Alexander, Lloyd. THE DRACKENBERG ADVENTURE. 1989 In 1873, Vesper Holly and her guardians travel to an obscure duchy, where their archenemy Dr. Helvitius is engineering the county's annexation by a neighboring kingdom. Grades 5-9. jFICTION/ALEXANDER/LLO

Alexander, Lloyd. THE ILLYRIAN ADVENTURE. 2000 A fearless sixteen-year-old orphan and her guardian research an ancient legend and become enmeshed in a dangerous rebellion. Grades 5-9. jFICTION/ALEXANDER/LLO

Alexander, Lloyd. THE JEDERA ADVENTURE. 1989 The further adventures of Vesper Holly as she braves many dangers trying to return a valuable book borrowed many years ago by Vesper's father. Grades 5-9. jFICTION/ALEXANDER/LLO.

Alexander, Lloyd. THE PHILADELPHIA ADVENTURE. 1990 On the eve of the Centennial exposition in Philadelphia, twenty-year- old Vesper Holly and her friends clash yet again with the archfiend Dr. Helvitius Grades 5-9. jFICTION/ALEXANDER/LLO.

Avi. THE ESCAPE FROM HOME. 1996 Driven from their impoverished Irish village, fifteen-year-old Maura and her younger brother meet their landlord's runaway son in Liverpool while all three wait for a ship to America.Grades 7- up jFICTION/AVI

Burgess, Melvin. THE COPPER TREASURE. 2000 In mid-nineteenth century London, three young boys try to retrieve a valuable roll of copper from the bottom of the Thames River. Grades 4-7. jFICTION/BURGESS/MEL

Bosse, Malcolm J. CAPTIVES OF TIME. 1987 Orphaned by the murder of their parents, Anne and her gentle but mute brother suffer great hardships as they travel across a pestilence- ridden Europe to their uncle, an armorer and clockmaker. Grades 7-9. jFICTION/BOSSE/MAL.

Brink, Carol R. CADDIE WOODLAWN. 1973Caddie, an eleven-year-old tomboy, grows up in the mid-nineteenth century on the Wisconsin frontier. Grades 4-7. jjNEWBERY/BRINK/CAR.

Burnford, Sheila. THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY. 1987 A siamese cat, an old bull terrier, and a young labrador retriever travel together 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness to find their family. Grades 4-6. jFICTION/BURNFORD/SHE.

Byars, Betsy. TROUBLE RIVER 1969 A twelve-year-old boy builds a raft, but he has no idea that it will serve as a means of escape for him and his grandmother when hostile Indians threaten their cabin. Grades 3-7. jFICTION/BYARS/BET

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Chambers, John W. FRITZI'S WINTER. 1979 Separated from her family during their last week-end visit to Fire Island, a Siamese cat struggles to survive on her own during the long winter months that follow. Grades 4-6. jFICTION/CHAMBERS/JOH.

Collodi, Carlo. ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO. 1946 Pinocchio, a wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief with a talent for getting into and out of trouble, wants more than anything else to become a real boy. Grades 3-6. jFICTION/COLLODI/CAR.

Cooper, Clare. EARTHCHANGE. 1986 After a catastrophe turns Earth into an inhospitable wilderness, young Rose sets out to find help for her grandmother and a baby, warding off wolves and fierce humans. Grades 4-6. jFICTION/COOPER/CLA.

Crilley, Mark. AKIKO IN THE SPRUBLY ISLANDS. 2000 Ten-year-old Akiko and friends crash in the Moonguzzit Sea, and are captured by the army of Queen Pwip as they continue their mission to rescue the son of the king of Smoo. Grades 4-7 jSCIENCE FICTION/CRILLEY/MAR

Crilley, Mark. AKIKO AND THE GREAT WALL OF TRUDD. 2001 Akiko and Mr. Beeba, Spuckler, Gax, and Poog continue on their perilous journey across the planet Smoo to rescue Prince Froptoppit. Grades 4-7 jSCIENCE FICTION/CRILLEY/MAR

Crilley,Mark. AKIKO IN THE CASTLE OF ALIA RELLAPOR. 2001 Akiko and her friends reach the final stage of their mission to rescue Prince Froptoppit from the castle of Alia Rellapor. Grades 4-7 jSCIENCE FICTION/CRILLEY/MAR

Dahl, Roald. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. 1996 An adventure story about James and the animals he meets while trying to get away from his two aunts, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. Grades 3-up. jFICTION/DAHL/ROA.

