Middleworld
When his archaeologist parents go missing in Central America, fourteen-year-old Max embarks on a wild adventure through the Mayan underworld in search of the legendary Jaguar Stones, which enabled ancient Mayan kings to wield the powers of living gods.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: missing persons [X], kidnapping, supernatural, mayas, indians of central america, maya mythology, teenage boys, paranormal fiction, adventure stories, native americans, adventure fiction [X], adventure and adventurers, indians of north america, adventure fiction
Chomp
The difficult star of the reality television show, "Expedition Survival, " disappears on location in the Florida Everglades, where they were filming animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane's family, and Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him, but they must avoid Tuna's gun-happy father.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 139
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
subjects: reality television programs, television, missing persons [X], wildlife refuges, everglades (fla.), florida, adventure stories, adventure and adventurers, adventure fiction [X], adventure fiction, large type books, audiobooks
Leepike Ridge
While his widowed mother continues to search for him, eleven-year-old Tom, presumed dead after drifting away down a river, finds himself trapped in a series of underground caves with another survivor and a dog, and pursued by murderous treasure-hunters.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 27
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 780
subjects: missing persons [X], caves, mothers and sons, treasure troves, mother-son relationship, buried treasure, adventure fiction [X], adventure and adventurers, adventure stories
When The Library Lights Go Out
When the lights go out in the library, the storytime puppets set out on an adventure to find their missing friend, Hermit Crab.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 37
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: puppets, libraries, missing persons [X], adventure and adventurers, puppets and puppet plays, adventure fiction [X]
Lilly And The Pirates
Lilly, 10, who fears the sea, sets out with an old woman pirate to rescue her parents, who are shipwrecked on an uncharted island.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms
Ten-year-old Stuart is swept up in a Willy Wonka-like quest to find his great-uncle, a famous magician who literally disappeared off the face of the earth.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810
So Yesterday
Hunter Braque, a New York City teenager who is paid by corporations to spot what is "cool," combines his analytical skills with girlfriend Jen's creative talents to find a missing person and thwart a conspiracy directed at the heart of consumer culture.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 39
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
subjects: missing persons [X], adventure and adventurers, mystery and detective stories, adventure fiction [X], new york (n.y.), mystery fiction
The Hardy Boys, Undercover Brothers
Collects no. 1-4 of the graphic novel series "The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers, " in which Frank and Joe investigate the theft of an art treasure, a stolen identity case, a murder on the set of a television program, and a series of mysterious accidents.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 73
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: hardy boys (fictitious characters), teenagers, art thefts, sailors, missing persons [X], adventure and adventurers, sabotage, hardy boys (fictional characters), mystery graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, cartoons and comics, surprise birthday parties, adventure stories, identity theft, television programs, mystery and detective stories, adventure graphic novels, adventure fiction [X], mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, mystery comic books, strips, etc, adventure fiction, graphic novels, mystery comic books, strips, etc
Rooftoppers
When authorities threaten to take Sophie, twelve, from Charles who has been her guardian since she was one and both survived a shipwreck, the pair goes to Paris to try to find Sophie's mother, and they are aided by Matteo and his band of "rooftoppers.
FIC
year:
copies: 33
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 490
subjects: guardian and ward, missing persons [X], homeless persons, roofs, adventure and adventurers, paris (france), france, parent-child relationship, adventure fiction [X]
Max Cassidy
When fourteen-year-old Max Cassidy, an escape artist, is visited by a stranger after one of his shows, he learns that his father's supposed death did not occur, and that his mother, who was sent to prison for the crime, is innocent.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: escape artists, missing persons [X], adventure fiction [X], mystery fiction, central america
King Solomon's Mines
An illustrated adaptation of the H. Rider Haggard story about a trio of men who venture into deepest, darkest Africa in search of the world's most fabulous treasure.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: adventure and adventurers, missing persons [X], buried treasure, adventure fiction [X], africa, treasure troves, africa, southern, southern africa
The Golden Path
Readers are able to choose the course of the story as they embark on an epic quest with Peter and Dresdale to find their missing parents and explore the wonders and dangers of the Hollow Earth.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
King Solomon's Mines
An elephant hunter's chronicle of his safari into the interior of South Africa to search for a fabled diamond mine and to rescue the brother of the English gentleman who accompanies him across the deserts and mountains.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: quatermain, allan (fictitious character), diamond mines and mining, missing persons [X], treasure troves, hunting guides, africa, adventure and adventurers, adventure fiction [X], south africa, buried treasure, adventure stories
Search For The Mountain Gorillas
Asks the reader to choose the path of the plot in a story about a photojournalist who is asked to help find a missing girl while on assignment in Uganda.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: gorillas, photojournalists, missing persons [X], plot-your-own stories, adventure fiction [X], uganda, gorilla
On Borrowed Time
Richard Kilmer's fianc?e, Jennifer Ryan, disappears after Richard loses control of his car and the car rolls, and after neither Richard nor the police can find her, he finds that no one in his life will confirm her existence and all traces of her have disappeared.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: