fear their mother will file for divorce if he continues to act so outrageously to environmental issues. Soon, the siblings come up with a plan."," ","263 pgs."]
["Hoot"," / ","Hiaasen, Carl"," ","J Hiaasen or T Hiaasen"," ","Roy Eberhardt is the new kid -- again. It's still the same old routine: table by himself at lunch, no real friends, and thick-headed bullies pushing him around. Then, by chance, he sees the running boy. And from there, Roy starts on a path that takes him on the adventure of a lifetime."," ","292 pgs."]
["Black Book of Secrets"," / ","Higgins, F. E."," ","J Higgins or T Higgins"," ","Ludlow Fitch, running from a terrible past, arrives in a remote village in the dead of night. But he is not the only arrival. What his new boss does not know is, in a town brimming with secrets, the most troubling may be held by his new apprentice."," ","273 pgs."]
["Winter Camp"," / ","Hill, Kirkpatrick"," ","J Hill"," ","Recently orphaned, Toughboy and Sister live with Natasha, an elderly, cantankerous Athabascan Indian. In late fall she has them all flown to camp in a bush plane to teach the children how to trap and deal with the Alaskan winter. When an old miner is seriously injured and Natasha sets off for help, the children find their spirits pushed to the limits."," ","185 pgs."]
["Bartlett and the Ice Voyage"," / ","Hirsch, Odo"," ","J Hirsch"," ","A young monarch may rule over seven lands, but she can't stop obsessing over tasting a delicious fruit that grows far to the south of her realm and is only edible on the day it is picked from the tree. Because she is too busy being queen to make the journey herself, she sends the intrepid adventurer Bartlett and his trusty friend Jacques le Grand to fetch her a melidrop by any means possible."," ","168 pgs."]
["Wild Man Island"," / ","Hobbs, Will"," ","J Hobbs"," ","On the last day of a sea kayaking trip in southeast Alaska, fourteen-year-old Andy Galloway paddles away from his group to visit the nearby site where his archaeologist father died trying to solve the mystery of the first Americans. A sudden, violent storm blows Andy's kayak off course and washes him ashore on Admiralty Island, an immense wilderness known as the Fortress of the Bears"," ","184 pgs."]
["Far North"," / ","Hobbs, Will"," ","J Hobbs or T Hobbs"," ","From the window of the small floatplane, fifteen-year-old Gabe Rogers is getting his first look at Canada's magnificent Northwest Territories with Raymond Providence, his roommate from boarding school. Below is the spectacular Nahanni River -- wall-to-wall whitewater racing between sheer cliffs and plunging over Virginia Falls. The pilot sets the plane down on the lake-like surface of the upper river for a closer look at the thundering falls. Suddenly the engine quits."," ","226 pgs"]
["Maze"," / ","Hobbs, Will"," ","J Hobbs or T Hobbs"," ","Rick Walker's been bounced around from one foster family to another and even sent to a detention center for hard-core juvenile offenders after committing a petty offense. Now, after he reports corruption at the facility, he finds that his life is in danger, forced to flee Rick ends up in an isolated part of Utah's hot isolated and dangerous canyon country, near an area called the Maze."," ","198 pgs."]
["Boston Jane: The Adventure"," / ","Holm, Jennifer"," ","J Holm"," ","1855. The unknown wilds of the Pacific Northwest—a land not yet tamed, and certainly not fitting for a proper young lady! Yet that’s just where Miss Jane Peck finds herself. After a tumultuous childhood on the wrong side of Philadelphia high society, Jane is trying to put aside her reckless ways and be accepted as a proper young lady. And so when handsome William Baldt proposes, she joyfully accepts and prepares to join him in a world away from her home in Washington Territory"," ","273 pgs."]
["Cabin in the Snow"," / ","Hopkinson, Deborah"," ","J Hopkinson"," ","When Charlie and Papa arrive in Lawrence for supplies, they find the bustling Kansas town threatened by border ruffians from proslave Missouri. Papa decides to remain behind with other free-soil settlers to defend the town, so Charlie must drive the wagon back to the family's isolated claim by himself. "," ","374 pgs."]
["Devil and His Boy"," / ","Horowitz, Anthony"," ","J Horowitz or Horowitz"," ","Tom Falconer is in trouble. Pursued by the notorious criminal Ratsey, Tom soon finds himself alone and hungry on the streets of London. Luckily enough, the mysterious Dr. Mobius soon recruits Tom to play an important role in a play to be performed in front of Queen Elizabeth. Tom knows there’s something not right about Mobius, but he’s willing to take a risk in order to keep his neck out of Ratsey’s murderous hands. Little does Tom realize that Mobius’s dark secret will trap him in the middle of an international conspiracy."," ","182 pgs."]