Defoe, Daniel. ROBINSON CRUSOE. 1991 A shipwreck's lone survivor is challenged to stay alive. Adventurous incidents in his everyday life lead to his discovery of other island inhabitants. Grades 4-up. jFICTION/DEFOE/DAN.

Du Bois, William Pene. TWENTY-ONE BALLOONS. 1947 Professor William Waterman Sherman left San Francisco on August 15th, 1883, in a balloon, with the intention of flying across the Pacific Ocean. Grades 4-8. jNEWBERY/DUBOIS/WIL.

Dumas, Alexandre. THE THREE MUSKETEERS. 1953 A young Frenchman achieves his dream to become one of the prestigious musketeers who guard the king and his court, experiencing many adventures on the way. Grades 4-up. jFICTION/DUMAS/ALE.

Dyer, T.A. A WAY OF HIS OWN. 1981 A lame boy from a very primitive nomadic tribe is abandoned by his family and, together with a girl stolen from another tribe, tries to survive a cruel winter. Grades 7-9. jFICTION/DYER/T.A..

Eckert, Allan. INCIDENT AT HAWK'S HILL. 1971 Young Ben wanders away from his home on a sprawling prairie near Winnepeg in the 1870's. A thunderstorm strikes and he takes refuge in a badger hole. jFICTION/ECKERT/ALL

Fleischman, Sid. BY THE GREAT HORN SPOON. 1988 Jack's adventures begin when he and his aunt's butler stow away on a ship bound for California. The Gold Rush of 1849 is part of the adventure. Grades 4-6. jFICTION/FLEISCHMAN/SID.

Fleischman, Sid. THE WHIPPING BOY. 1986 In this briskly told tale of high adventure, taut with suspense and rich with colorful characters, the whipping boy and Prince Brat must at last confront each other. Grades 2-6. jNEWBERY/FLEISCHMAN/SID

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Gallagher, Jim. SEARCH FOR LOST TREASURE. 1999 Describes many of the best known treasures of the world, including Captain Kidd's treasure, the Lost Regalia of Scotland, the Rosetta stone, and the Koh-i-noor diamond. Grades 5- up. jFICTION/GALLAGHER/JIM

George, Jean Craighead. JULIE OF THE WOLVES. 1972 A runaway Eskimo girl, alone except for the wolves, survives a journey across Alaska. Grades 3-7. jNEWBERY/GEORGE/JEA.

George, Jean Craighead. MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. 1988 Sam Gribley does what many young people dream of doing. He spends a winter alone on a mountain in the Catskills. Grades 3-7. jFICTION/GEORGE/JEA.

George, Jean Craighead. ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. 1991 Sam's peaceful existence in his wilderness home is disrupted when his sister runs away and his pet falcon is confiscated by a conservation officer. Grades 4-6. jFICTION/GEORGE/JEA.

Hill, Kirkpatrick. TOUGHBOY AND SISTER. 1990 The death of their father strands a ten-year-old boy and his younger sister at a cabin in the Yukon, where they spend a summer trying to cope with dwindling food supplies and hostile wildlife. Grades 3-7. jFICTION/HILL/KIR.

Hill, Kirkpatrick. WINTER CAMP. 1993 Eleven-year-old Toughboy and his younger sister must survive the harsh Alaskan winter trapping camp. Grades 4-6. jFICTION/HILL/KIR.

Lawrence, Iain. THE BUCCANEERS. 2001 John Spencer sails from England in his schooner, the Dragon, to the Caribbean, where he and the crew encounter pirates, fierce storms, fever, and a strange man who some fear may be cursed. Grades 7-up. jFICTION/LAWRENCE/IAI

Mikaelsen, Ben. RESCUE JOSH McGUIRE. 1991 When thirteen-year-old Josh runs away to the mountains of Montana with an orphaned bear cub destined for laboratory testing, they both must fight for their lives in a sudden snowstorm. Grades 4-6. jFICTION/MIKAELSEN/BEN.

Moeri, Louise. SAVE QUEEN OF SHEBA. 1994 After miraculously surviving a Sioux Indian raid on the trail to Oregon, a brother and sister set out with few provisions to find the rest of the settlers. Grades 4-7. jFICTION/MOERI/LOU.

O'Dell, Scott. ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS. 1990This unusual story is based on the fact that in the 1800s, an Indian girl spent 18 years alone on a rocky island off the coast of California. Grades 5- up. jNEWBERY/O'DELL/SCO.

