adventure stories

The Lich, a super-lame, SUPER-SCARY skeleton dude, has returned to the the Land of Ooo, and he's bent on total destruction. Luckily, Finn and Jake are on the case...but can they succeed against their most destructive foe yet?.

In 1921, the son of an Irish immigrant sets out for Ireland to learn the truth about his family and his past.

Trapped in the mists of time by a terrible research experiment gone wrong, John Blake and his mysterious ship are doomed to sail between the centuries, searching for a way home.

The Five Worlds are on the brink of extinction---unless five ancient and mysterious beacons are lit.

While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate's fortune and great danger.

After surviving being carried off by a hawk, a young squirrel resolves to find his way home, as his best friends begin their search for him.

"Eleven-year-old Stevie, who comes from a long line of Steves, doesn't feel as if he fits in the Minecraft world. Even though his dad is great at building and fighting off zombies, Stevie struggles in these areas. But the Stevie discovers a portal into a new world--our world. He steps out of a computer screen and into the room of Maison, a bullied girl who loves to build and create. Stevie wants to know all about this new world, but when Maison takes him to school with her, they discover zombies in the auditorium! By opening the portal, they've allowed zombies, giant spiders, and creepers to escape from the world of Minecraft. Stevie and Maison must work together to save the school and this world from the swarm of monsters that has been unleashed.Will they be able to rescue everyone before it's too late? As the two worlds combine, Stevie's adventure becomes more dangerous than he ever could have imagined,"--page [4] of cover.

An American submarine is sent to rescue a British meteorological team trapped on a polar ice cap. They do not know that the rescue is a cover-up for a cold war espionage mission.

An abridged version of the experiences of an Englishman stranded by shipwreck on a desert island where he survived for some thirty years.