["Jack Black and the Ship of Thieves"," / ","Hughes, Carol"," ","J Hughes"," ","Jack Black is thrilled when his father, the captain of the largest airship in the world, invites him on the ship’s maiden voyage. Once aloft, Jack overhears a plot to sabotage the ship. But before he can tell his father, Jack falls, plummeting through the air to be caught in the sails of a pirate ship. Now Jack must try to convince a crew of thieves to rescue his father. . . ."," ","231 pgs."]
["Journey to the River Sea"," / ","Ibbotson, Eva"," ","J Ibbotson"," ","Maia, accompanied by her newly appointed governess, sets off to Brazil to live with distant cousins who own a rubber plantation along the Amazon River. The orphaned girl is excited. The lush rainforest is a long way from the boarding schools of 1910 London. She believes she is in for brightly colored macaws, enormous butterflies, and \"curtains of sweetly scented orchids trailing from the trees.\" Unfortunately, no one cautions Maia about her nasty, intolerant, self-serving cousins. "," ","298 pgs."]
["Star of Kazan"," / ","Ibbotson, Eva"," ","J Ibbotson or T Ibbotson"," ","Abandoned as a baby, Annika is found and adopted by the housemaid of three professors. Determined to make the best of things Anika is determined to solve the mystery of her birth. A gripping read set in Vienna in the early 1900's filled with villains, a brave heroine and the dancing Lipizzaner horses."," ","405 pgs."]
["Skullduggery"," / ","Karr, Kathleen"," ","J Karr"," ","\"Interested in medicine? Dr. ABC seeks bright lad. Training and board. Apply number 113, Broadway.\" Twelve-year-old Matthew Morrissey can't believe his luck when he spotsthis ad in the paper. He is interested in medicine--he wants tofind a cure for the cholera that wiped out his whole family and lefthim orphaned. Alone on the streets of 1840s New York, Matthew leaps atthe opportunity to help this Dr. ABC, whomever he is"," ","227 pgs."]
["Alabama Moon"," / ","Key, Watt"," ","J Key"," ","After the death of young Moon's father, an antigovernment radical who has been living off the land in rural Alabama with Moon for years, Moon has tries to continue his father's lifestyle, it's the only truth he has ever known. Unfortunately, Moon quickly finds himself in the claws of civilization."," ","294 pgs."]
["Contest"," / ","Korman, Gordon"," ","J Korman"," ","They come from all across America to be the youngest kid ever to climb Everest. But only one will reach the top first. The competition is fierce. The preparation is intense. The challenge is breathtaking. When the final four reach the higher peaks, disaster strikes—and all that separates the living from the dead is chance, bravery, and action."," ","137 pgs. "]
["Shipwreck"," / ","Korman, Gordon"," ","J Korman"," ","Luke, J.J. Will, Lyssa, Charla, and Ian. They did'nt want to be on the boat in the first place. They didn't want to be stuck at sea with a bunch of strangers. But when you're in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, there's no easy way out. And when a terrifying storm hits, there's no way to fully prepare. It's all about survival"," ","129 pgs."]
["Leon and the Spitting Image"," / ","Kurzweil, Allen"," ","J Kurzweil"," ","This book is about a hotel full of animals. And an evil ice maker. And glass eyeballs -- oh, and really old panty hose and Possibly Fake Hair. But mostly, it's about Leon Zeisel and his epic quest to survive fourth grade, despite his teacher, Miss Hagmeyer, and his archenemy, Lumpkin the Pumpkin, a human tank with a deadly dodgeball throw."," ","301 pgs."]
["Skulduggery Pleasant"," / ","Landy, Derek"," ","J Landy"," ","Deadly hand-to-hand combat, nasty villains, magical derring-do, and traitorous allies, nothing has been normal for 12 year old Stephanie since her eccentric Uncle Gordon died and left her his estate. At least there is someone she thinks she can trust, maybe, but how do you trust a mysterious walking talking skeleton detective?"," ","392 pgs."]
["The Convicts"," / ","Lawrence, Iain"," ","J Lawrence"," ","Tom Tin, has fallen on hard times through no fault of his own. His father, an unemployed ship's captain, is in debtor's prison and Tom discovers the dark underbelly of 19th-century London. Arrested for theft, convicted of murder, and incarcerated on a dismal prison ship for boys. There he is mistaken for a boy called Smasher, who was part of a dastardly gang of pickpockets. Unfortunately for Tom, one of Smasher's victims is also on the ship and vows revenge."," ","198 pgs."]
["Wreckers"," / ","Lawrence, Iain"," ","J Lawrence or T Lawrence"," ","On the barren coast of Cornwall, England, lived a community who prayed for shipwrecks, a community who lured storm-tossed ships to crash upon the sharp rocks of their shore. They fed and clothed themselves with the loot salvaged from the wreckage; dead sailors' tools and trinkets became decorations for their homes. Most never questioned their murderous way of life."," ","196 pgs."]
