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 

Gentle Adventure

Ella Enchanted by Gail Levine(1997)In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.

Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Edwards(1989)With help from an eccentric professor who gives their imaginations special intensive training, three children succeed in locating the last of the great Whangdoodles and granting his heart's desire.

Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye(2002)At her christening, a princess is given the gift of "ordinariness" by a fairy, and the consequences of that eventually take her to a nearby palace where, as the fourteenth assistant kitchen maid, she meets just the prince for her.

Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster(1996)A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren(1997)Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village.