Adventure
Ready to go back in time? Explore a new world? Try to survive in the wilderness? Scare yourself? Maybe just ready to read a good book? Enjoy an adventure!
This booklist was contributed by Appleton Public Library Children's Services Staff, 12/06
Historical Adventures
Betrayal at Cross Creek by Kathleen Ernst(2004)Twelve-year-old Elspeth Monro, a Scottish settler and weaver's apprentice on the North Carolina frontier in 1775, must find out who is betraying her Loyalist family during the months before the start of the Revolutionary War.
Boston Jane: an Adventure by Jennifer Holm(2001)Schooled in the lessons of etiquette for young ladies of 1854, Miss Jane Peck of Philadelphia finds little use for manners during her long sea voyage to the Pacific Northwest and while living among the American traders and Chinook Indians of Washington Territory.
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi(2002)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.
The Great Brain by John Fitzgerald(1967)The exploits of the Great Brain of Adenville, Utah are described by his younger brother, frequently the victim of the Great Brain's schemes for gaining prestige or money.
Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka(1991)Joe receives a magic book for his birthday present from his uncle. Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported to a time when evil knights, fire-breathing dragons, and vile-smelling giants roamed the land.
One-Eyed Giant by Mary Osborne(2002)Retells a part of the Odyssey in which King Odysseus fights the cyclops.
Shadows in the Glasshouse by Megan McDonald(2000)While working as an indentured servant for a Jamestown glassmaker in 1621, twelve-year-old Merry uncovers a case of sabotage.
Stone Fox by John Gardiner(1980)Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.
Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman(1986)A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.