["Black Duck"," / ","Lisle, Janet"," ","J Lisle or T Lisle"," ","It is spring 1929, and Prohibition is in full swing. So when Ruben and Jeddy find a dead body washed up on the shore of their small coastal Rhode Island town, they are sure it has something to do with smuggling liquor. Soon the boys, along with Jeddy’s strongwilled sister, Marina, are drawn in, suspected by rival bootlegging gangs of taking something crucial off the dead man. Then Ruben meets the daring captain of the Black Duck, the most elusive smuggling craft of them all."," ","252 pgs."]
["Devil in 'ol Rosie"," / ","Moeri, Louise"," ","J Moeri"," ","Ol' Rosie, a cranky, old mare, has escaped the corral and has led ten of the Nolan's other horses into the stark mountains of eastern Oregon. It's not the first time, but for Wart's pa, this is a particularly desperate situation. On their ranch -- as on any ranch in 1907 -- horses are the key to a rancher's livelihood. So when Ol' Rosie and the other horses run off, somebody has to go catch them"," ","202 pgs."]
["Boy Who Spoke Dog"," / ","Morgan, Clay"," ","J Morgan"," ","When Jack washes up on a mysterious island after a deadlystorm, there's no one to help him, except for the dogs. The sheepdogs on the island have eyes that speak right to Jack's heart, especially one dog—Moxie. But when angry beasts called fangos threaten to destroy the island, Jack and his companions must fight to save it. "," ","166 pgs."]
["Kensuke's Kingdom"," / ","Morpurgo, Michael"," ","J Morpurgo"," ","When Michael's father loses his job, he buys a boat and convinces Michael and his mother to sail around the world. It's an ideal trip - even Michael's sheepdog can come along. It starts out as the perfect family adventure - until Michael is swept overboard."," ","164 pgs."]
["Squire's Tale"," / ","Morris, Gerald"," ","J Morris or T Morris"," ","Growing up an orphan in an isolated cottage in the woods, young Terence never expected much adventure. But upon the arrival of Gawain, his life takes a surprising turn. Gawain is destined to become one of the most famous knights of the Round Table. Terence becomes Gawain's squire and leaves his secluded life for one of adventure in King Arthur's court. In no time Terence is plunged into the exciting world of kings, wizards, knights, wars, magic spells, dwarfs, damsels in distress, and "," ","212 pgs."]
["Climb or Die"," / ","Myers, Edward"," ","J Myers"," ","Danielle, 14, Jake, 13, and their parents are driving into the Colorado mountains toward their cabin when they encounter a sudden snow storm and crash. The teens must climb to the weather station on top of Mt. Remington to get help for their injured parents."," ","180 pgs."]
["Stones in Water"," / ","Napoli, Donna Jo"," ","J Napoli or T Napoli"," ","When Roberto sneaks off to see a movie in his Italian village, he has no idea that life as he knows it is over. German soldiers raid the theater, round up the boys in the audience, and pack them onto a train. After a terrifying journey, Roberto and his best friend Samuele find themselves in a brutal work camp, where food is scarce and horror is everywhere. The boys vow to stay together no matter what. But Samuele has a dangerous secret, which, if discovered, could get them both killed."," ","209 pgs."]
["Himalaya"," / ","Neale, Jonathan"," ","J Neale"," ","The kids from Lost at Sea are back, climbing in the majestic and dangerous peaks of Nepal. Orrie is so mad at her dad and his girlfriend, Libby, that she can’t see straight. Orrie’s brother Jack is trying to prove he’s a real man, so the girls back at school won’t laugh at him. Their little brother, Andy, is talking to a dead yak, who is listening very carefully and the entire family is freezing to death at 20,000 feet."," ","153 pgs."]
["Black Star, Bright Dawn"," / ","O'Dell, Scott"," ","J O'Dell or T O'Dell"," ","When her father is injured while training for the Iditarod (the famous 1200-mile dogsled race between Anchorage and Nome), Bright Dawn is ready to take his place in this race that is won by thinking."," ","134 pgs."]
["Island of the Blue Dolphins"," / ","O'Dell, Scott"," ","J O'Dell or T O'Dell"," "," The story of Karana, the Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Year after year, she watched one season pass into another and waited for a ship to take her away."," ","184 pgs."]
["Run Boy Run"," / ","Orlev, Uri"," ","J Orlev"," ","“'Srulik, there’s no time. I want you to remember what I’m going to tell you. You have to stay alive. You have to! Get someone to teach you how to act like a Christian, how to cross yourself and pray. . . . The most important thing, Srulik,' he said, talking fast, 'is to forget your name. Wipe it from your memory. . . . But even if you forget everything—even if you forget me and Mama—never forget that you’re a Jew.'\""," ","186 pgs."]
