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Stickler and me
Par Morley Torgov. 2002
It is the summer of 1962 and 13-year-old Benjamin Marshall's newly divorced parents are sending him to Port Sanford, the…
less-than-thrilling town where his grandfather Ira has practiced law for 40 years. Ira's wealthiest client, Mrs. O'Hearn, has died before he can finalize her will, and now Ira has to distribute her fortune to an ungrateful niece and nephew - and he can't bear to fulfill her last request. Soon, Ira and Ben hit the road with the sheriff in hot pursuit. Grades 4-7. 2002.Slow lightning: a novel
Par Mark Frutkin, Joy Gugeler. 2001
When a civil war explodes in 1936 Spain, Sandro Risco Canovas, guilty by association, is forced to go on the…
run when he is chased by the police. With the help of many bystanders, he eventually gets to his home town of Arcasella and hides in a cave, setting in motion an elaborate deception that summons primordial beasts and signals a descent into darkness, dream and desire. 2001.Shivers: the pirate who's back in bunny slippers (Shivers! #2.)
Par Annabeth Bondor-Stone. 2016
Shivers, the pirate who's afraid of everything, went on one adventure - JUST ONE - with his best friend Margo…
and fishmate Albee, and it was TERRIFYING. There will be no more adventuring for Shivers, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. (And please stop yelling. It scares him.) But now that Mayor Sheila B. President has taken his beloved ship, the Land Lady, out from under his bunny slippers, Shivers has no choice but to grab his swimmies, hold tight to his besties, and dive grimace-first into another piratey adventure. There are clingy clams, freakishly numerous Franks, and more hot dogs than you can shake a stick at (though why would anyone want to). In short, this hilarious adventure will blow your barnacles off. Sequel to "Shivers, the pirate who's afraid of everything". Grades 2-4. 2016.Stormbreaker (Alex Rider adventure. #1.)
Par Anthony Horowitz. 2000
When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, Alex Rider goes from schoolboy to superspy within days as his world is…
turned upside down. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in gruelling SAS training. Then, armed with his own special set of secret gadgets, he's off on his first mission. For Junior High readers. Followed by "Point blank" (DC26006). 2000. (Alex Rider adventure ; 1)Stormy
Par Jim Kjelgaard. 1959
Young Allan Marley lives alone in the Beaver Flowage wilderness. One snowy November twilight, Allan courageously rescues a huge, black…
hunting dog that has fallen through the ice. The boy and dog are both strong and independent, and a bond grows between them. Grades 5-8. 1959.Stormchaser (Edge chronicles. #2.)
Par Chris Riddell, Paul Stewart. 1999
Serving aboard the magnificent sky-ship Stormchaser, Twig is still trying to prove himself to his pirate father Cloud Wolf -…
with mixed results. He learns that his father was once known as Quintinius Verginix, entrusted by the Professors of Light and Darkness to secure "stormphrax" (the sacred, super-heavy substance that keeps the floating city of Sanctaphrax from sailing skyward). Grades 5-8. 2000, c1999. (The Edge chronicles ; 2)Straken (High Druid of Shannara. #3.)
