adventure fiction

"All the students at Swedhump Elementary are thrilled, not just because it's Friday, but because they are in for a big treat. Their invisible principal's husband is a world-famous inventor, and today he's brought his enormous Ice Cream Machine to end the week on a sweet note. But wait! There are forces--evil forces--who don't want the kids to get any ice cream. In fact, the school is soon under attack from some highly annoying anti-ice-cream intruders. Only one person can prevent the school from being served three scoops of total disaster: Dash. He and his friends are going to make sure the bad guys get licked before they can melt all the fun"--Back cover.

"As the greatest army ever assembled in the seven islands flies to the land of the dragons, everyone's mind is hauntedby the same thought: Thisbe Stowe betrayed them all. Thisbe struggles to regain the trust of her brother Aaron and the people of Artim? after one crucial mistake forces her to abandon her intricate plan against the Revinir. Aaron is devastated by Thisbe's actions and refuses to hear her explanation, feeling a sense of responsibility for the wrong she's done mixed with his own deep regret and fears over his dark history. Complicating things are Thisbe's conflicted feelings about the Revinir, leaving her wondering if she allowed herself to get too close to the dragon-woman--and if she really is more evil than good after all"--Provided by publisher.

"It is 2011. You want nothing more than to be a journalist in Somalia like your aunty. But the truth can be dangerous--and when you and your little sister are left alone, you find yourself facing life-and-death choices at every turn. Can you escape a terrorist organisation and find a safe place to call home? You'll be asked to cross a desert on foot, hide below deck in a leaky boat, and put your life in the hands of people smugglers. At every turn, the choice is yours. How far will you go for freedom?"--OCLC.

When seventeen-year-old orphan Twain finds a strand of starlight on the cliffs outside of his town of Severon, it puts him in contact with another orphaned teen, Quinta, who is searching for a mysterious curiosity shop called the Vermilion Emporium to find her destiny. The two find the magical shop that appears in town and inside they find a book that teaches them how to weave the newly found starlight into magical lace. They are commissioned to make a starlight dress for the town's ruler, but the dress puts them into danger from others who want the starlight lace's power.

Now that Csilla Abado is the first Queen of Bones, she is tasked with mending the crack between Limbo and the mortal realm before more otherworldly creatures pass through it. But when Lorelei and Nara go missing, Csilla sets sail once more to locate her friends. Kane Blackwater tracks the traitorous Dominic Rove to Death's Cove, but things take a dark turn when a magic-laced injury spreads an unknown evil through his veins. Lorelei Storm hasn't been the same since her return from the realm of Limbo, and when she runs away from Csilla and the others, she is captured by an Incendian Scout. Soon, the war between gods and mortals reaches a breaking point, and no one will ever be the same.

"Ettian Nassun's life was shattered when the merciless Umber Empire invaded. He's spent seven years putting himself back together under its rule, joining an Umber military academy and becoming the best pilot in his class. Even better, he's met Gal Veres--his exasperating and infuriatingly enticing roommate who's made the Academy feel like a new home. But when dozens of classmates spring an assassination plot on Gal, a devastating secret comes to light--Gal is the heir to the Umber Empire. Ettian barely manages to save his best friend and flee the compromised Academy unscathed, rattled both that Gal stands to inherit the empire that broke him and that there are still people willing to fight back against Umber rule. As they piece together a way to deliver Gal safely to his throne, Ettian finds himself torn in half by an impossible choice. Does he save the man who's won his heart and trust that Gal's goodness could transform the empire? Or does he throw his lot in with the brewing rebellion and fight to take back what's rightfully theirs?"--Provided by publisher.

Jack Ryan's son and his two cousins are recruited by Hendley Associates, an organization that tracks terrorists and destroys their plans and capabilities.

Scattered across the galaxy, the seven devils learn the Oracle has gone rogue in a ruthless search of Eris, the heir to the Empire. Eris and the devils unite to enact a dangerous plan to infiltrate the Empire in the hopes of stopping the Oracle and destroying the Empire from within.

Rusty, a bored house kitten, is apprenticed by the ThunderClan and must struggle to fit in when the group of feral cats is threatened by ShadowClan, the enemy.

In the aftermath of the Big Growl that destroyed his city, a Lone Dog named Lucky must find a way to work with other dogs in order to survive in this frightening new world.