adventure fiction

Staying at a health resort in the wilds of Gilded Age South Florida due to his asthma, twelve-year-old budding naturalist Algie stumbles upon a brand-new species that he must protect from a famous collector of exotic animals in a place where evil is lurking.

"The royal palace of Wakanda is one of, if not the most, secure facilities on this planet--or any other. So the anxiety Shuri feels when she's jolted out of sleep by the queen mother with the news that someone attempted to break into the palace--and succeeded--is significant. And as quickly as they broke in, they vanished. The search for this interloper, a mysterious 'symbiote' with superhuman speed and strength, will lead Shuri to the Jabari Lands, a remote, unforgiving part of the country she has never seen. And what she discovers will be more shocking than she could have imagined"--Amazon.

With her mother dead, Paisley Fitzwilliam plans to journey north with her friends and Hal, late of the Dragon Guard, to rescue her younger brother Dax, who was taken by the Krigare--if she can escape from London, and the murky politics surrounding the new ruler.

While on a mission aboard the The Emperor of the Seas, Ben Ripley faces off against his arch enemy, Murray Hill, on the high seas and quickly finds himself in hot water as things take a dangerous turn.

As a young WindClan warrior, Onewhisker never thought he would one day become Clan leader, but when he is unexpectedly chosen by Tallstar as his successor, Onestar must learn to guide his Clanmates through the hardships of forging a new life in unknown territory.

"After Arthur finds a chipped teacup on a shelf at his family's store, he embarks on an adventure involving stolen jewels, a treacherous friendship, prairie dogs, and even the ghost of a pet mouse"--OCLC.

"Growing up in the hives, Cricket has always had a million questions. Why are trees forbidden, even in art? Why do her parents seem to hate her? And the biggest, most dangerous and secret question of all: Why is Cricket immune to Queen Wasp's powers? Whenever the queen takes control of all the HiveWings, speaking through their mouths and seeing through their eyes, Cricket has to hide, terrified of being discovered. Now she's hiding again, wanted for stealing the Book of Clearsight along with her new SilkWing friends, Blue and Swordtail, and the fierce LeafWing, Sundew. The fugitives need answers, and fast, in order to prevent a LeafWing attack. But Cricket has more questions than ever. How can she stay hidden and discover the queen's deadliest secret? And if she does succeed--can a powerless dragonet really do anything to topple a regime and stop a war?"--Provided by publisher.

"Twelve-year-old Crown Prince Jin must travel far beyond his palace home and find a mythical creature to bond with him, all before his thirteenth birthday-or risk his homeland falling into chaos"--Provided by publisher.

Two years ago Tell and Wren's mother went down the mountain and never came back; now, with their father blinded by a shard of black glass, the two children will take the same journey to try and save their father.

"Determined to recover his family's mules, fifteen-year-old Owen is joined by his kid brother and Telluride's notorious marshal in pursuit of a rustler--all the way to Butch Cassidy's hideout"--Provided by publisher.