Par Terry Brooks. 2005
Pen Ohmsford surrenders to the druids to help his captive friends and to reach Paranor, where he can enter the…
Forbidding and rescue his aunt, the rightful high druid. When the druids imprison Pen, elven girl Khyber Elessedil undertakes to save him. Sequel to "Tanequil". Some violence. 2005.Stranded
Par Eric Walters. 1998
While on a school trip Gordon, Mike and Chuckie are stranded on a remote island marine station. The marine biologists…
who run the station have to leave suddenly and then the power goes out. When a pod of pilot whales becomes stranded on the beach the boys must think fast and act quickly to save them. Grades 5-8. 1998.Strandia
Par Susan Lynn Reynolds. 1991
Punished for fleeing her duties as a member of Strandia's privileged class, Sand is rescued by her dolphin friend M'ridan…
and learns of a disaster threatening her homeland. For junior high readers. 1992, c1991.Stinger
Par John Nichol. 1999
RAF pilot Sean Riever heads for the mountains of Afghanistan. His work with mine-clearance takes him as close to war…
as he wants to get. But when a passenger plane is shot down by a stinger missile, the ghosts of the past return to haunt him. Some descriptions of violence. 1999.Sparrow Hawk Red
Par Ben Mikaelsen. 1996
Thirteen-year-old Ricky, the Mexican American son of a former Drug Enforcement Agency man, tries to avenge his mother's murder by…
crossing over into Mexico to steal a high-tech radar plane from drug smugglers. Grades 5-8 and up. 1996.Song of my heart (Recorded Books inspirational)
Par Kim Vogel Sawyer. 2012
When Thad McKane, the new sheriff of Goldtree, Kansas, uncovers a connection between the crime he's investigating and singer Sadie…
Wagner, the woman he's courting, he wonders if she's as innocent as she seems. 2012.Skydive! (Gary Paulsen world of adventure.)
Par Gary Paulsen. 1996
After taking pictures of drug dealers disembarking from a small plane, two tenagers find themselves on a flight that may…
force them to make their first jump much sooner than they expect. Grades 4-7. 1996.Snakehead (Alex Rider adventure. #7.)
Par Anthony Horowitz. 2008
Alone in Sydney, Alex Rider is recruited by the Australian government to infiltrate an organized people-smuggling ring: the criminal underworld…
of Snakeheads. Working undercover as a refugee he moves to Bangkok, where he meets someone he can trust - a fellow agent and true friend: or is there any such thing in the poisonous world of espionage? Sequel to "Ark angel" (DC35952). For junior high readers. 2008. (Alex Rider adventure ; 7)Standoff
Par Sandra Brown. 2000
Texas multimillionaire Russell Dendy's pregnant daughter, Sabra, runs off with her high-school boyfriend after Dendy threatens them. As they attempt…
to rob a convenience store, the fleeing couple takes hostages, including a television reporter. Then Sabra goes into active labour. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2000.Starclimber
Par Kenneth Oppel. 2008
Paris. Matt Cruse is looking forward to spending time with Kate de Vries over the summer, but first he is…
attacked and then Kate's parents summon her home. Things look up when the Canadian government makes an exciting offer to them both - Canada wants to reach space first, and the Canadian Minister of Air wants Kate to join the first expedition as an expert in aerial zoology. There's a place for Matt, too - if he can pass the gruelling tests to become one of the world's first astralnauts onboard the incredible ship Starclimber. For junior and senior high readers. Sequel to "Skybreaker" (DC27968). Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2008.Snowbound
Par Richard S Wheeler. 2010
After his 1847 court-martial, Colonel John Frémont, known as the Pathfinder, resigns from the army and embarks on an expedition…
to survey a proposed railway between St. Louis and San Francisco. Trapped in the Colorado mountains during winter, his team battles starvation and freezing temperatures. Explicit descriptions of violence. Winner of the 2011 Spur Award for Best Western Short Novel. c2010.Sovay
Par Celia Rees. 2008
Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and its impact on British politics, wild and beautiful, spoilt and wilful,…
Sovay finds that her cosseted life in rural England has not prepared her for life as a highway robber, for defending the honour of her family or for trying to save herself from corruption and evil. For junior high readers. 2008.So comes tomorrow
Par Essie Summers. 1995
Brodie Nicol returns to New Zealand to visit her friend Una. While driving to Una's home, Brodie is caught in…
a snowstorm and seeks refuge at a nearby farmhouse - only to find that the farm is being looked after by her ex-fiance, Guthrie. Clearly Una had planned a little matchmaking. But what Una doesn't know is why Brodie had ended her engagement to Guthrie two years ago. 1995.Sold!
Par Nan Lyons, Ivan Lyons. 1982
An auctioneer, Dorothy Patterson, discovers 96 "eggs" created by Fabergé for the Russian Czarina Alexandra. Dorothy becomes involved with numerous…
fanatics desperate to acquire the jewels. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1982.