adventure fiction

Young pirate Plume breaks his ship's rudder and is punished.

Thirteen-year-old Francie and her parents set off on a road trip from British Columbia to the Grand Canyon. When they take a shortcut down an old logging road in Oregon, their truck hits a rock which destroys the oil pan. Francie's a little excited about being stuck in the middle of nowhere since she can use her survival skills. Her parents both set off to try and find help, leaving Francie alone in the woods. As the days stretch on, she begins to get desperate.

Longing to be a warrior, Runt leaves home to fulfill his lifelong dream and meets Blurp, a zombie who longs to be a human, and together these two unlikely heroes set out on an epic adventure to prove themselves to everyone.

"Equipped with a camera and determination, an adventurous little girl tries to track down an elusive red fox, which proves more difficult than she thought"--Provided by publisher.

"Farrah sees her father just one day every year--her birthday. But this year, her wish to bring them closer goes wildly awry when Farrah discovers she is a half-jinn . . . and her father is one of the seven great jinn kings. Her wish traps her father inside a legendary ring, and the other six jinn kings will follow unless Farrah can rectify her mistake. Pursued by menacing shadow jinn, Farrah's quest takes her to a floating mountain range. Joined by Idris, the jinn boy whom she inadvertently freed from the ring, and Yaseen, her just-discovered half-brother, Farrah must find a way to navigate the mysteries and dangers of her new world in order to save her father by facing the most devious jinn lord of all"--Provided by publisher.

"Electro is draining the power from the city--leaving everything in darkness! It's up to Spidey, his team, and their new light-up tech to stop her"--Provided by publisher.

In Rue's new game Miss Business has captured Super Rabbit Boy and other superheroes for her collection, and it is up to Mega Mole Girl (and Rue) to find a way to rescue them from Miss Business's fortress.

"Percy Jackson, now a high school senior, needs three recommendation letters from the Greek gods in order to get into New Rome University. He earned his first one by retrieving Ganymede's chalice. Now the goddess Hecate has offered Percy another 'opportunity'--all he has to do is pet sit her polecat, Gale, and mastiff, Hecuba, over Halloween week while she is away. Piece of cake, right? Percy, Annabeth, and Grover settle into Hecate's seemingly endless mansion and start getting acquainted with the fussy, terrifying animals. The trio has been warned not to touch anything, but while Percy and Annabeth are out at school, Grover can't resist drinking a strawberry-flavored potion in the laboratory. It turns him into a giant frenzied goat, and after he rampages through the house, damaging everything in sight, and passes out, Gale and Hecuba escape. Now the friends have to find Hecate's pets and somehow restore the house, all before Hecate gets back on Saturday. It's going to take luck, demigod wiles, and some old and new friends to hunt down the animals and set things right again"--Dust jacket.

"Nick Chase and Jess Hardy are at a local animal rescue facility when the massive earthquake hits, followed by an even more dangerous tsunami. Practically buried alive, the two kids and two teachers struggle to survive, unsure if anyone else from their town has escaped the disaster that has destroyed their homes"--OCLC.

Jane knows she's plain because everyone has always told her that her whole life, but Jane's parents have passed on without a male heir, meaning she is about to lose her house and her fortune if she can't find someone to marry, so she comes up with a plan to propose to the handsome Peter, who might just say yes to get away from his father. But when Peter is kidnapped by a mermaid, Jane embarks on an underwater adventure to rescue her maybe-fianc?, where she encounters tricky water gods, beautiful and terrifying marine creatures, and a snarky seal that's more than he seems. Jane discovers that it's what's on the inside that counts, and she realizes that she's fine just the way she is.