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Born to Fly
Michael Ferrari (2009) , 212 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Adventure
Friendship
Historical
New Books
Wars and Conflicts
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Nothing makes Bird happier than flying with her dad. Sometimes he even lets her take over the controls. Bird dreams of flying when she grows up like her idol Amelia Earhart. But in 1942, girls do not fly planes. They are wives and mothers. When Pearl Harbor is bombed, Bird's father goes to war. Bird misses him terribly. When a Japanese American boy turns up, Bird quickly befriends him. Kenji has suffered losses himself and he understands Bird's feelings. When Bird sees a mysterious shape in the bay, Bird and Kenji decide to find out what is going on. By the time they realize what is going on, it is almost too late. Bird and Kenji are in serious danger from a threat much closer to home.
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written by Lisa
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Sent
Margaret Peterson Haddix (2009) , 320 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Adventure
New Books
Science Fiction
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In this sequel to Found, the adventure picks up right where the last broke off, as two sort-of princes and Jonah and Katherine are falling through time back to the 14th century. Jonah and Katherine have to help Chip and Alex, or their historical counterparts, stay alive when Prince John is trying to kill them and steal the throne. Then, they still have to reset the messed-up past. Sound complicated? It is! But if you read both volumes, the author explains time travel in a really cool way and there's lots of adventure as the kids all try to stay alive.
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written by Gwen
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The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis
Barbara O'Connor (2009) , 150 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Adventure
Friendship
New Books
Realistic Fiction
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Popeye is bored. Lying in his bed and listening to the rain fall, he desperately wishes for an adventure. When a huge RV breaks down just across the road from his house, Popeye is thrilled. Especiallly when five kids tumble out. It turns out there is a boy his age in there. Elvis is different from anyone Popeye knows. When he and Elvis go for a walk to the creek, they find a small boat with a message inside. They begin following the creek further a little each day. The messages keep coming. Who could be sending them? Will they find out before the RV is free and Elivis has to leave? This is just the small adventure Popeye had been waiting for.
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written by Lisa
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Stagecoach Sal: Inspired by a True Tale
Deborah Hopkinson (2009) , 32 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Adventure
Historical
New Books
Realistic Fiction
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Sal has been riding the stagecoach with her Dad from the time she was little. Not only can Sal help with the passengers, but she can also sing. Her voice keeps the travelers happy and helps her father with the long, bumpy trips. Sal has never actually driven the stagecoach. When her father is injured, Sal takes over his job. Soon Sal is driving that stagecoach everywhere alone. When Sal gets word of a robber who might try to steal her load, Sal is not afraid. She has a great way of keeping Poetic Pete from getting his way. Once again, Sal's singing will save the day.
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written by Lisa
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Alibi Junior High
Greg Logsted (2009) , 244 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Adventure
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Cody's dad is an undercover agent with the CIA, so they have always changed their names and moved around the world. When someone tries to kill them with an explosion, Cody is sent to live with his Aunt Jenny in the safety of small town Connecticut. But it's the first time Cody has ever been to school or had to interact with kids his own age. His clothes are wrong, his answers are wrong, everything about him doesn't fit in with American junior highers. Will Cody's mission to keep himself safe ever allow him to make friends and navigate junior high? Filled with hilarious situations and dangerous escapes, this book is the perfect blend of school and spies.
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written by Gwen
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Binky the Space Cat
Ashley Spires (2009) , 64 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Adventure
Animals
Graphic
Humor
New Books
Pets
Space
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Binky has just received word from F.U.R.S.T (Felines of the Universe Ready for Space Travel): he is now Space Cat qualified. Join Binky as he trains for his mission to leave Earth (and the house!), explore new worlds, and battle aliens (well, bugs). He builds his rocket ship, packs his snacks and his stuffed mouse, and is ready for action. Now what might he be leaving behind? You'll love this graphic novel about a cat going where no litter box has gone before!
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written by Becker
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Carnival at Candlelight - Magic Tree House: A Merlin Mission #33
Mary Pope Osborne (2005) , 105 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Adventure
Beginning Chapter Books
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This is Magic Tree House book 33. Well, what happened was Jack and Annie went to the tree house and the tree house started to spin and it spun faster and faster and then everything was still absullutly still; they were on a mission to save the grand lady of the lagoon and so they ended up in Venice. There's lots of floods and Jack and Annie had to stop it so they read a rhyme and a statue came alive and they saw Neptune and told him to calm the waves down because he was ruler of seas.
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written by Jillian, Age 8
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Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom
Eric Wight (2009) , 79 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Adventure
Beginning Chapter Books
Graphic
Humor
New Books
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Frankie does not see why his mom wants him to keep his room clean. After all, there are adventures to go on. So when mom says he can leave it messy, he is thrilled. No more boring chores. Frankie is not worried about those "consequences" his mom warns him about. What could go wrong? In fact Frankie decides to quit taking a bath too. He is only going to get dirty again. Frankie is on top of the world. But what is that lurking in his closet? And what is that terrible smell?
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written by Lisa
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The Dunderheads
Paul Fleischman (2009) , 54 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Adventure
Humor
New Books
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Each of the kids in Ms. Breakbone's class has a special talent or interest - but she calls them all dunderheads! When Ms. Breakbone unfairly confiscates a present Junkyard has for his mother, the Dunderheads unite to get even and get it back. Using each of their special skills, the Dunderheads come up with a sneaky way to get into the teacher's house, distract her, and find the missing gift. Will they succeed? This is a fun heist caper with humor for fans of Roald Dahl.
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written by Gwen
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Highway Robbery
Kate Thompson (2009) , 118 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Adventure
Historical
New Books
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It's a freezing cold day when a galloping horseman stops beside a shivery street boy in London. The horseman offers the boy money to watch his horse. Soon interested kids, farmers, robbers, and soldiers all try to get the horse away from the boy. In the end, can you decide if the boy is telling the truth or did he make the whole story up?
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written by Gwen
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