Action and adventure fiction

  • Stolen

    Creator

    Wilson, John

    Abstract

    On a visit to a seaside town in Australia, fifteen-year-old Sam meets Annabel, who works at the local museum. Annabel's interest in history is infectious, and Sam soon finds himself eager to hunt for the remains of a boat called the Mahogany Ship, a shipwreck sought after by many. When a storm creates an erosion hole that exposes a structure, Sam and Annabel are convinced it's the fabled ship. Soon all of the museum staff are at the erosion site to check it out.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Flight from bear canyon

    Creator

    Daher, Anita

    Abstract

    In this sequel to Flight from Big Tangle, Kaylee is furious about being left to spend the summer with a girl her own age, Jaz, and Jaz's uncle, Jack. All she wants is time alone with her dog, Sausage. Things change quickly, though, when Jack is injured after his helicopter goes down near a group of grizzly bears. Kaylee and Jaz must team up to save him, and Kaylee finds herself once again at the controls of a plane.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Orphan Ahwak

    Creator

    Rivera, Raquel

    Abstract

    Aneze, a young Aboriginal girl, is left for dead after her village is ripped apart by a wife-raid; her father and brother are killed and her mother is kidnapped. Aneze is the only survivor. She renames herself Orphan Ahwak as she struggles to survive on her own, first in the forest and then in a remote world of tundra and sea-ice. She endures cold and hunger and befriends people whose customs are completely foreign to her. Through it all she remains determined to become a hunter and to find a place in an often hostile and terrifying world.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • The elephant mountains

    Creator

    Ely, Scott

    Abstract

    An unprecedented series of hurricanes has swollen the Mississippi River to unheard-of levels and is threatening to put New Orleans and most of the low-lying areas of the South under water. Fifteen-year-old Stephen is spending the summer with his father near a small town north of Lake Pontchartrain when another powerful hurricane arrives and the levees on the Mississippi River completely fail. In the anarchy and chaos that results, Stephen's father is killed, and the boy is left to fend for himself. Stephen soon encounters Angela, a college student whose parents have also been killed.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Daredevil club

    Creator

    Withers, Pam

    Abstract

    Kip's only friends are the members of the Daredevil Club, a club whose mission is to complete seven dangerous dares before their rivals, the Wildmen, complete their list of dares. Before the cliff diving accident in which he lost the use of his leg, Kip had been the leader of the Daredevil club. Now he has difficulty completing the dares and suspects that his membership is threatened. As the daredevils plan their final stunt, a dangerous climb along a narrow steel shelf beneath a bridge, they try to convince Kip that he may not be up to the task.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Refuge cove

    Creator

    Choyce, Lesley

    Abstract

    Greg is an avid sailor. On a solo trip off the rugged coast, he stumbles upon a family of desperate refugees stranded in a lifeboat. The family convinces Greg to help them, and keep their existence secret. When his plan begins to unravel and the family flees into an oncoming storm, Greg goes after them.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Squeeze

    Creator

    Muller, Rachel

    Abstract

    Byron is psyched when his older brother Jesse invites him on a weekend caving trip, even if it means spending time with Cole, Jesse's obnoxious college roommate. With Jesse's girlfriend Michelle rounding out the group, Byron is sure the excursion will be a success. Things get tense when they near the cave, only to find that the way in is blocked. Byron stumbles on the entrance to a new cave, but the thrill of his discovery is overshadowed by Cole's increasingly strange behavior.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Seven bundle : books 1-7

    Creator

    Orca Book Publishers

    Abstract

    Seven novels of adventure in one ebook bundle. When David McLean, well-loved grandfather and avid adventurer, dies, he leaves behind an unusual will that outlines sevens tasks he has set for his seven grandsons. Eric Walters, John Wilson, Ted Staunton, Richard Scrimger, Norah McClintock, Sigmund Brouwer and Shane Peacock bring their signature writing styles to a series of adventures that take readers from the top of Kilimanjaro to the bottom of the Mediterranean.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Outback

    Creator

    Stevenson, Robin

    Abstract

    Since his girlfriend dumped him, Jayden has been avoiding school, and life in general. When his eccentric uncle Mel invites him to help with his biology research at an Australian university, he figures he has nothing to lose. Unfortunately, this means an expedition into the scorching desert heat of the Australian outback…with the increasingly paranoid Mel and an unfriendly biology student named Natalie.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Red sea

    Creator

    Tullson, Diane

    Abstract

    Fourteen-year-old Libby didn't want to go on a year long sailing adventure with her mother and her stepfather, Duncan, and she isn't about to let them forget it. Traveling through the Red Sea, Libby causes them to be late and make a dangerous crossing alone. When modern-day pirates attack, Duncan is killed and Libby's mother is left seriously injured and unconscious. Libby is left alone on a crippled boat to find safety and help for her mother. Libby must call on all her strength and face some hard truths about herself if she is to survive and reach land.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified