7.6/4 5,000 Miles to Freedom ­ Fradin, Judith. Ellen and William Craft were two of the few slaves to ever escape from the Deep South. Their first escape took them to Philadelphia, then on to Boston pursued by slave hunters, and finally 5000 miles across the ocean to England, where they were able to settle peacefully.

5.7/13 The Akhenaten Adventure ­ Kerr, P. B. When twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John discover that they are descended from a long line of djinn, their mother sends them away to their Uncle Nimrod, who takes them to Cairo where he starts to teach them about their extraordinary powers.

5.0/12 Ark Angel ­ Horowitz, Anthony. (Alex Ryder #6) After recovering from a near fatal gunshot wound, teenage spy Alex Rider embarks on a new mission to stop a group of eco-terrorists from sabotaging the launch of the first outer space hotel.

5.0/9 Artemis Fowl ­ Colfer, Eoin. When a twelve-year-old genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll

5.5/4 Artemis Fowl Files ­ Colfler, Eoin. After Artemis uses stolen fairy technology to create a powerful microcomputer and it is snatched by a dangerous American businessman, Artemis, Juliet, Mulch, and the fairies join forces to try to retrieve it.

5.0/9 Artemis Fowl: the Arctic Incident ­ Colfer, Eoin. Artemis receives an urgent e-mail from his father, who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya. While rushing to his rescue, Artemis finds he must join forces with the fairies if he wants to save him.

5.0/10 Artemis Fowl: the Eternity Code ­ Colfer, Eoin. After Artemis uses stolen fairy technology to create a powerful microcomputer and it is snatched by a dangerous American businessman, Artemis, Juliet, Mulch, and the fairies join forces to try to retrieve it.

5.3/13 Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony ­ Colfler, Eoin. Artemis Fowl-Book 5. Once again, Artemis will have to pair up with his old comrade, captain Holly Short, to track down the missing demon and rescue him before the time spell dissolves and the lost demon colony returns violently to Earth

5.7/12 Artemis Fowl: the Opal Deception ­ Colfer, Eoin. Criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has no memory of the fairy people and his dangerous enemy, Opal Koboi escapes from jail and is planning revenge. Criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl is back and so is his brilliant and dangerous enemy, Opal Koboi. At the start of the story, Artemis has no memory of the fairy people and has returned to his unlawful ways. In Berlin, he is preparing to steal a famous Impressionist painting from a German bank. He doesn't know that his old rival, Opal, has escaped from prison by cloning herself. She's left her double behind in jail and, now free, is exacting her revenge on all those who put here there, including Artemis. Meanwhile in the lower elements, Captain Holly Short of the fairy police is framed for a heinous crime, yet she manages to elude her captors and escape to the surface to rescue Artemis. But before Holly and Artemis can get away, Opal arrives and abducts them both, forcing Artemis to go head to head with an enemy who plans on destroying the fairy world forever.

5.8/7 Ballad of Lucy Whipple ­ Cushman, Karen. In 1849, twelve-year-old California Morning Whipple, who renames herself Lucy, is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a rough California mining town.

6.3/16 The Bellmaker ­ Jacques, Brian. Worried about his daughter Mariel, Joseph the Bellmaker is led by a dream from Redwall Abbey to Southsward, where he is caught up in the battle between Squirrelking Gael and the vicious Foxwolf Nagru.

5.5/13 Black Storm Comin' ­ Wilson, Diane Lee. Twelve-year-old Colton, son of a black mother and a white father, takes a job with the Pony Express in 1860 after his father abandons the family on their California-bound wagon train, and risks his life to deliver an important letter that may affect the growing conflict between the North and South.

5.9/14 The Blue Djinn of Babylon ­ Kerr, P.B. Book 2. Twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John have more adventures when they become involved in an international adventure involving the Blue Djinn, the supreme arbiter of all Djinn.

4.5/10 Book of Story Beginnings ­ Kladstrup, Kristin. After moving with her parents to Iowa, twelve-year-old Lucy discovers a mysterious notebook that can bring stories to life and which has a link to the 1914 disappearance of her great uncle.

5.3/6 Bound for Oregon ­ Van Leeuwen, Jean A fictionalized account of the true life journey made by nine-year-old Mary Ellen Todd and her family from their home in Arkansas westward over the Oregon Trail in 1852.

4.5/6 Cabin on Trouble Creek ­ Van Leeuwen, Jean. In 1803 in Ohio, two young brothers are left to finish the log cabin and guard the land while their father goes back to Pennsylvania to fetch their mother and younger siblings.

6.0/8 Caddie Woodlawn ­ Brink, Carol Ryrie. The adventures of an eleven-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.

4.6/8 The Cannibals ­ Lawrence, Iain. Tom Tin and his friend Midgely--with assorted juvenile criminals--escape the ship taking them to serve their terms in Australia and head for a Pacific island, forgetting Tom's father's warnings about headhunters and cannibals.

6.4/8 Catherine, Called Birdy ­ Cushman, Karen. Catherine is destined to marry a rich man no matter how she feels about it. She manages to send several would-be husbands packing, but when a shaggy-bearded suitor from the north comes to call, will she lose the battle?

5.4/6 Chasing Vermeer ­ Balliett, Blue. When strange and seemingly unrelated events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art

5.8/8 Cold River ­ Judson, William. 14 year-old Lizzy Allison and her younger brother, Tim, alone in the frozen Adirondacks and battling for survival after losing their father during one of the worst snowstorms of the century. This is the frighteningly real novel of their experience in sheer terror, as they struggle to safety, taking you with them every step of the way.

5.4/8 A Conspiracy Revealed ­ Odom, Mel. Hunter's League: Book 1. Matt ran though his heart thumped harshly in his chest and his breath burned the back of his throat. Although he didn't yet know how he was going to achieve the goal, Matt knew he was going to find out Lucius Creighdor's deepest secrets. Then he was going to kill the man ... In one foggy night Matt Hunter's entire world has changed. What began as a simple trip to the docks turned into a nightmare. Seven years ago Matt's mother, Lady Brockton, was brutally murdered. Ever since, Matt's father has fanatically hunted her attacker, risking his reputation and his life. Finally, Lord Brockton had cornered the man he believed to be responsible. On the docks that night, he planned to show his son the truth behind his mother's death. But then Lord Brockton was killed. Now Matt's own life is at risk. Fortunately, he is surrounded by trustworthy friends, because Hunter's League is on the trail of a vicious murderer who will go to great -- and deadly -- lengths to protect his secret plans. Plans that spell the ruin of the British Empire ... and the world beyond.

.4.8/7 Crispin at the Edge of the World ­ Avi. Sequel to: Crispin, the cross of lead. Branded as traitors by the king's authorities, Crispin and his guardian, Bear, flee to coastal towns in fourteenth-century England, where they perform a musical juggling act and bond as a family after befriending a disfigured girl.

5.0/7 Crispin: the cross of lead ­ Avi. Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.

3.9/1 Courage of Sarah Noble ­ Dalgliesh, Alice. An eight-year-old girl finds courage to go alone with her father to build a new home in the Connecticut wilderness, and to stay with the Indians when her father goes back to bring the rest of the family.

8.0/24 Cry of the Icemark ­ Hill, Stuart. After the death of her beloved father, headstrong princess Thirrin Freer Strong-In-The-Arm becomes warrior queen of her homeland, Icemark, defending it from a formidable invader. Despite Thirrin's bravery and the support of Oskan, the Witch's son, the task proves more difficult than Thirrin ever dreamed. She must assemble a force to rival her opponent. And, in the chill winter of Icemark, she only has until spring to unite the strange beasts and frightening creatures who live just outside her country. Ultimately, it is Thirrin's vision and determination that will see her through to victory.

4.3/5 Dollhouse Murders ­ Wright, Betty Ren. A dollhouse filled with a ghostly light in the middle of the night and dolls that have moved from where she last left them lead Amy and her retarded sister to unravel the mystery surrounding grisly murders that took place years ago.

4.6/7 The Double Life of Zoe Flynn ­ Carey, Janet. When Zoe's family has to live in their van for months after moving from California to Oregon so her father can find work, Zoe tries to keep her sixth-grade classmates from discovering that she is homeless.

5.0/10 Dr. Franklin's Island ­ Halam, Ann. When their plane crashes over the Pacific Ocean, three science students are left stranded on a tropical island and then imprisoned by a doctor who is performing horrifying experiments on humans involving the transfer of animal genes.

