adventure fiction

Tired of sitting all day on the Nature Finds shelf in Room 214, a rock named Rick escapes the classroom for the great outdoors, only to discover that sometimes the greatest adventure in life is friendship.

When the teddies head back into the dangerous world to seek the secrets of their creation, they discover that the founder of Furrington Industries, known as the Suit, is on trial, and while at the courthouse, they learn the true, incendiary reason the teddies were thrown away.

In a future in which a pandemic has left few survivors, actress Kirsten Raymonde, having witnessed paparazzo-turned-EMT Jeevan Chaudhary try to save the life of actor Arthur Leander after he suffered a heart attack on stage, travels with a troupe performing Shakespeare and finds herself in a community in which a prophet will not let anyone leave alive. Includes subplots about Jeevan as he watches the world change from the pandemic and Arthur before his death.

"In 30 BCE, Cleopatra and her husband, Marc Antony, lost their war against Octavian for control of the Egyptian Empire. However, Cleopatra knew Octavian was really after the mysterious item that was the source of all her wealth and influence, so she hid it before committing suicide. She left a series of devious clues behind for her children to find it, but they were lost to history--until now. . . . Charlie must fight for her life against ruthless enemies, match wits with Cleopatra, and solve the two-thousand-year-old mystery to prevent the most powerful treasure of the ancient world from falling into the wrong hands"--Provided by publisher.

A retelling of Mark Twain's classic story of Tom Sawyer, a rebellious youth who witnesses a murder in the town graveyard.

"After discovering a clue from an old pirate captain, Amelia Bedelia digs for buried treasure"--OCLC.

"Scarlett McCain is an outlaw, a bank robber and a sharp shooter--a girl of formidable skills. Fueled by a tragic injustice in her past, she travels the broken kingdoms of England alone, carrying out daring heists in the surviving towns and fending off monstrous beasts in the wilds outside their fortified walls. Her life is dangerous, free, and simple--until she finds a wrecked bus on a lonely road. Albert Browne, the sole survivor of the accident, is a seemingly innocent and harmless youth. Against her better judgement, Scarlett agrees to escort him to safety. This is a mistake. They are soon pursued by men with dogs and guns and explosives. Scarlett is used to running from the law, but these trackers are the most skilled she's ever encountered--and they don't seem to be after her. Just who is this Albert Browne? Scarlett must uncover his shocking secrets if either of them are going to survive"--Provided by publisher.

"Young players Emmy and Birch, along with their tame wolf Byte, embark on an incredible journey to gather the right materials to go flying"--Provided by publisher.

"A ragtag crew of misfit criminals bands together to hunt the biggest score in the galaxy"--Provided by publisher.

When the pirate king dies, the Bone Crown Trials, a competition to determine the next ruler of the seas, begins. Three strangers named Csilla Abado, Kane Blackwater, and Lorelei Penny soon find themselves caught up in a deadly battle for the throne. Csilla dreams of becoming the first pirate queen, Kane is looking for a chance to save his father's ship, the "Iron Jewel," and Lorelei has stowed away on the "Iron Jewel" looking for her mother's killer. But these three realize they stand a stronger chance together and form a tentative alliance.