["Nim's Island"," / ","Orr, Wendy"," ","J Orr"," ","A girl. An iguana. An island. And e-mail. Meet Nim–a modern-day Robinson Crusoe! She can chop down bananas with a machete, climb tall palm trees, and start a fire with a piece of glass. So she’s not afraid when her scientist dad sails off to study plankton for three days, leaving her alone on their island. Besides, it’s not as if no one’s looking after her–she’s got a sea lion to mother her and an iguana for comic relief. "," ","125 pgs."]
["Hatchet"," / ","Paulsen, Gary"," ","J Paulsen or T Paulsen"," ","Brian Robeson, 13, is the only passenger on a small plane flying him to visit his father in the Canadian wilderness when the pilot has a heart attack and dies. Unfortunately the plane crashes into a small lake and sinks. Luckily Brian is able to swim free of the plane, arriving on a sandy tree-lined shore, but he is only left his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present."," ","195 pgs."]
["Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark"," / ","Pearson, Ridley"," ","J Pearson"," ","Using cutting-edge technology, five Florida teens have been transformed into Holographic Hosts at Disney World. Their images appear throughout the Magic Kingdom, giving visitors information about the various attractions. It all seems to be going well, until the participants begin having disturbing dreams that start affecting their everyday lives. They sneak in after the park has closed, and Wayne, a retired Imagineer, directs them in their fight against the Dark Side, embodied by Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty. "," ","324 pgs."]
["White Water"," / ","Petersen, P.J."," ","J Petersen"," "," Greg's parents divorced when he was very young, and he lives with his mother in San Francisco. His father lives 200 miles away with his second wife and son. Once a month, Greg and his Dad spend a Saturday together, but when his father announces plans for a two-day, character-building, white-water rafting outing with both sons . . ."," ","107 pgs."]
["Wild River"," / ","Petersen, P.J."," ","J Petersen"," ","Ryan admits he's no good at sports or outdoor stuff. He'd much rather be playing video games. But Tanner assures him it will be an easy trip and when twelve-year-old Ryan reluctantly agrees to join his experienced older brother, he never dreams that it will turn into the most frightening day of his life. "," ","120 pgs."]
["Young Man and the Sea"," / ","Philbrick, W.R."," ","J Philbrick"," ","Twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman's mom just died, and his fisherman dad is too depressed to drag himself off the couch and go to work. So these days Skiff has to take care of everything himself. But when his dad's boat sinks, Skiff discovers it will cost thousands to buy a new engine. Skiff's lobster traps won't earn him enough, but there are bigger fish in the sea -- bluefin tuna"," ","192 pgs."]
["Firework-Maker's Daughter"," / ","Pullman, Philip"," ","J Pullman"," ","What Lila wants to be more than anything else in the world is ...a Firework-Maker! But firework-making is not just about being able to make Crackle-Dragons and Golden Sneezes. There is also one special secret: every Firework-Maker must make a perilous journey to face the terrifying Fire-Fiend! "," ","97 pgs."]
["Summer of the Monkeys"," / ","Rawls, Wilson"," ","J Rawls or T Rawls"," ","The last thing a fourteen-year-old boy expects to find along an old Ozark river bottom is a tree full of monkeys. Jay Berry Lee's grandpa had an explanation, of course--as he did for most things. The monkeys had escaped from a traveling circus, and there was a handsome reward in store for anyone who could catch them. Grandpa said there wasn't any animal that couldn't be caught somehow, and Jay Berry started out believing him . . ."," ","239 pgs."]
["Maze of Bones"," / ","Riordan, Rick"," ","J Riordan"," ","Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her decendants an impossible decision: \"You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue.\""," ","220 pgs."]
["Wadjet Eye"," / ","Rubalcaba, Jill"," ","J Rubalcaba"," ","A historical novel set in 45 B.C. Damon's medical training under the Pharaoh's own physician didn't prepare him for his mother's last illness--or for the adventure that follows. Damon must travel from Alexandria all the way to Spain, where his father is fighting in Caesar's army, to deliver the news of his mother's death to the father he hardly knows."," ","156 pgs."]
["Holes"," / ","Sachar, Louis"," ","J Sachar or T Sachar"," ","It's all because of the curse; nothing has gone right for the Yelnats family and it all started with Stanley's no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great grandfather. Now Stanley, wrongly accused of a crime, is being sent to Camp Green Lake to dig holes in a dried up lakebed under the merciless blaze of the hot sun."," ","233 pgs."]
["Night of the Howling Dogs"," / ","Salisbury, Graham"," ","J Salisbury or T Salisbury"," ","Senior patrol leader of his Hilo, Hawaii, scout troop, eighth-grader Dylan looks forward to camping on the coast in the shadow of a volcano. But when he hears that Louie, a tough, troubled kid, will be joining the scouts on the trip, his anticipation turns to dread. Dylan's sense of foreboding is justified tenfold, but not necessarily for the reasons he thinks. Based on a true story."," ","191 pgs."]
["Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy"," / ","Schmidt, Gary"," ","J Schmidt or T Schmidt"," ","Turner Buckminster hates Phippsburg, Maine. Then he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a smart, sassy girl from a poor nearby island community. Lizzie introduces Turner to the wonders of Maine's coast. But the two soon discover that the town elders, along with Turner's father, want to force the people to leave Lizzie's island to start a tourist trade there."," ","219 pgs."]
["Great Death"," / ","Smelcer, John"," ","J Smelcer"," ","The Great Death arrived with the man from downriver, the one who came with the light-colored strangers and had little red spots covering his body. Thirteen-year-old Millie and her younger sister, Maura, are fascinated by the guests, but soon sickness takes over their village. As they watch the people they know and love die, the sisters remain unaffected and begin to realize that they will have to find a new home."," ","166 pgs."]
["I, Q: Independence Hall"," / ","Smith, Roland"," ","J Smith"," ","Thirteen-year-old Quest (Q) isn't sure he's ready for a new family. For a long time it's just been him and his mom, Blaze. But everything changes when Blaze falls in love with Roger and they start a new rock band called Match. Now they're married, have a hit record, and Match is going out on a year-long driving tour across the country"," ","302 pgs."]
["Thundercave"," / ","Smith, Roland"," ","J Smith"," ","Fourteen year old Jake lives in New York City with his mother and soon to be stepfather. Jake's real father, an idealistic field biologist, is in Kenya studying elephants. After his mother is killed in a car accident, Jake decides Kenya is a better bet than being shipped off to relatives in Nebraska. One hitch, his father has been missing and is unreachable somewhere out in the Kenyan bush."," ","250 pgs."]
["Bad Beginning"," / ","Snicket, Lemony"," ","J Snicket"," ","Make no mistake. The Bad Beginning begins badly for the three Baudelaire children, and then gets worse. Their misfortunes begin one gray day on Briny Beach when Mr. Poe tells them that their parents perished in a fire that destroyed their whole house. \"It is useless for me to describe to you how terrible Violet, Klaus, and even Sunny felt in the time that followed,\" laments the  narrator. First in the Series of Unfortunate Events."," ","162 pgs."]
["Sign of the Beaver"," / ","Speare, Elizabeth"," ","J Speare"," ","It's 1768 and 12 year old Matt is left in charge of their newly built cabin, in the Maine wilderness, until his father returns with the rest of the family. It shouldn't be too hard, seven summer weeks, August at the latest. But soon it is October then November and still, no sign of Matt's family. "," ","135 pgs."]
["Calico Captive"," / ","Speare, Elizabeth"," ","J Speare or T Speare"," ","Miriam Willard--red headed, headstrong and spunky--lives with her older, married sister and their three small children in Fort number 4, until the fateful dawn raid by the Abenaki tribe. Inspired by the diary of Susanna Willard Johnson, who was abducted by the Abenaki Indians in 1754, (during the French and Indian War) from her home in Charleston, New Hampshire. Based on a true story."," ","274 pgs."]
["Call it Courage"," / ","Sperry, Armstrong"," ","J Sperry"," ","Mafatu has been afraid of the sea for as long as he can remember. Though his father is the Great Chief of Hikueru - an island whose seafaring people worship courage - Mafatu feels like an outsider. All his life he has been teased, taunted, and even blamed for storms on the sea. Then at age fifteen, no longer willing to put up with the ridicule and jibes, Mafatu decides to take his fate into his own hands."," ","95 pgs."]
["Milkweed"," / ","Spinelli, Jerry"," ","J Spinelli or T Spinelli"," ","He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Filthy son of Abraham. He's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He's a boy who steals food for himself, and the other orphans. He's a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels."," ","208 pgs."]
["White Giraffe"," / ","St. John, Lauren"," ","J St. John"," ","The night Martine Allen turns eleven years old is the night her life changes completely. Martine's parents are killed in a fire, so she must leave her home to live on an African wildlife reserve with a grandmother she never even knew she had. When Martine arrives, she hears tales of a mythical animal living there . . . a white giraffe?"," ","180 pgs."]
["Mysterious Benedict Society"," / ","Stewart, Trenton"," ","J Stewart"," ","\"Are you a gifted child looking for Special Opportunities?\" This curious newspaper ad catches the eye of orphan Reynie Muldoon. After taking exams that test both mind and spirit, Reynie is selected along with four other contestants--Sticky Washington, a nervous child with a photographic memory; irrepressible Kate Weatherhill; and a tiny child who lives up to her name, Constance Contraire. The children soon learn they've been chosen by mysterious Mr. Benedict for an important mission."," ","485 pgs."]
