Action and adventure fiction

  • Tides of mutiny

    Creator

    Rode, Rebecca

    Abstract

    In a world where female sailors are executed, Lane's dream of being a ship's captain seems impossible. Sea life is all she knows, and Lane has to hide as a captain's boy to avoid being killed. Then an old pirate enemy comes after her father, and she begins hearing rumors that her father was once a pirate as well. Then a mysterious prince shows up, and Lane finds her very survival tied to a boy who could destroy everything. Now Lane must either protect herself and find a way to live her dream, or risk everything for a world where her very existence is a death sentence.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • The sheep, the rooster, and the duck

    Creator

    Phelan, Matt

    Abstract

    In 1783 France, ten-year-old Emilie works as Benjamin Franklin's caretaker, but after he finds himself in the middle of a sinister plot, he helps France's undercover guardians, a sheep, a roster and a duck save the world.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • River

    Creator

    Hunter, Erin

    Abstract

    A new age is dawning on the warrior Clans. A new generation rises as leaders from all five Clans agree that the Warrior Code must be reformed. But when tragedy strikes, old fears threaten new peace.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Shipwreck in Seal Bay

    Creator

    Marlin, Jen

    Abstract

    Max and Sofia's summer vacation gets wild when they stumble upon an abandoned sailboat that magically transports them to a different corner of the world to help other kids save seals from an oil spill.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • The Golden Swift

    Creator

    Grossman, Lev

    Abstract

    Kate was happy to be a fully-fledged conductor of the steam-powered railway saving animals, until Uncle Herbert goes missing. To find him, she enlists help from a deadly cassowary and a socially maladjusted wolverine.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Uncharted : the official movie novelization

    Creator

    Perry, S. D.

    Abstract

    In this novelized adaptation of the hit video game franchise, street-smart Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor "Sully" Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of the greatest treasure never found.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • Thronebreakers : Crownchasers, book 2

    Creator

    Coffindaffer, Rebecca

    Abstract

    During a race across the empire's 1,001 planets to find the royal seal and win the throne, Alyssa Farshot's friend was killed. Broken-hearted over her friend's death, Alyssa is hell-bent on revenge.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • I can see clearly : rise of a supernatural hero

    Creator

    Cusumano, James A.

    Abstract

    Sixteen-year-old star basketball player Luc Ponti wins an important tiebreaker game during the last few seconds of play. He is simultaneously critically injured by a flagrant foul by a player from the opposing team. Luc dies for several minutes, but is revived after having a near-death experience. He inexplicably begins to develop superpowers, which change the course of his life and have a profound impact on the world.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • Faith : greater heights

    Creator

    Murphy, Julie

    Abstract

    Faith Herbert just wants to end her senior year in a normal way. But suddenly Colleen Bristow, the quiet nerd-turned-supervillain, reappears. Fires are cropping up all over town. And psiots have been going missing.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • The last mile

    Creator

    Baldacci, David

    Abstract

    Amos Decker takes an interest in the case of a convicted murderer after discovering striking similarities to his own life. Both men were talented football players with promising careers cut short by tragedy. Both men's families were brutally murdered. And in both cases, another suspect came forward, years after the killing, to confess to the crime. A suspect who may or may not have been telling the truth.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified