by John Wilson, 85 pages . On a visit to a seaside town in Australia, fifteen-year-old Sam meets Annabel, who works at the local museum. Annabel's interest in history is infectious, and Sam soon finds himself eager to hunt for ...

by Norah McClintock, 263 pages . Rennie is in Uruguay when his cousins discover a secret cache at their dead grandfather's cottage. Thousands of dollars in foreign currencies. A mystifying notebook. Multiple passports, some obviously...

by Will Hobbs, 243 pages . After a sailing ship breaks up on the rocks off Washington's storm-tossed Cape Flattery, Nathan McAllister, the fourteen-year-old son of the lighthouse keeper, refuses to believe the authorities, who ...

by Kierin Meehan, 251 pages . "Twelve-year-old Australian Hannah has been sent to spend the winter with Japanese family friends in Kanazawa so she can improve her ability to speak the language. She and thirteen-year-old Miki find ...

by Gordon Korman, 151 pages . Fugitives! Aiden and Meg Falconer are their parents' only hope. The Falconers are facing life in prison--unless Aiden and Meg can follow a trail of clues to prove their innocence. The problem? The...

by Gordon Korman, 143 pages . Nowhere to hide. Aiden and Meg Falconer are out to find the evidence that will free their parents from a life sentence in prison. But in order to do that, they have to live undercover. Ever since t...

by Gordon Korman, 143 pages . Catch them ... One man holds the key to freeing Aiden and Meg Falconer's parents from prison: a mysterious figure named Frank Lindenauer. Aiden and Meg must cross the country to try to catch him .....

by Gordon Korman, 143 pages . Out to sea ... The FBI is after them. So is a killer. Their parents are in jail. And friends are nowhere to be found. Fugitives far from home, Aiden and Meg Falconer only have each other to trust. ...

by Gordon Korman, 145 pages . Wanted ... Aiden and Meg Falconer have been crossing the country as fugitives in order to prove their parents didn't commit a crime. In a world where criminals are celebrities and news coverage is ...

by Gordon Korman, 145 pages . It's not over ... Hairless Joe. Aiden and Meg Falconer have known him as a threat. A killer. A madman. But now they've discovered that he holds the key to freeing their parents from prison. The ...

by P. J. Petersen, 169 pages . Kevin, who was arrested for stealing a car, is assigned to volunteer at an animal rescue agency as part of his release agreement. Luke, one of the other volunteers, is happy to have Kevin's help, but ...

by Thomas J. Dygard, 151 pages . Lucas held the chisel under Eric's nose and said, "We've got some friends coming here in a little while. If you make a single sound, I'm going to hurt you real bad. Understand?" When Eric Douglas h...

by Michael O. Tunnell, 175 pages . Patrick never wanted to move to Waskasoo City. He has no friends there; his dad is going to be the school principal, and some bullies have decided to welcome him in their own special way. And then the...

by Anthony Horowitz, 455 pages . They murdered his parents. They shot him and left him for dead. And yet Alex Rider thought he was finished with the terrorist organization known as Scorpia when he ruined their plans to kill thousands...

by Anthony Horowitz, 455 pages . A charity broker con artist has raised millions of dollars in donations, only to invest them in a form of genetically modified corn that has the power to release an airborne strain of virus so powerfu...

by Theodore Taylor, 303 pages . Only ten days after his parents' departure for a research trip to Africa, everything is going wrong at Los Coyotes, his family's private big cat preserve. The chief animal handler has been hospitalize...

by Theodore Taylor, 247 pages . Tigers, lions, cougars, jaguars--life is seldom quiet in a big cat preserve. But today, the steel-fenced compounds are unnervingly silent as sixteen-year-old Ben Jepson makes his post-dawn rounds of L...

by Avi, 131 pages . When he moves from Los Angeles to Providence, Rhode Island, Kenny takes in instant dislike to the hot, old-fashioned town. But his feelings of bordom turn to shock when he discovers that his new house...

by Paul Zindel, 303 pages . In 1945, thirteen-year-old Stephen joins his scientist father at the top secret military base Los Alamos. When Stephen tries to discover why his father is obsessed with "the gadget," he unwittingly en...

by John R. Erickson, 119 pages . While investigating a vicious murder on his ranch, Hank finds himself the number 1 suspect. Resigning in a fit of despair, he heads for the hills to become an outlaw - where a band of ruthless coyotes...

By A.M. Monson, 143 pages . While still becoming accustomed to his father's remarriage, thirteen-year-old Todd and a friend set out to prove they observed a burglary no one believes happened. For ages 9 to 12 and older reader...

by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, 621 pages . A luxury ocean liner on its maiden voyage across the North Atlantic, awash in wealth and decadence ... An ancient Tibetan box, its contents unknown, sealed with a terrifying warning ... An FBI agent d...

by Linda Bailey, 239 pages . "Stevie Diamond and her best friend, Jesse Kulniki, are back doing what they do best - solving mysteries. This time, the President of the United States is visiting Canada for a summit meeting when his...

by Sharon E. Heisel, 165 pages . Ever since Miranda's arrival, unsettling things have been going on at the Jumping Frog, the bed-and-breakfast owned by Miranda's grandmother. The housekeeper, who has been knocked in the head, insists...

by Deborah and James Howe, 75 pages . This book is written by Harold. His full-time occupation is dog. He lives with Mr. and Mrs. Monroe and their sons Toby and Pete. Also sharing the home are a cat named Chester and a rabbit named Bunnic...

by James Howe, 111 pages . "Let's just say the matter is under control," Chester slyly tells his pals Harold and Howie. But what on earth does he mean? It seems that Bunnicula, the vampire rabbit, is back to his old ways - or s...

by James Howe, 117 pages . First there is the omen: a relentless rain stops suddenly at 3:00 am and Chester shows Harold and Howie a cat carrier, open and waiting, by the front door. Chester, who has been reading avidly about t...

by Willo Davis Roberts, 223 pages . "Eleven-year-old narrator Rich Van Huler learns that troubles do indeed come in threes: a load of TV's is stolen from his father's tractor-trailer rig, his father walks out after an argument with his ...

by Willo Davis Roberts, 183 pages . Lewis and Alison's vacation should be lots of fun. Driving to Yellowstone in a motor home, seeing all the fantastic sights, getting to know their new neighbors ... The trip should be a blast. It turns...

by Willo Davis Roberts, 215 pages . "Everyone thinks cousin Charlie attracts trouble like a magnet. Even Gracie is a little worried when she, Charlie, and a third cousin, Eddie, are to fly down to San Francisco for a visit with their Au...