["Tiger"," / ","Stone, Jeff"," ","J Stone"," ","Twelve-year-old Fu and his temple brothers Malao, Seh, Hok, and Long don’t know who their parents were. Raised from infancy by their grandmaster, they think of their temple as their home and their fellow warrior monks—their “temple brothers”—as their family. Then one terrible night, the temple is destroyed. Fu and his brothers are the only survivors. Book 1 in the Book of Five Ancestors"," ","196 pgs."]
["Cay"," / ","Taylor, Theodore"," ","J Taylor or T Taylor"," ","It's 1942 and 11-year-old Phillip Enright lives with his parents on the Dutch island of Curaçao, but when the war moves too close for comfort, his mother decides to travel with him back to the safety of Virginia. Afraid to fly, his mother decides they will travel by boat. But, when their boat is torpedoed, Phillip finds himself blinded and adrift on a life raft with an old black man and a cat."," ","137 pgs. "]
["Blind Mountain"," / ","Thomas, Jane"," ","J Thomas"," ","Twelve-year-old Sam Flynn would rather be anywhere than high up in the Rockies, trying to get up the courage to leap across a dangerous crevice. His father’s taunts aren’t helping, but Sam is used to them. His dad has been putting him down ever since Sam took up the guitar and started spending most of his free time with the band instead of coming along on hikes."," ","117 pgs."]
["Thief"," / ","Turner, Megan"," ","J Turner or T Turner"," ","Gen, an accomplished thief, incarcerated for stealing the king's seal and about to lose his right hand for theft, is dragged from his cell by the king's magus, who is on a quest. They just happen to need a good thief. The prize is Hamiathes's Gift, said to be a creation of the gods that confers the right of rule on the wearer. "," ","219 pgs."]
["Adventures of Tom Sawyer"," / ","Twain, Mark"," ","J Twain or Adult Twain"," ","Whether forming a pirate gang to search for buried treasure or spending a quiet time at home, sharing his medicine with Aunt Polly's cat, the irrepressible Tom Sawyer evokes the world of boyhood in nineteenth century rural America."," ","216 pgs."]
["The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"," / ","Twain, Mark"," ","J Twain or Adult Twain"," ","Rolicking adventures of young Huck Finn and Jim, a runaway slave in the 1830's."," ","561 pgs."]
["Banner in the Sky"," / ","Ullman, James"," ","J Ullman"," ","At sixteen, Rudi is determined to complete the quest that claimed his father's life. His father died while trying to climb Switzerland’s greatest mountain—the Citadel—and young Rudi knows he must make the assault himself. And so, taking his father's red shirt as a flag, he heads off to face the earth's most challenging peak. But before Rudi can reach the top, he must pass through the forbidden Fortress, the gaping chasm in the high reaches of the Citadel where his father met his end."," ","244 pgs."]
["Silver Spoon of Solomon"," / ","Umansky, Kaye"," ","J Umansky"," ","In a wretched hovel at the top of a moor lives a boy named Solomon Snow. Each day he slaves for Ma and Pa Scubbins's laundry service, and each night he slurps down a bowl of vegetable slop, wishing only for the luxury of a spoon. Imagine poor Solly's surprise when he learns that he's actually a flounder - er, foundling - dumped ten years ago on the Scubbinses' doorstep in a (laundry) basket, with a silver spoon right in his mouth!"," ","289 pgs."]
["Shadow Thieves"," / ","Ursu, Anne"," ","J Ursu"," ","It's not the very cute kitten that appears out of nowhere. It's not the arrival of her cousin Zee, who believes he's the cause of a mysterious sickness that has struck his friends back in England. And it's not the white-faced, yellow-eyed men in tuxedos who follow Charlotte everywhere. What's so extraordinary is not any one of these things. It's all of them."," ","424 pgs."]
["Trapped in Death Cave"," / ","Walalce, Bill"," ","J Wallace"," ","Everybody thinks Gary's grampa died in a fishing accident. But from a note Grampa left, Gary suspects he was murdered. The note tells of a million dollars in gold hidden in a cave and an old Indian curse promising that anyone who touches it will die! Gary and his friend Brian are sure that if they find the gold, they will also find Grampa's killer. "," ","170 pgs."]
["Escape the Mask"," / ","Ward, David"," ","J Ward"," ","In Grassland the only hope of freedom is to go beyond the reach of sinister, silent masters, and the only family you know are your fellow captives. Coriko has never known a world beyond his cell and the fields where he toils all day. He does what he’s told and tries not to anger the Spears, the cruel, masked jailers who guard him and the other child slaves."," ","195 pgs."]
["Boxcar Children"," / ","Warner, Gertrude"," ","J Warner or I Warner"," ","The story of 4 young orphaned children, Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny who, when faced with being separated, run away to live in the woods on their own."," ","154 pgs."]
