Children's Action and adventure stories Books

Age range 6 to 10This outlandish whodunit will keep readers guessing and laughing...all the way to the surprise ending!It's Saturday, the best morning of the week when a scream interrupts the perfect day for learning about butterflies. Mili the guppy is....

Age range 3 to 7Take a thrilling journey to Dinosaur Land in this adorable, imaginative picture book that dinosaur enthusiasts will love. When a little boy gets a dinosaur costume for his birthday, it opens up a world of imagination. An amazing,...

Age range 3 to 6It's a dark and stormy night and Toby cannot sleep. The whole house seems to be tossing and turning like a ship in the middle of the ocean...and soon Toby enters a fantasy world where he is indeed at sea, caught up in a strange...

Age range 6+A priceless golden chalice has been stolen from Fergus McSwaggers, fearsome chief of the squelchy Bog Islands...and he wants it back! Can Flynn and the crew of the Black Hound solve their most dangerous case yet, battling deadly ice pirates,...

Age range 6+'Welcome to the Black Hound - a ship full o' the cleverest pirate investigators ya ever set eyes upon.' The captain pauses. 'You OK, lad? Ya gone paler than a full moon.'When young Flynn becomes...

Ages 9-12 years"Imagine it Jim - champions of the world. That'd be alright wouldn't it"Growing up in the North of England in the 1930's, Jimmy Evans and his best friend Stan share a burning ambition to play for England in the World Cup. After years of...

After his family rushes out the door for the first day of school, Peanut Butter the dog finds himself all alone for the first time. Bored, curious, and lonely, Peanut Butter sneaks out of the house in search of an adventure. He encounters new animals,...

The very first hockey practice can be a little scary, but not if you are planning to be the world's greatest hockey superstar! Follow the action and relish the dreams of a confident young boy as he begins his journey to hockey stardom. See what happens...

Age range 3 to 6Adventure into the epic and magical world of Greek myths with this brightly-illustrated introduction to the clever adventurer Odysseus for young readers. Colourful and easy to read, this retelling of the war hero and epic adventurer...

Age range 10 - 18Part fantasy, part travelogue, Onibi: Diary Of A Yokai Ghost Hunter follows the adventures of two foreign visitors as they tour Japan. When they buy an antique camera along the way, they discover they can capture images of Japan's...

Age range 0 to 3Open the flaps to follow Mothman Baby over the course of a delightfully paranormal evening in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, 1967. Mothman Baby! Young readers and pre-readers will discover the details of this nonthreatening supernatural...

Age range 8+The planet Earth had been randomly destroyed - bummer! But that can't stop Kay, its sole survivor, and her newfound alien pals from setting off on a wildly imaginative, surprisingly touching adventure for the ages.Earth has exploded! Here's...

Identify suspects, gather clues, navigate puzzles, and solve the mystery in this interactive Choose Your Path thriller.The secluded cabin resort your parents own won't make any "best destination" lists, but it's the perfect place to spend a summer...

In this adventurous novel - set in the ancient Arctic, but narrated for modern readers by an inquisitive and entertaining contemporary narrator - a young, wandering Inuit hunter named Kannujaq happens upon a camp in grave peril. The inhabitants of the...

Age range 6+The third book in this Times Best Read pirate investigator trilogy.The Countess of Bohemia's jewels have been stolen by a ghost. Not just any old ghost, but the ghost of Captain Scarletbeard, the scariest pirate who ever lived! Flynn and the...

Age range 14+The history of Dalloway School lives in the bones it was built on. Five violent deaths in the first ten years of its existence. Sometimes you can still smell the blood on the air. It wasn't until Felicity enrolled that she fell in love with...

The School Ship Tobermory and its intrepid young crew are back in Hebridean waters. When a violent storm blows them off course to a remote island, they discover a fisherman's journal written a hundred years ago which tells of a mysterious shipwreck...

Bear is one of the family. He goes everywhere with his young companions. Then one day, somehow, Bear is left behind at the seaside. As the sun goes down, the tide comes in, and Bear begins his great adventure. Find out how he gets home in this delightful...

Over five million copies in print! When the fiercest dragon in the whole world smashes Princess Elizabeth's castle, burns all her clothes, and captures her fianc, Prince Ronald, Elizabeth takes matters into her own hands. With her wits alone and nothing...

The most powerful pirate in history was a woman who was born into poverty in Guangzhou, China, in the late 1700s. When pirates attacked her town and the captain took a liking to her, she saw a way out. Zheng Yi Sao agreed to marry him only if she got an...

A darkly fantastic middle-grade mystery with the ominous atmosphere loved by fans of Jonathan Auxier and Jonathan StroudThirteen-year-old Simon's life has been knocked askew ever since his family moved into his deceased grandfather's house. First there's...

After his parents are brutally murdered, Ahiahia is raised by his grandmother in a camp surrounded by enemies. His grandmother knows that eventually the camp will turn on Ahiahia, just as it did his parents, so she chants a protection chant over the...

In this faithful retelling of a traditional story from the Kugaaruk region, told by Elder Levi Illuitok, a father must save his infant child from an amajurjuk, an ogress known to steal children. When the ogress takes advantage of the child's mother being...