O'Dell, Scott. ZIA. 1978 Zia and her brother journey to San Nicolas Island to rescue Karana, who finds it hard to adjust to mission life as she continues to long for her island life. This is a sequel to Island of the Blue Dolphins. Grades 4-8. jFICTION/O'DELL/SCO.

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Paulsen, Gary. HATCHET. 1987 After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce. Grades 5-9. jFICTION/PAULSEN/GAR.

Paulsen, Gary. THE RIVER. 1991 Fifteen-year-old Brian, profoundly changed by his time in the wild, is asked to undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more about the psychology of survival. Sequel to Hatchet. Grades 7-9. jFICTION/PAULSEN/GAR.

Paulsen, Gary. TUCKET'S HOME. 2000 Francis, Lottie, and Billy survive a series of hair-raising adventures while on their way west, held together by their goal to find Franci's family on theOregon Trail. Grades 4-7. jFICTION/PAULSEN/GAR

Paulsen, Gary. TUCKET'S RIDE. 1997 When fifteen-year-old Francis and two younger children lose their way in the wilderness of the Southwest, they face capture at the hands of dangerous men. Grades 5-9 jFICTION/PAULSEN/GAR

Paulsen, Gary. THE VOYAGE OF THE FROG. 1988 When David goes out on his sailboat to scatter his uncle's ashes, he is caught in a fierce storm and must survive many days on his own as he works out his feelings about his uncle. Grades 6-8. jFICTION/PAULSEN/GAR.

Speare, Elizabeth. SIGN OF THE BEAVER. 1983 A young boy is separated from his pioneering family in the woods of Maine. Helped by Indians, Matt gains insight into a new cult. Grades 5-9. jFICTION/SPEARE/ELI.

Sperry, Armstrong. CALL IT COURAGE. 1971 A Polynesian boy who sails off alone in a canoe to gain and prove his courage survives a storm at sea. a tiger shark, a wild bear, and other hazards before triumphantly sailing home. Grades 5-7. jNEWBERY/SPERRY/ARM.

Steig, William. ABEL'S ISLAND. 1985 Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home. Grades 4-6. jFICTION/STEIG/WIL.

Stevenson, Robert. TREASURE ISLAND. 1994When Jim sails on the Hispaniola as Cabin-boy, with the awesome Long John Silver, he embarks on an adventure unrivalled for excitement and suspense. Grades 4-up. jFICTION/STEVENSON/ROB.

Sutcliff, Rosemary. THE SWORD AND THE CIRCLE. 1981 The author recounts the quests, adventures, jousts, and loves of the Knights of the Round Table as well as what happened to King Arthur himself. Grades 4- 7. jFICTION/SUTCLIFF/ROS.

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Taylor, Theodore. THE CAY. 1993 Phillip is separated from his mother by a shipwreck, leaving him blind and marooned on a Caribbean Island. He befriends a wise West Indian sailor who helps him to survive. Grades 6-9. jFICTION/TAYLOR/THE.

Taylor, Theodore. SWEET FRIDAY ISLAND. 1994 Vacationing on what they think is an uninhabited island, fifteen-year-old Peg and her father find their adventure turned into a fight for survival. Grades 7-9. jFICTION/TAYLOR/THE.

Taylor, Theodore. TIMOTHY OF THE CAY. 1993 Having survived being blinded and shipwrecked on a tiny Caribbean island with the old black man Timothy, twelve-year-old white Phillip is rescued and hopes to regain his sight with an operation. jFICTION/TAYLOR THE.

Voigt, Cynthia. HOMECOMING. 1981 Abandoned by their mother, four children begin a search for a home and an identity Grades 5-up. There are several sequels to this title. jFICTION/VOIGT/CYN.

Verne, Jules. AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS. 1996 In 1872 Phileas Fogg wagers that he can circle the earth in eighty days; and traveling by steamer, railway, carriage, sledge, and elephant he wins his bet. Grades 5- up. jFICTION/VERNE/JUL.

Wyss, Johann. SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. 1986 A terrifying storm leaves a Swiss pastor, his wife and their four young sons shipwrecked on a tropical island. Thankful to be alive, the Robinson family face the challenge of an extraordinary existence. Grades 3-6. FICTION/WYSS/JOH.

Zindel, Paul. REEF OF DEATH. 1998 While helping a beautiful Aboriginal girl search for her people's missing treasure near the Great Barrier Reef, seventeen-year-old PC finds himself fighting an evil scientist and a deadly underwater monster. Grades 6-10 jFICTION/ZINDEL/PAU

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