J/F/AVI
AviThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle215 p.

An unchaperoned young lady on an ocean voyage transforms herself into a capable sailor only to find herself accused of murdering the ship’s captain. Grades 5 – 7

J/F/BLEDSOE
Bledsoe, Lucy JaneTracks in the Snow152 p.

Erin and her science partner Tiffany become lost in the snow-covered mountains when Erin leads them on a trek to find her missing baby sister. Grades 4 – 6

J/F/BODETT
Bodett, TomWilliwaw!192 p.

When September and her younger brother Ivan disobey their father by taking their family’s boat out across the bay, a sudden storm puts their lives in jeopardy. Grades 5 – 7

J/F/BURNFORD
Burnford, SheilaThe Incredible Journey145 p.

Two dogs and a cat help each other brave through over 200 miles of Canadian wilderness to make it back to their home and the family they love. Grades 4 – 6

J/F/CLIFFORD
Clifford, EthHelp! I’m a Prisoner in the Library96 p.

Mary Rose and Jo-Beth spend an adventurous night trapped inside the public library during a terrible blizzard. Grades 3 – 5

J/F/FIELDS
Fields, TerriDanger in the Desert126 p.

Robbie and Scott fight to survive without food or water, when a carjacker leaves them stranded in the desert. Grades 4 – 6

J/F/FLEISCHMAN
Fleischman, SidThe Whipping Boy90 p.

When Prince Brat decides to run away, he takes his whipping boy Jemmy with him. Outside the safety of the castle, the two encounter trouble and Jemmy must use his street wits to save them both. Grades 3 – 6

J/F/GEORGE
George, Jean CraigheadJulie of the Wolves170 p.

An eskimo girl crosses the Alaskan tundra to escape home and an arranged marriage. Without food or shelter, she survives with help from a pack of wild wolves that has befriended her. Grades 5 – 8

J/F/HAAHR
Haahr, BeritThe Minstrel’s Tale247 p.

Judith, a musically-inclined girl living in fourteenth century England, runs away from home and sets out on a 150-mile journey to join the King’s Minstrels. Grades 6 – 8

J/F/HAHN
Hahn, Mary DowningThe Gentleman Outlaw and Me—Eli212 p.

In 1887, Eliza, disguised as a boy and traveling in search of her missing father, falls in with a young rogue and joins him in his schemes as they head west together. Grades 4 – 6

J/F/HESSE
Hesse, KarenStowaway319 p.

Nicholas stows away aboard the Endeavor to escape his evil employer, and ends up sailing around the world under the command of the legendary Captain James Cook. Grades 6 – 8

J/F/HILL
Hill, DavidTake It Easy163 p.

Rob and five other inexperienced teenage campers are lost in the mountains and must try to complete their trip alone when their guide suddenly dies. Grades 6 – 8

J/F/HITE
Hite, SidStick and Whittle202 p.

An adventure begins when friends Stick and Whittle answer an ad to rescue a rich man’s kidnapped daughter from an evil outlaw.
Grades 5 – 8

J/F/HOBBS
Hobbs, WillJason’s Gold221 p.

Jason must endure the hazards of a winter in the Canadian wilderness as he tries to join up with his older brothers searching for gold during the Klondike Gold Rush. Grades 6 – 8

J/F/KEHRET
Kehret, PegEarthquake Terror132 p.

Jonathan must think quickly to save himself and his younger sister when an earthquake strikes their campsite. Grades 3 – 6

J/F/KETCHUM
Ketchum, LizaOrphan Journey Home162 p.

During their move from Illinois to Kentucky in 1828, Jesse’s parents die leaving Jesse in charge of getting her brothers and sister safely to her grandmother’s Kentucky home. Grades 4 – 7

J/F/LAWRENCE
Lawrence, IainThe Wreckers196 p.

After being shipwrecked, John must try to rescue his father from pirates who want the wrecked ship’s cargo and are willing to kill those who get in their way. Grades 6 – 8

J/F/MORRIS
Morris, GeraldThe Squire’s Tale212 p.

When Terrence becomes a squire to Sir Gawain, the nephew of King Arthur, the two go on a quest to prove Gawain’s worth. Grades 6 – 8

J/F/ MYERS
Myers, EdwardClimb or Die180 p.

When their parents are injured in a car accident in a remote area of the Rocky Mountains during a blizzard, Danielle and her brother try to reach a weather station higher up in the mountains to find help. Grades 6 – 8

J/F/NAYLOR
Naylor, Phyllis ReynoldsThe Fear Place118 p.

When brothers Doug and Gordon are left alone at a remote mountain camp, Doug must overcome his fear of heights to save his brother’s life. Grades 5 – 7

J/F/OSBORNE
Osborne, Mary PopeAdaline Falling Star169 p.

Adaline, the daughter of Kit Carson, the legendary scout, leaves the care of her cruel cousins to find her father who is off leading an expedition for the famous John Charles Fremont. Grades 4 – 6

J/F/PAULSEN
Paulsen, GaryHatchet195 p.

Brian must survive the outdoors with nothing but a little hatchet his mother gave to him as a joke, when the small plane he is on crashes in the Canadian wilderness. Grades 5 – 7

J/F/SOTO
Soto, GarySummer on Wheels163 p.

Best friends, Hector and Mondo, experience the adventure of a lifetime when they take an extended bike trip from their homes in East L. A. all the way to the Santa Monica Beach. Grades 5 – 8

J/F/WALLACE
Wallace, BillEye of the Great Bear176 p.

Bailey, who has a reputation for being a “sissy,” tries to prove to himself that he is courageous by taking on a grizzly bear that is putting his sister’s life in jeopardy. Grades 5 – 7

J/F/WILLIS
Willis, PatriciaDanger Along the Ohio181 p.

After being separated from their father while journeying down the Ohio River, three children try to elude capture from Indians and survive in the harsh wilderness until they can find a way to be reunited with their father. Grades 4 – 7

Prepared by Lori Craft, December 2000