Adrenaline Junkies and Armchair Adventurers
Revised October 2007

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
Takeo learns the skills of a nobleman…and an assassin.

Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
Matt is a cabinboy aboard a luxury airship when the vessel is attacked by pirates and crash-landed on a mysterious island.

Between a rock and a hard place by Aron Ralston
Aron Ralston was rock climbing alone in Utah when his arm was caught in rockslide. His only hope of escape was to do the unthinkable. Based on a true story.

Blood Red Horse by K.M. Grant
During the 3rd Crusade, a horse helps two brothers understand the true meaning of friendship, family and courage.

Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
Mary disguises herself as a boy, changes her name, and signs aboard a naval ship as a cabinboy.

Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure by P.B. Kerr
All around the twins, wishes seem to be coming true. But why?

Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
In World War II, Ned Begay and his Navajo classmates help to create the only code system that the Japanese could never break: a code based on the Navajo language.

The Death Collector by Justin Richards
What can you not like about a reanimated T-Rex run by steam power in Victorian London?

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
The aliens will soon return to attack Earth, and only Ender’s soldiers can fight them off. But is Ender smart enough to outwit the Buggers?

Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret
When a tsunami strikes the Oregon coast, Kyle must save his younger sister and another boy. Also by this author: Earthquake Terror , The Volcano Disaster , The Flood Disaster and others.

Far North by Will Hobbs
Gabe and Raymond are stranded in the frozen world of Deadmen Valley for the winter. Also by this author: Downriver, The Maze, Jason’s Gold and others.

House of Stairs by William Sleator
Six orphans are trapped in building with no ceiling, floors or walls. To survive they must either rely on each other or kill one another.'

I'd tell you I love you, but then I'd have to kill you by Ally Carter
Cammie Morgan attends a boarding school where she is learning to become a spy. However, all of her education in espionage doesn’t help her much when she falls for a local boy.

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
The author’s account of the disastrous climbing season on Mount Everest.
Non-fiction.

Left for dead : a young man's search for justice for the USS Indianapolis by Peter Nelson
Eleven year old Hunter Scott used his history day project to clear the name of naval captain court martialed in World War II. Based on a true story.

The Lightning Thief : Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Percy and his friends are on a magical quest to retrieve items of power.
First in a series.

Maximum Ride : the Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Max and her “Avian-American” family must escape from the lab—fast.
First in a trilogy.

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Sam runs away to the woods, tames a wild falcon, and lives off the land. Also by this author: Julie of the Wolves

Operation Red Jericho by Joshua Mowll
Rebecca and Doug are thrust into a world of espionage and intrigue when they join their uncle and the mysterious group known as the Honourable Guild of Specialists.

Pirates! by Celia Rees
To escape an arranged marriage, Nancy Kington and the slave girl Minerva join a band of pirates, braving storms, capture, and mutiny at sea.

Poison by Chris Wooding
When Poison’s sister is kidnapped she starts on a journey that lead to realm of Fairies and perhaps to the end of her life.

Sabriel by Garth Nix
Sabriel is a necromancer and her job is to keep dead things dead.

The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
audiobook narrated by Gerard Doyle
Jack accepts a quest to Jotunheim, the land of the trolls, accompanied by the savage Olaf One-Brow, a young shield maiden, and a very odd crow.

Shackleton's Stowaway by Victoria McKernan
In 1914, Perce Blackbrow stowaways on the Endurance, Ernest Shakelton’s. The adventure of a lifetime that Perce expects to have quickly turns out to be a fight for life or death in the treacherous Antarctic. Based on a true story.

Shade’s Children by Garth Nix
Alien Overlords have decreed that no child will live past age 14. Aided by the mysterious Shade, a few children have escaped…or have they?

The Storm Thief by Chris Wooding
Probablity storms on the island of Orokos can change anyone or anything. They key to defeating them lies in hands of two thieves and an innocent golem.

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
After his uncle is mysteriously murdered, Alex Rider is recruited by MI6 to track down his killers with the help of his arsenal of high-tech hardware.

Terrier by Tamora Pierce
One part CSI. One part Gladiator. Sprinkle with fantasy. Enjoy.

The Thief by Megan Whelan Turner
Gen is the best thief in the kingdom…unfortunately, he’s a thief with a big mouth.

Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
All the adults are prisoners, and only a few kids remain free to make the choice: surrender, run away…or fight back.

Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
As punishment for severely beating a younger boy, Cole must choose: prison, or living in isolation on a remote Alaskan island for a year.

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
When you are 16, they will give you an operation to make you pretty. But your face isn’t the only thing the operation will change….

The worst-case scenario survival handbook by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht
Learn how to survive nearly any life or death situation with this handy pocket sized book.

The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence
In 1799, the law said that those who found a ship wrecked on the shore could keep the contents if none aboard survived the wreck. And so some people decided to make sure that nobody would survive the wreck of the boat
Isle of Skye….