5.1/10 Eagle Strike ­ Horowitz, Anthony. (Alex Ryder #4) After a chance encounter with assassin Yassen Gregorovich in the South of France, teenage spy Alex Rider investigates international pop star and philanthropist Damian Cray whose new video game venture hides sinister motives involving Air Force One, nuclear missiles, and the international drug trade.

4.7/13 Evil Star ­ Horowitz, Anthony. Gatekeepers: Book 2. Having locked the Raven's gate, fourteen-year-old Matt travels to Peru where he meets the second of the five gatekeepers and works with him to try to stop the opening of a second gate somehow related to the Nazca Lines.

4.9/10 Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp - Yancey, Rick. Through a series of dangerous and violent misadventures, teenage loser Alfred Kropp rescues King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur from the forces of evil.

4.1/8 Fairest ­ Levine, Gail Carson. In a land where beauty and singing are valued above all else, Aza eventually comes to reconcile her unconventional appearance and her magical voice, and learns to accept herself for who she truly is.

4.1/7 The Fire Within ­ D'Lacey, Chris. When college student David Rain rents a room in an unusual boardinghouse full of clay dragons, he has no idea that they, along with some lively squirrels, will help jumpstart his writing career.

7.1/19 Fly by Night ­ Hardinge, Frances. A twelve-year-old orphan, Mosca Mye, and her homicidal goose, Saracen, travel to the city of Mandelion on the heels of smooth-talking con-man Eponymous Clent, driven by her love of language to find a better life.

6.4/13 Freeglader - Stewart, Paul. Edge Chronicles-Book 7. Fleeing from the ruins of New Undertown, Rook Barkwater and the librarian knights and Felix Lodd and his banderbear friends must lead the escaping population to a new life in the Free Glades.

4.4/2 Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost! ­ Funke. Cornelia. Timid nine-year-old Tom Tomsky reluctantly agrees to help professional ghostbuster Hetty Camomile dispel an IRG (Incredibly Revolting Ghost) from an old house.

6.0/7 Gift of Magic ­ Duncan, Lois. Nancy can read people's minds, know their thoughts . . . and make them do what she wants. When the old woman died, she left each of her grandchildren something very special For Kirby, the gift of dance. For Brendan, the gift of music. And for Nancy, the most extraordinary gift of all. . . magic.

5.3/7 Girl with the Silver Eyes ­ Roberts, Willo D. A ten-year-old girl, who has always looked different from other children, discovers that she not only has unusual powers but that there are others like her.

5.3/7 Gone-Away Lake.­ Enright, Elizabeth. An abandoned summer colony bordering a swamp leads to a vacation of exploration and adventure.

4.9/0.5 Great Redwall Feast ­ Jacques, Brian. Relates in rhyme the riotous preparations for and celebration of the animals' surprise feast in honor of the abbot of the abbey of Redwall.

4.8/10 Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods - Collins, Suzanne. Underland Chronicles: Book 3. Eleven-year-old Gregor and his younger sister, Boots, return to the Underworld beneath New York City to find the cure for a terrible plague that threatens the life of their mother, as well as the lives of the people, bats, and rats who populate the underworld.

5.0/9 Gregor and the Marks of Secret. ­ Collins, Suzanne. Underland Chronicles: Book 4. Twelve-year-old Gregor returns to the world beneath New York City, where he joins forces with Princess Lexa and Ripred the rat to defend the Underlanders and the Nibblers from the army led by the adolescent rat king, the Bane.

4.7/8 Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane ­ Collins, Suzanne. Underland Chronicles: Book 2. In his second adventure, eleven-year-old Gregor returns to the world beneath New York City to rescue his kidnapped sister, Boots, and fulfill a prophecy that will restore peace to the people, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders who populate the underworld.

4.8/8 Gregor the Overlander ­ Collins, Suzanne. Underland Chronicles: Book 1. When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.

4.2/9 Half-Moon Investigations ­ Colfer, Eoin. Twleve-year-old private investigator Fletcher Moon, nicknamed "Half Moon" because of his shortness, must track down a conspiracy or be framed for a crime he did not commit.

