The Odyssey
Retells, in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero who encounters witches and other obstacles on his journey home after fighting in the Trojan War.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 60
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: homer, odysseus (greek mythology), heroes, mythology, greek, adventure and adventurers, mythology, cartoons and comics, heroes and heroines, adventure graphic novels, greek mythology, adventure fiction, adventure stories [X], comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, adventure fiction, graphic novels
Atlas Shrugged
A satire on the follies and dangers of collectivism in which the United States is faced with the prospect of economic collapse when the country's leading innovators and industrialists go into hiding.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 134
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1070
subjects: egoism, capitalism, objectivism (philosophy), security (psychology), objectivity, philosophy, science fiction, rand, ayn, dystopias, science fiction films, adventure fiction, adventure stories [X], adventure and adventurers, adventure stories, science fiction
The Last Of The Mohicans
"The second in the Leatherstocking tales "presents Chingachgook and his son Uncas as the last of the Iroquis aristocracy.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 48
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 380
subjects: cooper, james fenimore, bumppo, natty (fictitious character), mohegan indians, frontier and pioneer life, united states, mohegan indians fiction, bumppo, natty (fictional character), native americans, adventure fiction, fiction, indians of north america, united states, comic books, strips, etc, battles, adapted classics, new york (state), historical fiction, action and adventure fiction, war stories, adventure fiction, war stories, united states $x history $y french and indian war, 1754-1763, adventure stories [X], large type books, large print books, adventure stories, historical fiction
Robinson Crusoe
"A minutely circumstantial account of the hero's shipwreck and escape to an uninhabitated island, and the methodical industry whereby he makes himself a comfortable home.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 70
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: defoe, daniel, crusoe, robinson (fictitious character), survival, castaways, islands, shipwrecks, shipwreck survival, survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc, adventure and adventurers, robinsonades, survival skills, fiction, survival (after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.), crusoe, robinson (fictional character), shipweck survival, adventure stories [X], adventure fiction, historical fiction, adventure fiction, robinsonades, wilderness survival
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Presents the classic adventure novel in which Sir Percy Blakeney defies French revolutionaries in order to save innocent men and women from being put to death in the guillotine, and includes background information, a chronology of the author's life and work, explanatory notes, critical analyses, and other study aids.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 27
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1140
subjects: blakeney, percy, sir (fictitious character), nobility, france, large type books, large print books, blakeney, percy, sir (fictional character), historical fiction, adventure and adventurers, adventure fiction, adventure stories [X], british, heroes, historical fiction, young adult fiction, france, revolution, revolution (france : 1789-1799), 1789-1799, action and adventure fiction, fiction, historical fiction, history
Dodger
In an alternative version of Victorian London, a seventeen-year-old Dodger, a street urchin, rises in life when he saves a mysterious girl, meets Charles Dickens, and unintentionally puts a stop to the murders of Sweeney Todd.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 35
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1210
subjects: dickens, charles, conduct of life, todd, sweeney (legendary character), love, london (england), great britain, adventure stories [X], humorous stories, love stories
To Build A Fire
Includes twenty-five stories including the Klondike stories, and other stories spanning American author Jack London's career.
FIC
year: 1999
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Hostage Three
Seventeen-year-old Amy, her father, and her stepmother becomes hostages when Somalian pirates seize their yacht, but although she builds a bond with one of her captors it becomes brutally clear that the price of life and its value are two very different things.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 31
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: adventure stories [X], fathers and daughters, hostages, pirates, survival, suspense fiction, adventure and adventurers, yachts
The Haunted Castle
Geronimo Stilton and his family travel to Penny Pincher Castle to visit his uncle, Samuel S.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 27
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
subjects: stilton, geronimo (fictitious character), mice, castles, adventure and adventurers, stilton, geronimo (fictional character), adventure fiction, adventure stories [X], adventure fiction
The Last Musketeer:
"When the Musketeers pursue the dangerous Michel Dinicoeur to Spain, they're ambushed at every turn, causing them to suspect that there may be a traitor within their own ranks"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: richelieu, armand jean du plessis, adventure stories [X], characters and characteristics in literature, time travel, adventure and adventurers, characters in literature, france, paris (france), spain
Jasper Dash And The Flame-pits Of Delaware
Boy Technonaut, Jasper Dash, and his friends Lily Gefelty and Katie Mulligan travel into the mist-shrouded heart of the forbidden mountainous realm of Delaware to try and unravel a terrible mystery.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: adventure stories [X], characters and characteristics in literature, detective and mystery stories, friendship, humorous stories
Double Cross
"When Greg and the Musketeers return to Paris and find the city under siege, they leap into action to prevent King Louis from being overthrown and history from being changed forever"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: richelieu, armand jean du plessis, adventure stories [X], characters and characteristics in literature, time travel, adventure and adventurers, characters in literature, france, paris (france), time-travel fiction, action and adventure fiction
The Grave Robber's Apprentice
Hans, a foundling raised by a grave robber, helps Countess Angela Gabriela, nearly thirteen, when she is torn away from her dream of being a professional puppeteer by an evil archduke out to destroy her and her parents.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: adventure stories [X], aristocracy (social class), fantasy fiction, grave robbing, identity (psychology)
The Three Musketeers
In seventeenth-century France, young D'Artagnan initially quarrels with, then befriends, three musketeers and joins them in trying to outwit the enemies of the king and queen.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 490
subjects: swordplay, adventure and adventurers, adventure fiction, historical fiction, adventure stories [X], france, adventure
Alex And The Ironic Gentleman
Ten-year-old Alex Morningside sets off on a journey to rescue her new teacher at Wigpowder-Steele Academy after he was kidnapped by pirates.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: pirates, adventure and adventurers, adventure fiction, treasure troves, teachers, buried treasure, adventure stories [X], fantasy, fantasy fiction, adventure fiction, fantasy fiction