["leviathan"," / ","Westerfeld, Scott"," ","J Westerfeld or T Westerfeld"," ","It is the cusp of World War I. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ genetically fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet."," ","440 pgs."]
["Blue Fingers: A Ninja's Tale"," / ","Whitesel, Cheryl"," ","J Whitesel"," ","Through an odd twist of fate, a stubborn twelve-year-old boy named Koji is kidnapped by a secret ninja clan and taken to its hidden camp high in the mountains. He wants desperately to return home, but that is forbidden. He must forget his old life and become a ninja-or die."," ","252 pgs."]
["Danger Along the Ohio"," / ","Willis, Patricia"," ","J Willis"," ","In 1793, three siblings (Amos, 13; Clara, 12; Jonathan, 7) are separated from their father during their immigration, via flatboat, down the Ohio River from their Pennsylvania home to a new beginning in the Ohio wilderness. After an Indian attack, the three are left with no adult support, scant supplies, no transportation, and a cow in tow to journey along the dangerous Shawnee side of the Ohio to the safety of the Marietta settlement. "," ","181 pgs."]
["Leepike Ridge "," / ","Wilson, N.D."," ","J Wilson"," ","Tom Hammond, 11 year old, fatherless and distrusting of his mother's new suitor, takes a float on the river, just to escape his problems for a bit. But his troubles are just beginning when he gets washed downriver and into a series of waterlogged and deadly caves."," ","224 pgs."]
["Swiss Family Robinson"," / ","Wyss, Johann"," ","J Wyss"," ","A terrible storm strands a Swiss pastor, with his wife and four sons, on a tropical island. Luckily, the Robinsons are optimistic and inventive, and with what they salvage from the wrecked ship, the island's abundant fruits, plants, and animals, they soon adapt - each day discovering new dangers, skills, and delights in their strange new life."," ","388 pgs."]
["Earth  Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco earhtquake of 1907"," / ","Yep, Laurence"," ","J Yep"," ","Over the years the earth has moved many times under San Francisco. But it has been thirty-eight years since the last strong earthquake. People have forgotten how bad it can be. But soon they will remember. Based on actual events of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake"," ","117 pgs."]
["Escape Under the Forever Sky"," / ","Yolahem, Eve"," ","J Yolahem"," ","Chafing at the restrictions of being the American ambassador's daughter, 13-year-old Lucy sneaks out to the market in Addis Ababa, is kidnapped by drug dealers, and escapes into the Ethiopian bush where she faces a pride of lions."," ","220 pgs."]
["Devil's Arithmetic"," / ","Yolen, Jane"," ","J Yolen or T Yolen"," ","Hannah, 12, is tired of remembering, and is embarrassed by her grandfather, who rants and raves any mention of the Nazis. Then, unexpectedly, during a Passover Seder, Hannah is chosen to open the door to welcome the prophet Elijah. As she does so, she suddenly finds herself in a Polish village in the 1940s, where everyone thinks that she is Chaya, who has just recovered from a serious illness."," ","170 pgs."]
["Wish List"," / ","Colfer, Eoin"," ","T Colfer"," "," Meg Finn is in trouble-unearthly trouble. Cast out of her home by her stepfather after her mother's death, Meg is a wanderer, a troublemaker. But after her latest stunt, finding a place to sleep is the least of her worries. Belch, her partner in crime, has gotten her involved in the attempted robbery of an elderly man, Lowrie McCall. And things go horribly wrong. After an accidental explosion, Meg's spirit is flung into limbo, and a race begins between the demonic and the divine to win her soul."," ","252 pgs."]
["Ghost in the Tokaido Inn"," / ","Hoobler, Dorothy"," ","T Hoobler"," ","Sherlock Holmes-style mystery set in 18th-century Japan. Fourteen-year-old Seikei, son of a tea merchant, longs to be a samurai, although he knows that this is an inherited honor he can never hope to attain. While on a business trip, Seikei and his stern father take shelter at the Tokaido Inn where a cruel and oafish samurai, Lord Hakuseki, is also staying. A precious jewel is stolen from the lord, and a young girl whom Seikei has just met is accused of the theft. "," ","214 pgs."]
["Stormbreaker"," / ","Horowitz, Anthony"," ","T Horowitz"," ","Alex Rider's world is turned upside down when he discovers that his uncle and guardian has been murdered. The 14-year-old makes one discovery after another until he is sucked into his uncle's undercover world. The Special Operations Division of M16, his uncle's real employer, blackmails the teen into serving England."," ","192 pgs."]
["Secret Journey"," / ","Kehret, Peg"," ","T Kehret"," ","Twelve-year-old Emma Bolton is determined to join her father and her sick mother on their voyage to France. She'll do anything to escape Aunt Martha and hateful cousin Odolf! So she disguises herself as a boy and sneaks aboard a vessel she's told is her parents' ship. Too late, Emma discovers that she's a stowaway on Black Lightning, the most notorious slave ship afloat!"," ","135 pgs."]