4.0/2 Help! I'm a Prisoner in the Library ­ Clifford, Eth. Mary Rose's father always waits until the last minute to do everything. Now they're in the middle of a blizzard when the car runs out of gas. She and her younger sister Jo-Beth are supposed to wait in the car until he comes back, but Jo-Beth has to go to the bathroom--immediately! They find a library just before closing time and rush inside. They become so fascinated with the displays that the librarian locks, up, turns out the lights, and leaves without even seeing them. They are trapped! Then they begin to hear noises. . .

5.5/15 High Rhulain ­ Jacques, Brian. Following a dream, the young ottermaid Tiria travels from Redwall to the Green Isle, where otters have long been enslaved by feral cats but fight back as they await the High Rhulain, a savior whose coming was foretold.

4.6/7 Holes ­ Sachar, Louis. As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.

6.4/7 HoneyBea ­ Siegelson, Kim L. On a Louisiana sugar plantation, a young slave girl struggles with the magical powers that have been passed down from her grandmother and mother to her, unsure of the responsibilities and consequences that accompany this power.

5.3/4 Hunting the Hunter ­ Korman, Gordon. Book 6. Aiden and Meg Falconer plan to capture Hairless Joe, who has been hunting them, in order to free their parents from prison.

7.2/9 Incident at Hawk's Hill ­ Eckert, Allan. Ben was too small for his six years, and he seemed to get along much better with animals than people. One day in June, 1870, Ben wandered away from his home and disappeared without a trace. How he survived most of a summer in the wilds by forging a bond with a female badger is a poignant story of human courage and change.

4.8/7 Jack's Run ­ Smith, Roland. Sequel to Zach's Lie. Kidnapped by drug czar Alonzo Asnar and held hostage in Argentina, Jack and his sister Joanne attempt a daring escape while their parents, aided by some old friends, set out to rescue them.

.4.4/6 Johnny and the Dead ­ Pratchett, Terry. Book 2. After twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell suddenly starts seeing and talking to ghosts, he and his friends become involved in a battle to save the local cemetery.

5.8/6 Julie of the Wolves ­ George, Jean Craighead. Julie is accepted by a pack of wolves. She gains an appreciation of her Eskimo heritage which is in conflict with her desire to forsacke it.

5.1/4 Kidnapped Book One: The Abduction ­ Korman, Gordon. Book 1. Aiden works with the FBI in order to rescue his sister Meg, who was kidnapped.

5.0/4 Kidnapped Book Two: The Search ­ Korman, Gordon. Book 2. Aiden works with the FBI in order to rescue his sister Meg, who was kidnapped.

5.7/14 King of Attolia ­ Turner, Megan Whalen. Eugenides, still known as a Thief of Eddis, faces palace intrigue and assassins as he strives to prove himself both to the people of Attolia and to his new bride, their queen.

7.0/13 Larklight ­ Reeve, Philip. In an alternate Victorian England, young Arthur and his sister Myrtle, residents of Larklight, a floating house in one of Her Majesty's outer space territories, uncover a spidery plot to destroy the solar system.

5.7/16 Legend of Luke ­ Jacques, Brian. When Martin the Warrior leaves Redwall Abbey and embarks upon a journey to the place of his birth, he learns about the brave and noble deeds of his father Luke, a real Warrior Chieftan.

4.7/14 Life As We Knew It ­ Pfeffer, Susan Beth. Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.

5.1/11 Lioness and Her Knight ­ Morris, Gerald. Headstrong sixteen-year-old Lady Luneta and her distant cousin, Sir Ywain, travel to Camelot and beyond finding more adventure than they hoped for until, with the help of a fool, Luneta discovers what she really wants from life.

5.3/19 Loamhedge ­ Jacques, Brian. While a group of adventurers from Redwall seeks out the ancient abbey of Loamhedge in hopes of curing a young haremaid's paralysis, Redwall is besieged by vermin.

6.9/15 The Long Patrol ­ Jacques, Brian. The murderous Rapscallion army is on the move. Pursued by Lady Cregga Rose Eyes, the Badger Lady of Salamandastron, they are heading inland to take a great prize: the peaceful Abbey of Redwall. But the Long Patrol-that fighting unit of perilous hares-is called out to draw them off...and fight them to the death if need be. And the lead sword of the Long Patrol will be taken up by the young, inexperienced hare Tammo-in one the most ferocious battles Redwall has ever faced.

