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Book reviews for adventure

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    New Lands: The Chronicles of Egg, Book 2

    Gross-out humor and adventure in lively Deadweather sequel.
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    10
     
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    By Geoff Rodkey
    (Book, 2013)
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    Mira's Diary: Home Sweet Rome

    Time-travel sequel is intense, suspenseful, and exciting.
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    10
     
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    By Marissa Moss
    (Book, 2013)
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    The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs

    Garden fantasy casts a strange spell.
    AGE
    4
     
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    By William Joyce
    (Book, 2013)
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    Navigating Early

    Compelling adventure as two boys cope with loss, loneliness.
    AGE
    10
     
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    By Clare Vanderpool
    (Book, 2013)
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    Nine Days

    Gripping search for missing dad, based on a true story.
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    12
     
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    By Fred Hiatt
    (Book, 2013)
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    The Runaway King

    Young king faces pirates, thieves in swashbuckling sequel.
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    10
     
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    By Jennifer A. Nielsen
    (Book, 2013)
  • Review
    Stranded

    Shipwrecked tweens unite in adventure by Survivor host.
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    9
     
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    By Chris Tebbetts, Jeff Probst
    (Book, 2013)
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    On the Road

    Poetic, ecstatic, debauched novel that changed literature.
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    16
     
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    By Jack Kerouac
    (Book, 2013)
  • Review
    Warriors series

    Cat clans mirror human issues in popular series.
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    9
     
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    By Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Tui Sutherland
    (Book, 2012)
  • Review
    Magic Tree House Series

    Fun, educational chapter books have something for everyone.
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    6
     
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    By Mary Pope Osborne
    (Book, 2012)
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    The Expeditioners and the Treasure of Drowned Man's Canyon

    Gripping adventure of intrepid siblings in steampunk world.
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    10
     
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    By S.S. Taylor
    (Book, 2012)
  • Review
    The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons

    Brave heroine faces danger with help of magic and friends.
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    10
     
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    By Barbara Mariconda
    (Book, 2012)
  • Review
    Phoenix: The Five Ancestors Out of the Ashes, Book 1

    Exciting adventure of bike racing, kung fu, Chinese myth.
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    9
     
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    By Jeff Stone
    (Book, 2012)
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    The Hunters: Brotherband Chronicles, Book 3

    Teen sailors chase cruel pirate captain in exciting sequel.
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    10
     
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    By John Flanagan
    (Book, 2012)
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    Batman: Earth One

    Gritty, hyper-violent graphic novel about Batman's origin.
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    15
     
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    By Geoff Johns
    (Book, 2012)
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    A Girl Named Digit

    Fun story of math whiz girl who fights crime, finds romance.
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    13
     
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    By Annabel Monaghan
    (Book, 2012)
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    Deadweather and Sunrise: The Chronicles of Egg, Book 1

    Never a dull moment in pirate adventure with comic mayhem.
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    10
     
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    By Geoff Rodkey
    (Book, 2012)
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    The Invaders: Brotherband Chronicles, Book 2

    Teen shipmates take on pirates in high-seas series sequel.
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    10
     
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    By John Flanagan
    (Book, 2012)
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    My Side of the Mountain

    Gripping, inspiring wilderness-survival adventure.
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    10
     
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    By Jean Craighead George
    (Book, 2012)
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    The Wainscott Weasel

    Charming tale of a weasel's adventure to protect his love.
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    7
     
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    By Tor Seidler
    (Book, 2012)
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    Chomp

    Zany adventure in the Florida Everglades spoofs reality TV.
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    12
     
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    By Carl Hiaasen
    (Book, 2012)
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    Neversink

    Epic story of a brave puffin fighting to save his homeland.
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    9
     
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    By Barry Wolverton
    (Book, 2012)
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    The Adventures of Sir Gawain the True

    Clever take on chivalry, bravery, and humility in this retelling of a legend from King Arthur's court -- great for read-aloud or early reader.
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    6
     
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    By Gerald Morris
    (Book, 2012)
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    Robbie Forester and the Outlaws of Sherwood St.

    Superpowered kids have exciting crime-fighting adventure.
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    10
     
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    By Peter Abrahams
    (Book, 2012)
  • Review
    The Secret of the Unicorn (The Adventures of Tintin)

    Exciting pirate-treasure search in classic Tintin series.
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    9
     
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    By Herge
    (Book, 2011)