Showing 1–5 of 5 titles

• Audience: Older
• List: Notable Children's Books
• Genre: Adventure

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  The Murderer's Ape

  By Jakob Wegelius, Peter Graves (Translator)

  Determined to clear her friend, the Chief, of murder, remarkable ape Sally Jones sets off on an epic journey and meets a fascinating cast of characters.

  • Fiction, Action, Adventure
  • Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2018 (Medal Winner), Notable Children's Books 2018
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781101931752
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  Nowhere Boy

  By Katherine Marsh

  When Max finds Syrian refugee Ahmed hiding alone in his basement in Belgium, Max decides to help Ahmed by keeping him secret and safe.

  • Fiction, Action, Adventure
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781250307576
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  The Smoking Mirror

  By David Bowles

  In an action-packed, fantasy novel, that combines Aztec and Mayan mythology with life in contemporary South Texas and Mexico, 12-year-old twins descend into the Land of the Dead to find their mother.

  • Fiction, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
  • Notable Children's Books 2016, Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2016 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781925148640
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  The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid

  By Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illustrator)

  Loner Charlie Fisher finds himself lured into the exciting underworld of Marseille pickpockets where he finds unlikely friendships in this rollicking tale.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action, Adventure
  • Notable Children's Books 2018
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780062342454
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  Words on Fire

  By Jennifer Nielsen

  Set during the nineteenth-century Russian occupation of Lithuania, Audra and her family smuggle books to save Lithuanian language and culture.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action, Adventure
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781338275476