5.5/16 Lord Brocktree ­ Jacques, Brian. The mountain of Salamandastron needs the help of Brocktree the Badger Lord when evil comes in the form of the Blue Hordes of Ungatt Trunn, the Earth Shaker.

5.1/6 Lost Bullet ­ Rose, Malcolm. Recently qualified as a forensic investigator, Luke Harding is assigned to the slums of London, where he and Malc investigate a doctor's murder. They find a bullet wound to her head, but rain has washed away the bulletand all other clues. As more innocent doctors die, Luke's sleuthing leads him to a mysterious cult called The Visionaries. With no time to lose, Luke must infiltrate the sect and find the culprit before the bizarre shooting spree becomes an all-out massacre.

5.6/9 Lyddie ­ Paterson, Katherine. Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Mass., in the 1840's.

6.4/18 Mariel of Redwall ­ Jacques, Brian. Dire peril awaits the innocent mousechild Mariel on a voyage with her father across tempest-tossed waters. For Gabool the Wild, King of the Searats, greedily eyes their unsuspecting vessel-hungry for plunder...and destruction. Mercilessly cast overboard by the evil rodent, Mariel is washed ashore near Redwall Abbey barely alive...with no memory. But with the aid of a small yet hardy band of Woodlanders, the courageous mousemaid is determined to reclaim her identity...and to enact a rightful vengeance on the bloodthirsty pirate and his terrible minions.

5.7/17 Marlfox ­ Jacques, Brian. Marlfoxes are stealthy, mysterious, and can disappear at any time, in any place, and they are out to plunder and destroy everythingin their path. When they reach Redwall Abbey, they steal the most precious treasure of all--the tapestry of Martin the Warrior. Can it be recovered?

5.5/14 Martin the Warrior ­ Jacques, Brian. A a child, Martin was brought to the stonghold of Badrang the Tyrant, forced into enslavement behind massive walls. But he was strong. He was brave. And mere escape was not his plan, as long as his father's sword rested in Badrang's ruthless fist...

6.5/21 Mattimeo ­ Jacques, Brian. In the Summer of the Golden Plain, the cunning fox, Slagar the Cruel, and his evil henchmen sneak into Redwall Abbey to kidnap the Woodland children-including Mattimeo, son of the great warrrior mouse Matthias. Now Matthias and a handful of brave followers must abandon their home to the mercy of General Ironbeak's invading ravens in order to rescue their stolen little ones. But on the road to a dread kingdom and certain slavery, an unexpected hero will be born-and the captive mousechild Mattimeo will prove himself worthy at last to wield the sword of his illustrious father.

4.6/11 Maximum Ride:the Angel Experiment ­ Paterson, James. Book 1. After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "bird kids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.

6.0/3 Midwife's Apprentice ­ Cushman, Karen. In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world.

4.4/2 Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane ­ DiCamillo, Kate. Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories.

5.1/11 Misadventures of Maude March ­ Culoumbis, Audrey. After the death of the stern aunt who raised them since they were orphaned, eleven-year-old Sallie and her fifteen-year-old sister escape their self-serving guardians and begin an adventure resembling those in the dime novels Sallie loves to read.

5.1/17 Mossflower ­ Jacques, Brian. Brave mouse Martin and quick-talking mousethief Gonff unite to end the tyrannical reign of Tsarmina--who has set out to rule all of Mossflower Woods with an iron paw. . .

4.7/5 My Daniel ­ Conrad, Pam. A grandmother tells stories of her brother's historical quest for dinosaur bones on their Nebraska farm.

4.7/4 Night of the Twisters - Ruckman, Ivy. In 1980, seven tornadoes hit Grand Island, Nebraska. Relive the night throught the accounts of a fictional twelve-year-old boy.

4.0/9 North ­ Napoli, Donna Jo. Tired of his mother's overprotectiveness and intrigued by the life of African American explorer Matthew Henson, twelve-year-old Alvin travels north and spends a season with a trapper near the Arctic Circle.

35.0/6 On Etruscan Time ­ Barrett, Tracy. While spending the summer on an archaeological dig near Florence, Italy, with his mother, eleven-year-old Hector meets an Etruscan boy who needs help to foil his treacherous uncle's plan to make him a human sacrifice--1,000 years in the past.