["Lost in the Barrens"," / ","Mowatt, Farley"," ","T Mowatt"," ","Awasin and Jamie, brothers in courage, meet a challenge many mountain men could not endure.  When their canoe is destroyed by the fury of the rapids, they must face the wilderness with no food and no hope of rescue.  To survive, they build an igloo, battle a towering grizzly bear, track several wolves, slaughter caribou for food and clothing."," ","192 pgs."]
["Lightning Thief"," / ","Riordan, Rick"," ","T Riordan or LP Riordan"," ","After getting expelled from yet another school for yet another clash with mythological monsters only he can see, twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is taken to Camp Half-Blood, where he finally learns the truth about his unique abilities: He is a demigod, half human, half immortal. Even more stunning: His father is the Greek god Poseidon, ruler of the sea, making Percy one of the most powerful demigods alive. There's little time to process this news. All too soon, a cryptic prophecy from the Oracle sends Percy on his first quest, a mission to the Underworld to prevent a war among the gods of Olympus."," ","377 pgs."]
["First Boy"," / ","Schmidt, Gary"," ","T Schmidt"," ","“You’re my first boy, Cooper, my first boy,” grandfather says just before he dies. All alone in the world, without even a dog, the only thing that keeps Cooper going is running the dairy farm. But when black sedans suddenly swarm around Cooper’s small New Hampshire town, driven by mysterious men in dark suits and Cooper’s house is broken into and searched and his barn is burned to the ground . . .  "," ","197 pgs."]
["Rowan Hood, Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest"," / ","Springer, Nancy"," ","T Springer"," ","Rosemary has nowhere to go when her beloved mother dies. She has never met her father-the outlaw Robin Hood-and she's grown up among the woodland creatures her mother loved. So she decides to change her name to Rowan, disguise herself as a boy, and undertake a perilous journey through Sherwood Forest, in search of Robin Hood. "," ","170 pgs."]
["Deathwatch"," / ","White, Robb"," ","T White"," ","Ben is hired by a man named Madec as a hunting guide. Madec is hunting for big horn sheep in the Southwest. Ben doesn't like Madec, but Madec pays well and Ben needs the money for his next year of college. But when something goes wrong during the hunt, Ben ends up in a fight for survival against Madec."," ","228 pgs."]

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["Tracks in the Snow"," / ","Bledsoe, Lucy"]
["J Bledsoe",null,"152 pgs."]
["Erin Flaherty, 10, and her science partner, Tiffany, set off into the snowy forest near their California mountain town, purportedly to find animal tracks for a school project. Erin is troubled by the disappearance of her 16-year-old babysitter, Amy, and believes that she may have hidden in a remote miner's cabin rather than face a move to Arizona. When the girls see boot tracks in the snow, but when a blizzard gathers common sense dictates returning home, but their reckless determination leads them onward."]

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["Data","Morning shift","Afternoon Shift","Number of workers","Start"]
["2015-01-01","Dave","Jeff",2,"Katie"]
["2015-01-02","Jason","Tony"]
["2015-01-03","Katie","Peter"]
["2015-01-04","Merrisa","Flint"]
["2015-01-05","Kyle","David",null,null,null,"Explanation: Only the red parts are changeable! Dave, Jason etc. are workers’ names. Number of workers means that one person will works in the morning and another one works in the afternoon. If the number is 2, it means that 2 people will work in the morning and another 2 people will work in the afternoon. This shift table on the right side is scheduled from the start person. If all of people are assigned, then start from the first person again.                                                                                                      Assumption: Today is Jan 1, 2015, and this is a five-day work shift schedule. "]
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["# order","Available workers",null,null,null,null,"Data","Morning shift","Afternoon Shift","Number of workers","Start"]
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[2,"Jason",null,null,null,null,"2015-01-02","Tony,Peter","Flint,David"]
[3,"Katie",null,null,null,null,"2015-01-03","Ikaika,Carolyn","Nicole,Lila"]
[4,"Merrisa",null,null,null,null,"2015-01-04","Ashley,Danielle","Dustin,Todd"]
[5,"Kyle",null,null,null,null,"2015-01-05","Jenie,Caitlin","Beatriz,Gabriella"]
[6,"Jeff"]
[7,"Tony"]
[8,"Peter"]
[9,"Flint"]
[10,"David"]
[11,"Ikaika"]
[12,"Carolyn"]
[13,"Nicole"]
[14,"Lila"]
[15,"Ashley"]
[16,"Danielle"]
[17,"Dustin"]
[18,"Todd"]
[19,"Jenie"]
[20,"Caitlin"]
[21,"Beatriz"]
[22,"Gabriella"]