These stories can be found in children's fiction (J), filed alphabetically under the author's name. Click here for a print-friendly version of this list.
Author | Title | Call Number |
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Avi | The End of the Beginning Avon the snail and Edward the ant set off together on a journey in search of adventures. | J Avi |
Bell | Train to Impossible Places Suzy discovers a railway line going straight through her downstairs hall and boards it to find adventures of a lifetime. | J Bell |
Bledsoe | Tracks in the Snow Erin and Tiffany become lost in the snow-covered Sierra mountains when Erin leads them on a trek to find her missing babysitter. | J Bledsoe |
DiCamillo | The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread The adventures of a small mouse, the princess he loves, and the servant girl who longs to be a princess. | J DiCamillo |
Du Bois | Twenty-One Balloons Professor William W. Sherman sets off in a balloon across the Pacific. | J Du Bois |
Fleischman | Bandit's Moon Annyrose has adventures with Joaquín Murieta and his band of outlaws during the California Gold Rush. | J Fleischman |
Fleischman | The Whipping Boy A bratty prince and his whipping boy accidentally trade places after becoming involved with a dangerous outlaw. | J Fleischman |
Gaiman | Fortunately, the Milk A dad who goes to the store to buy milk gets kidnapped by aliens. | J Gaiman |
Gutman | Mission Unstoppable Coke and Pep have crazy, cross-country adventures as they evade murderous lunatics. | J Gutman |
Hill | Winter Camp Toughboy and his sister survive the harsh Alaskan weather at a winter trapping camp. | J Hill |
Kehret | Earthquake Terror After an earthquake, Jonathan must find a way to save himself, his partially paralyzed sister, and their dog. | J Kehret |
Kimmel | To the Frontier Bill Cody and his family set out from Iowa to make a new home for themselves in the Kansas Territory. | J Kimmel |
Kraegel | Wild Honey from the Moon Mother shrew needs to get wild honey from the moon in order to cure her son. | J Kraegel |
Lawlor | Adventure on the Wilderness Road Elizabeth Poage and her family embark on a dangerous and exciting trip westward to Daniel Boone's new Kentucky settlement. | J Lawlor |
McIntosh | The Whisperer Two strangers in the land of Drestonia begin communicating through their minds as they experience increasing danger. | J McIntosh |
Osborne | Adaline Falling Star Adaline Falling Star runs away from her prejudiced cousins and comes close to death in the wilderness. | J Osborne |
Patterson | Treasure Hunters Following clues left by their missing father, Bickford and Rebecca sail with their siblings to finish his treasure hunt. | J Patterson |
Petersen | White Water Greg's father is bitten by a rattlesnake during a white-water rafting trip. | J Petersen |
Pullman | The Firework-Maker's Daughter Lila seeks Royal Sulphur from the sacred volcano so that she can become a master maker of fireworks like her father. | J Pullman |
Schulz | Hook's Revenge Captain Hook's swashbuckling daughter sets out to defeat the Neverland crocodile. | J Schulz |
Shahan | Frozen Stiff Cousins Cody and Derek take a kayaking trip in Alaska and find themselves battling the raw elements of an untamed wilderness. | J Shahan |
Steig | Abel's Island A very civilized mouse named Abel struggles to survive as a castaway. | J Steig |
Stolz | Cat Walk A young cat embarks on a journey that finally leads him to a special place he can call a home. | J Stolz |
Vanderpool | Navigating Early Orphaned Jack Baker and his new pal, Early, embark on a quest along the Appalachian Trail in search of the great black bear. | J Vanderpool |
Wood | The Girl Who Sailed the Stars When Oona stows away on a ship headed North, she faces great adventure and danger. (2019 pp.) | J Wood |
Woodruff | The Orphan of Ellis Island During a school trip to Ellis Island, Dominick Avaro travels back in time and accompanies two Italian emigrants to America. | J Woodruff |
Yolen | Jason and the Gorgon's Blood Jason, who will grow up to become the head of the Argonauts, leads five other boys on a dangerous quest. | J Yolen |
Last Updated: 11/19
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