.9/5 Only You Can Save Mankind ­ Pratchett, Terry. Book 1. Twelve-year-old Johnny endures tensions between his parents, watches television coverage of the Gulf War, and plays a computer game called Only You Can Save Mankind, in which he is increasingly drawn into the reality of the alien ScreeWee.

6.3/15 Outcast of Redwall ­ Jacques, Brian. Though raised by the good creatures of Redwall Abbey, the young ferret Veil was cast out after committing an unforgivable crime. Now, his vicious father is leading hordes of sea rats and vermin on the warpath, and Veil must choose his destiny - as friend or foe of Redwall Abbey.

6.1/18 Pearls of Lutra ­ Jacques, Brian. Tansy, a young hedgehog living at Redwall Abbey, attempts to solve the riddle of the missing pearls, while at the same time the evil marten Mad Eyes desires them for himself.

5.3/16 Peter and the Shadow Thieves ­ Barry, Dave. Sequel to Peter and the Star Catchers. Realizing that Molly and the other Starcatchers are in danger when the sinister being Lord Ombra visits the island and seems to control people through their shadows, Peter and Tinker Bell travel to England to help save the stardust

5.2/13 Peter and theStarcatchers ­ Barry, Dave. Don't even think of starting this book unless you're sitting in a comfortable chair and have lots of time. A fast-paced, impossible-to-put-down adventure awaits as the young orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They set sail aboard the Never Land, a ship carrying a precious and mysterious trunk in its cargo hold but the journey quickly becomes fraught with excitement and danger. Discover richly developed characters in the sweet but sophisticated Molly, the scary but familiar Black Stache, and the fearless Peter. Treacherous battles with pirates, foreboding thunderstorms at sea, and evocative writing immerse the reader in a story that slowly and finally reveals the secrets and mysteries of the beloved Peter Pan.

4.3/8 Point Blank ­ Horowitz, Anthony. (Alex Ryder #2) Fourteen-year-old Alex continues his work as a spy for the British M16, investigating an exclusive school for boys in the French Alps.

6.0/10 Princess Academy - Hale, Shannon. While attending a strict academy for potential princesses with the other girls from her mountain village, fourteen-year-old Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland.

4.9/9 Prophet of Yonwood ­ DuPrau, Jeanne. Books of Ember-Book 3. While visiting the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina, eleven-year-old Nickie makes some decisions about how to identify both good and evil when she witnesses the townspeople's reactions to the apocalyptic visions of one of their neighbors.

5.7/20 Ptolemy's Gate ­ Stroud, Jonathan. Book 3. Dangerous adventures continue for the djinni Bartimaeus and his master, seventeen-year-old Nathaniel, a powerful magician who is serving as England's minister of information.

5.2/4 Public Enemies ­ Korman, Gordon. Book 5. Aiden and Meg Falconer have been chased from state to state by the FBI . . . and by a killer they know only as Hairless Joe. Now Hairless Joe is getting closer than ever -- and the Falconers are getting even closer than that to the truth.

5.0/9 Quest of the Fair Uinknown ­ Morris, Gerald. Having grown up in an isolated forest, Beaufils sets off for Camelot to find his father and winds up undertaking quests with Sirs Gawain and Galahad, visiting various hermits, and traveling to the fairy world.

4.7/22 The Quillan Games ­ MacHale, D. J. Pendragon, Book 7. With more questions than answers about Saint Dane, Bobby travels to the territory of Quillan and is forced to play games where only the winner survives.

5.5/16 Rakkety Tam ­ Jacques, Brian. Two warrior squirrels lead the battle against Gulo, a bloodthirsty wolverine who will stop at nothing to recover the Walking Stone that will give him the authority to rule the lands of ice beyond the Great Sea.

4.4/10 Raven's Gate ­ Horowitz, Anthony. Gatekeepers: Book 1. Sent to live in a foster home in a remote Yorkshire village, Matt, a troubled fourteen-year-old English boy, uncovers an evil plot involving witchcraft and the site of an ancient stone circle.

6.8/17 Redwall ­ Jacques, Brian. Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find a legendary sword with which to fight the evil rat Cluny.

