Action & Adventure

By its evocation of a real or imaged heroic age, its contrasts of character and its variety of adventure, above all by its sheer narrative power, the Odyss...

Dreams are today's answers for tomorrow's questions. 11-year-old Kofi Offin dreams of water. Its mysterious, immersive quality. The rich, earthy scent o...

Princess Breeze Invites Her Human Friend, Cressida, To Attend The Blast, A Festival Featuring Kite Flying, But The Wizard-lizard, Ernest, Has Blundered Agai...

meet George And Harold, A Couple Of Wise Guys. The Only Thing They Enjoy More Than Playing Practical Jokes Is Creating Their Own Comic Books. And Together ...

thea's Friends The Thea Sisters Take Off For Australia To Solve A Mystery. A Flock Of Sheep At Nicky's Family's Ranch Is Losing All Its Wool, And The Ranch...

Josefina Javelina longs to be a ballerina. So.she packs up her concertina and leaves her favorite little cantina to go to Pasadena to visit her cousin Angel...

amy And Dan Must Steal A Clue Guarded By Thousands Of The World's Best-trained Soldiers. With Their Enemies Closing In, The Brother And Sister Are Separate...

For action, mystery and cliff-hanging suspense, read The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories - featuring the thrilling adventures of America's favorite detective duo...

World-record fever grips the second grade, and soon Ivy and Bean are trying to set their own record by becoming the youngest people to have ever discovered...

When their detective father asks them to play burglar in order to protect a client's valuable invention from thieves, the Hardy boys find themselves involv...

The dark and thrilling sequel to the book Kirkus called, "Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, and Inkheart all rolled into one"Alice has her first adventure...

The third book in the Explorers series has more mystery, more bravery, more danger than ever before! The perfect read for fans of Chris Grabenstein and The...

Dive right back into the action on Perses in this thrilling sequel to the gritty, space adventure, MiNRS, which School Library Journal called “a solid sur...

The Whangdoodle was once the wisest, the kindest, and the most extraordinary creature in the world.Then he disappeared and created a wonderful land for him...

Bestselling author and columnist Carl Hiaasen returns with another hysterical mystery for kids set in Florida's Everglades. Bunny Starch, the most feared b...

In this stellar, gripping book, a young sailor unfolds the horrors of the WWII USS Indianapolis shark attacks. A Notable New Children's Release from multi-a...

The second book in the middle-grade dystopian fantasy series that Kirkus Reviews calls “The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter,” by New York Times bestsel...

set Sail To The Heart Of Adventure With Cabin Boy, Jim Hawkins, Aboard The Legendary Scoundrel, Captain Long John Silver. A Secret Treasure Map Becomes The...

New York Times bestseller, now in paperback!\The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid is a thrilling expedition to 100 of...

Limpy’s family reckons humans don’t hate cane toads, but Limpy knows otherwise. He’s spotted the signs: the cross looks, the unkind comments, the way they...

Sam, Antonio, and Lucy get trapped in a monstrous hedge maze! Will they ever find their way out?This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line...

Victor Starspeeder is back at Jedi Academy for year two, but it's not going the way he'd planned. He was thrilled about Drama Club and hoped to get the lead...

millions Of Readers Of Hatchet, The River, Brian’s Winter, And brian’s Return Know That Brian Robeson Is At Home In The Canadian Wilderness. He Has Stood U...

This bewitching first novel is a puzzle, wrapped in a mystery, disguised as an adventure, and delivered as a work of art.Chasing Vermeer joins the Scholast...

The Five Dragonets Of The Prophecy Are Hoping To Hide In Safety In The Rainwing Kingdom, And Glory Is Hoping To Learn More About Her Own Identity, But When ...

This is the story about a secret. but it also contains a secret story. When adventurous detectives, Cass, an ever-vigilant survivalist, and Max-Ernest, a ...

step Into The Unforgettable World Of Narnia With This Beautifully Detailed Collector's Edition. Includes 19 New Full-color Plates By Pauline Baynes, The Or...

Have you ever wondered what your dog is thinking? Meet one funny dog—Enzo, the lovable mutt who tells this story. Enzo knows he is different from other ...

it's Been A Year Since Septimus Heap Discovered His Real Family And True Calling To Be A Wizard. As Apprentice To Extra Ordinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand, ...

At first glance, the daddy in this book seems to be quite average. He cooks, cleans, and plays games with his young son. Like most dads, he doesn't always w...

Twelve-year-old Twins Bickford And Rebecca Kidd And Their Two Older Siblings Travel To Africa To Track Down Priceless Artifacts That Will Keep The Family's ...

With Papa Off To Sea And Mama Despondent, Ida Must Go Outside Over There To Rescue Her Baby Sister From Goblins Who Steal Her To Be A Goblin's Bride.Categor...

little Billy Strays Into The Forest, Where He Meets The Minpins—tiny People Who Live Within The Trees. The Minpins Tell Billy About The Gruncher, Who Prey...

things Really Stink In The Kingdom Of Armpit. King Reginald The Not Very Realistic Has Had It Up To Here With His Practical Joker Of A Son Prince Harry. E...

A contemporary thriller by the bestselling author of THE OLD WILLIS PLACE. Two 13-year-old boys, Arthur and Logan, set out to solve the mystery of a murde...

Cal's enemies are rising in number just as quickly as his days are running out. A gunshot rings out as Cal hides from his stalkers, and a hostile desert see...

There's trouble at the Castle, and it's all because Merrin Meredith has returned with Darke plans for Septimus. More trouble awaits Septimus and Jenna in t...

When Ben Silverstein is sent to the rundown town of Buttonville to spend the summer with his grandfather, he's certain it will be the most boring vacation e...

A Warning from the Publisher: Many readers have questions about Lemony Snicket, author of the distressing serial concerning the trials of the charming bu...

Something Strange Is Happening At The Clarksville City Zoo. Late At Night, Monkeys Are Scaling The Walls And Searching The Neighborhood— But What Are They...

Before the Baudelaires became orphans, before he encountered A Series of Unfortunate Events, even before the invention of Netflix, Lemony Snicket was a boy...

A taut and harrowing depiction of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the Pentagon, alternating between a boy caught in the chaos and the rescue dog who's a...

One Day, Mac (smartest Boy In His Class In A Small Town In California) Receives A Telephone Call From The Queen Of England, Recruiting Him To Find The Crown...

From Award-winning Actor, Neil Patrick Harris, Comes The Magical First Book In A New Series With Plenty Of Tricks Up Its Sleeve. When Street Magician Carter...

Alex Rider's eighth, adrenaline fueled adventure in the number one bestselling series.In the eighth book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by...

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! "I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious!" -- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog Man They may loo...

In the final days of World War II, Koreans were determined to take back control of their country from the Japanese and end the suffering caused by the Jap...

On the brink of war, the fates of both Artimé and Quill are at stake in book six of the New York Times bestselling Unwanteds series, which Kirkus Reviews c...