Akagaq, the youngest brother of three, is confident but forgetful. When he gets caught in a blizzard he makes a tent, but it is no match for the powerful winds. Trapped in the cold, Akagaq is helped by his brother Tiriaq. Tiriaq digs into a snowdrift for...

Age range 3 to 9What's on the other side of the forest? A young rabbit and his father are determined to find out in this modern picture book that feels like a classic, calling to mind the tender work of Beatrix Potter.Some say that wolves,...

Age range 9+Paul is ten years old and lives with his aunt and uncle. Bruce, an old family friend, suddenly reappears after three years of silence, eager to keep a promise he made to Paul to take him on a three-day mountain trek.Paul longs for Bruce's...

Explore a city park in this playful, illustrated adventure full of two hundred words for children to learn: names for interesting plants, birds, delicious picnic foods, and more!Time for an adventure! Families will join Sam as they explore the young...

"Whimsical... readers can unleash their own imaginations." -New York TimesFans of Peter Brown and Jon Klassen will cherish this inspiring story about exploration, curiosity and an unexpected discovery.There are wonders all around us ... Why not go see...

Age range 3 to 6Jacob has a special gift - he can fly!When his parents plan a trip to the sea, Jacob says he will fly there himself. Along the way, he meets new friends and has wonderful adventures. And when his bird friends need help, Jacob and the...

A time-traveling tech adventure that takes kids through the centuries using modern technology as their tour guide.WHAT WOULD YOU DO... if a time traveler landed on your doorstep? In Leonardo and the Time Travelers, Jack and Nick are in Silicon Valley for...

In this epic conclusion to The Ables series, old and new generations of Ables must overcome their personal challenges and work together to stop a sinister plot to destroy all of the world's custodian heroes.For many years, Phillip Sallinger was one of...

Rylee has been practicing hard for his flight school exam. There is just one problem, he can't see! Every time Rylee flies, he is diving into the unknown. Can Rylee overcome his poor eyesight and earn his wings?

The year is 2121. The place is England. Alec Brassington is shooting cans off a wall, one of his favorite things to do - It helps him to relax in these unsettling times. He's looking to go to university to study mechanical engineering, but his plan is...

Freddie the Fruit of the Spirit Tree is the first book in the Freddie the Fruit of the Spirit Tree Series that will contain six books. Each book will focus on a fruit in the life of a believing child as they live their lives to serve Jesus Christ. In the...

The Many Adventures of Pencil and Eraser began from bedtime stories told by my dear dad. The unlimited possibilities of the adventures of these two characters kept us in wonder and believing that imagination has the power to reshape the world around us.

Cor'Meum, an industrialized world, led by the guidance of technology, and by King Erebus. It has been claimed that magic is part of the past. Robotics and machinery fill their presence in the streets of Cor'Meum; machinery such as replacing lost limbs,...

Age range 12+Savannah Dawson starts questioning everything she thought she knew about the orcas her family hunts, her family, and herself. In 1910, twelve-year-old Savannah lives with her widowed father on a whaling station in New South Wales, Australia...

FromNew York TimesBestselling Author Mariame Kaba, apoignant, beautifully illustrated story of a little girl's worries when her Mama goes to jail, and the love that bridges the distance between them.Even though I'm away, My love is always here to stay...

Steve lives on a wheat farm and has everything he needs to live in the Minecraft world: a bed, a house, and food. One morning, he finds that zombies have attacked the local villagers. To protect himself and the few villagers that remain, Steve goes on a...

Gameknight999 loves Minecraft, but when one of his father's inventions teleports him into the game, Gameknight is forced to live out a real-life adventure inside a digital world. Stuck in Minecraft, he discovers the game's best-kept secret, something not...

Age range 9 and upThe final battle to defeat Herobrine will take Gameknight999 over land and under water! Herobrine is rallying all the monsters of Minecraft to one server in hopes of eliminating Gameknight999 and his friends once and for all. They...

Age range 9 & upAn ancient jungle temple holds the secrets to stopping the evil Herobrine! Gameknight999's true enemy has finally surfaced: Herobrine, an artificially intelligent virus that wants to escape Minecraft and destroy mankind with their own...

Age range 9+With his sister stuck in Minecraft, Gameknight999 will have to face a new enemy to save her! Gameknight999 was sucked into the world of Minecraft when one of his father's inventions went haywire. Trapped inside the game, the former griefer...

Gameknight999 loved Minecraft. He reveled in building structures, playing on servers, creating custom maps, and more. But above all else, he loved to grief-to intentionally ruin the gaming experience for other users. As the self-proclaimed "King of the...

From renowned Japanese children's author Sachiko Kashiwaba, Temple Alley Summer is a fantastical and mysterious adventure filled with the living dead, a magical pearl, and a suspiciously nosy black cat named Kiriko featuring beautiful illustrations from...

Age range 3 to 6 From the savanna to the city to outer space, celebrated Nordic children's book illustrator Linda Bondestam offers a charming peek at the many ways we settle in for sleep, with gorgeous, dreamlike illustrations full of offbeat humour...

William Shakespeare is arguably themost pivotal and widely read figure in the history of English literature. This comprehensivecollection highlights some of the bard's best works, adapted to be more easilyread and digestible for children.Featured within...

Doctor Dolittle has been beloved by children for more a century and will soon come to life again in the new movie, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle. The famous doctor who can speak to animals first appeared in Hugh Lofting's letters to his...