5.6/15 Revenge of the Shadow King ­ Benz, Derek. When Max Sumner and three friends play a magical card game called Round Table, they realize that it is up to them to prevent the wicked creatures of the cards from destroying their town, indeed, their world.

5.7/16 Salamandastron ­ Jacques, Brian. When the mountain stronghold Salamandastron comes under attack, only the bold badger lord Urthstripe stands able to protect the creatures of Redwall. . .

4.4/11School's Out-Forever ­ Patterson, James. Maximum Ride:.Book 2. After a short stay with an FBI agent who gives them a chance to attend school and live a normal life, the six genetically-altered, winged youths head toward Florida and Max's ultimate destiny--to save the world, whether she wants to or not.

5.0/12 Scorpia ­ Horowitz, Anthony. (Alex Ryder # 5) After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English schoolchildren.

4.8/5 Seven Wonders of Sasssafras Springs ­ Birney, Betty G. Eben McAllister searches his small town to see if he can find anything comparable to the real Seven Wonders of the World.

4.9/5 Sign of the Beaver ­ Speare, Elizabeth G. A young boy in Maine, when rescued by an Indian chief and his grandson, must decide whether to spend the winter alone in the woods waiting for his family to return or move on to a new life with his new friends.

4.9/10 Skeleton Key ­ Horowitz, Anthony. (Alex Ryder #3) Reluctant teenage-spy Alex Rider, on a routine mission at the Wimbledon tennis championships, gets caught up in Chinese gangs, illegal nuclear weapons, and the suspect plans of his Russian host, General Sarov.

5.7/14 Skybreaker ­ Oppel, Kenneth. Matt Cruse, a student at the Airship Academy, and Kate de Vries, a young heiress, team up with a gypsy and a daring captain, to find a long-lost airship, rumored to carry a treasure beyond imagination.

5.9/14 SilverFin: a James Bond Adventure ­ Higson, Charlie. Book One. This prequel to the adventures of James Bond, 007, introduces us to the young James when he's just started boarding school in England and is about to become involved in his first adventure.

4.2/7 Small Steps ­ Sachar, Louis. Sequel to Holes. Two years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin, Texas, trying to turn his life around. But it's hard when you have a record, and everyone expects the worst from you. The only person who believes in him is Ginny, his 10-year old disabled neighbor. Together, they are learning to take small steps. And he seems to be on the right path, until X-Ray, a buddy from Camp Green Lake, comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme. This leads to a chance encounter with teen pop sensation, Kaira DeLeon, and suddenly his life spins out of control, with only one thing for certain. He'll never be the same again.

5.0/6 So B. It ­ Weeks, Sarah. After spending her life with her mentally retarded mother and agoraphobic neighbor, twelve-year-old Heidi sets out from Reno, Nevada, to New York to find out who she is.

3.9/5 South by Southeast ­ Horowitz, Anthony. Fourteen-year-old Nick and his bumbling detective brother Tim Diamond investigate a mystery involving international spies and assassins.

4.6/5 Spirit House ­ Sleator, William. Fifteen-year-old Julie investigates the suspicious behavior of the Thai exchange student staying with her family and comes to believe in the wish-granting power of a spirit that appears to have followed him across the ocean.

4.8/10 Spirit Walker ­ Paver, Michelle. Chronicles of Ancient Darkness: Book 2. When a deadly illness begins to afflict the clans, twelve-year-old Torak, with help from Renn and Wolf, embarks on a journey to find a cure.

3.7/6 Static ­ Sorrells, Walter. Book 1. A charter plane crash on a deserted island forces a disparate group of teenagers to bury their petty jealousies and cooperate in an attempt to survive.

5.1/7 Stormbreaker ­ Horowitz, Anthony. (Alex Ryder #1) After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intellligence agency, MI6.

5.3/4 Stowaway Solution ­ Korman, Gordon. Book 4. Aiden and Meg Falconer are on the hunt for the one man who might be able to free their parents from jail. The hitch? There are plenty of other people on the hunt for THEM, including the FBI and an eerie, hairless killer. After one close call too many, the Falconers find themselves stowed away on a ship -- but the chase doesn't end there. Instead, it moves to close quarters, where every step, every breath, could get them caught.

5.2/19 Taggerung ­ Jacques, Brian. A young otter, kidnapped in his infancy and raised as a warrior-thief by a band of vermin, leaves the tribe and goes off to seek adventures of his own.

