The Akhenaten Adventure

by Philip Kerr

Twelve-year-old twins John and Philippa are about to set off on a marvelous adventure. The twins discover after a shared dream that they are djinn, and travel to London to meet their Uncle Nimrod and learn...

Children of the Lamp series: book 1

Chasing Vermeer

by Blue Balliett

Eleven year olds Petra and Calder set out to discover what has happened to a missing Vermeer painting, using a set of pentominoes and their willingness to question coincidences.

Frindle

by Andrew Clements

When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.

Hatchet

by Gary Paulsen

After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents'...

Brian's Saga series: book 1

Redwall

by Brian Jacques

What can the peace-loving mice of Redwall Abbey do to defend themselves against a battle-seasoned army of rats? Teeming with riddles, humor, unforgettable characters, and high-bounding adventure, Redwall...

Redwall series: book 1