Stories for 5th - 8th grade readers.

J/F/AVI
AviThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle1990, 229 p.

An unchaperoned young lady making an ocean crossing aboard a sailing ship transforms herself into a sailing mate who climbs the rigging and is accused of murder.

J/F/COONEY
Cooney, Caroline B.Flight #116 Is Down1992, 201 p.

Heidi is caught in a life and death drama when a jumbo jet crashes near her home in the woods of upstate New York. Helping the victims to survive, Heidi faces the most challenging night of her life.

J/F/GILLIAN
Cross, GillianBorn of the Sun1983, 229 p.

Whisked off to South America to help her parents search for a lost Inca city, Paula must survive the dangers of the wilderness and greedy bandits.

J/F/HILL
Hill, Pamela SmithGhost Horses1996, 216 p.

At the turn of the century when women were expected to cook and clean, a talented teenager disguises herself as a boy to join an archeological dig searching for dinosaur fossils in the Dakota Badlands.

J/F/HOBBS
Hobbs, WillDownriver1991, 204 p.

Escaping from their adult leaders while on an adventure trip for troubled youth, Jessie and several other teens attempt to raft the Colorado River on their own.

J/F/LINDGREN
Lindgren, AstridRonia, the Robber’s Daughter1983, 176 p.

Ronia is happy roaming the magical forests surrounding her family fortress, until she makes friends with the son of a rival robber clan.

J/F/MCKINLEY
McKinley, RobinThe Hero and the Crown1984, 246 p.

Aerin discovers an ancient recipe for protection against dragon fire which allows her to kill the dragons that have been harassing the countryside. When she is hurt, she must find a wizard to heal her.

J/F/MURPHY
Murphy, Claire RudolfTo the Summit1992, 156 p.

Joining her father’s expedition, Sarah attempts to climb Denali, the highest mountain in North America. During the journey, Sarah must face both the treacherous mountain and her rocky relationship with her father.

J/F/MYERS
Myers, EdwardClimb or Die1994, 180 p.

After being stranded in a remote area of the Rocky Mountains during a blizzard, Danielle and her brother must try to reach a weather station higher up in the mountains to save their injured parents’ lives.

J/F/PIERCE
Pierce, TamoraAlanna: The First Adventure1983c 241 p.

A young nobleman’s daughter wants to become a knight, so she disguises herself as a boy and undertakes the life of a page.

J/F/SAVAGE
Savage, DeborahA Rumor of Otters1986, 156 p.

Alexa sets off for a remote mountain lake to confirm the Maori legend that otters live in the wilderness, even though her textbooks insist that otters do not inhabit New Zealand.

J/F/SOBOL
Sobol, RoseWoman Chief1976, 108p.

Captured from her own tribe as a child by the Crow Indians, Lonesome Star learns to hunt and fight, and succeeds as a warrior to become the only woman chief of her adopted tribe.

Prepared by Sonya Budach, October 1998