4.7/5 Toad Heaven ­ Gleitzman, Morris. Sequel to Toad Rage. Despite the opposition of Ancient Eric and Malcolm, Limpy goes on a quest to find a place where cane toads can be safe from humans and live in harmony. In the hysterically funny sequel to Toad Rage, Limpy is on a quest to find toad heaven. A place where cane toads won't be blown up with bike pumps or bashed over the head with folding chairs. Limpy's determined to find this place if it takes him the rest of his life, but his plans are waylaid when he's kidnapped by some sinister-looking humans and tossed into a bucket. Will Limpy be able to save cane toads? Will he be able to find toad heaven?

5.0/6 Trapped! ­ Kehret, Peg. When his owner, Alex, finds an illegal animal trap in the woods, Pete the cat faces grave danger as he tries to help his human friends find the culprit who set the trap.

5.2/7 Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn ­ Bellairs, John. After stumbling on a clue at the public library, Anthony sets out on a wild and dangerous treasure hunt.

5.8/17 Triss ­ Jacques, Brian. Triss, Shogg, and Welfo escape from slavery at Riftgard and are pursued across the sea toward Redwall by Princess Kurda, Prince Bladd, and a band of freebooters who seek the rumored treasure of Brockhall.

5.3/8 True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle ­ Avi. As the one "young lady" on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious.

6.1/7 The Unvisibles ­ Whybrow, Ian. After twelve-year-old Oliver recites an ancient Indian magical spell and becomes invisible, he enlists the aid of his classmate, Nicky, and the two of them join forces to undo the damage as well as to help their families and themselves.

5.4/10 Urchin of the Riding Stars ­ McAllister, M. I. A group of animals, led by an orphaned squirrel, learns about friendship and loyalty when they band together to defend their island kingdom against evil forces.

5.2/7 View from the Cherry Tree ­ Roberts, Willo D. When he tries to tell his family that he thinks there has been a murder, they are too busy with his sister's wedding to care. If he's not careful, Rob may be the mysterious murderer's next victim.

5.0/4 Weasel - DeFelice , Cynthia. Weasel is a man the government has sent to drive off the Indians. Weasel has his own ideas about removal...Now that the Shawnees are dead or have left, Weasel has turned on the settlers. He hunts by night and sleeps by day, and he kills for the sport of it. I can't wait for the law to take care of men like Weasel..

5.3/8 Westing Game ­ Raskin, Ellen. The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an assortment of heirs who must discover the murderer before they can claim their inheritance.

6.1/7 Where the Broken Heart Still Beats ­ Meyer, Carolyn. Having been taken as a child and raised by Comanche Indians, thirty-four year old Cynthia Ann Parker is forcibly returned to her white relatives, where she longs for her Indian life and her only friend is her twelve-year-old cousin Lucy.

3.9/2 Whipping Boy ­ Fleischman, Sid. A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.

4.4/4 Wish Giver ­ Brittain, Bill. When a strange little man comes to the Coven Tree Church Social promising he can give people exactly what they ask for, three young believers-in-magic each make a wish that comes true in the most unexpected way.

5.7/9 Witch of Blackbird Pond ­ Speare,Elizabeth. In 1687 a young girl from Barbados visits her Puritan relatives in Connecticut and becomes the suspect in a witchhunt.

4.5/8 Wolf Brother ­ Paver, Michelle. Chronicles of Ancient Darkness: Book 1. 6,000 years in the past, twelve-year-old Tarak and his guide, a wolf cub, set out on a dangerous journey to fulfill an oath the boy made to his dying father--to travel to the Mountain of the World Spirit seeking a way to destroy a demon-possessed bear that threatens all the clans.
3.6/5 Wolf Rider ­ Avi. Andy answers the phone, hearing someone admit to a murder. Is it a crank call, or is a murderer on the loose?

6.5/7 Wolves of Willoughby Chase ­ Aiken, Joan. After two children are chased by wolves and their parents are lost at sea, they escape and travel four hundred miles to London.

5.7/7 The Wright 3 ­ Balliett, Blue. In the midst of a series of unexplained accidents and mysterious coincidences, sixth-graders Calder, Petra, and Tommy lead their classmates in an attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Robie House from being demolished.