Get caught up in an adventure by reading one of the great books on this list!

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett J FIC BALLI
Eleven year olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to find a valuable painting by Vermeer that has vanished.

A Lion to Guard Us by Clyde Bulla J FIC BULLA
Left on their own in London in the 1600s, 3 children set out for the colony of Virginia to look for their father.

The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford J FIC BURNF
A Siamese cat and 2 dogs travel 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness to find their family.

Trouble River by Betsy Byars J FIC BYARS
A 12-year-old boy and his grandmother escape on his hand-made raft when Indians threaten their cabin on the prairie.

Help! I’m a Prisoner in the Library by Eth Clifford J FIC CLIFF
Two girls spend an adventurous night trapped in the public library during a terrible blizzard.

The Wanderer by Sharon Creech J FIC CREECH
Sophie and her cousin cross the ocean in a sailboat to visit her grandfather in England.

Incident at Hawk’s Hill by Allen Eckert J FIC ECK
Six-year-old Benjamin, who can talk to animals, runs away onto the prairie and falls into a badger hole.

The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman J FIC FLEIS
A bratty prince and his whipping boy unintentionally trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.

My Side of the Mountain by Jean George J FIC GEORG
A boy living alone in the Catskills for a year depends on nature for survival and makes friends with animals.

Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Gray Vining FIC GRAY
Adam travels across England in the 1300s looking for his stolen dog and his father, who is a minstrel.

Jane on her Own by Ursula LeGuin J FIC LEGUI
Jane, a cat with wings, leaves her farm to explore the world and falls into the hands of an evil man.

White Fang by Jack London J FIC LONDO
The adventures of a dog who is part wolf in the northern wilderness.

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry J FIC LOWRY
In 1943, in Denmark, 10-year-old Annemarie helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

Stone Fox by John Gardiner J FIC GARDI
Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather’s farm by winning a dog sled race.

The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner by Walter Dean Myers J FIC MYERS
Fifteen year old Artemis travels from New York City to Arizona in 1882 to avenge his uncle’s murder.

The Fear Place by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor J FIC NAYLO
Doug and his brother are left alone when a family emergency calls their parents away from their campsite in the Rockies.

 Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell J FIC ODEL
An Indian girl is left behind on her own for 18 years on an island off the coast of California.

Tucket series by Gary Paulsen J FIC PAULS
Francis Tucket is a 14-year-old kidnapped from an Oregon-bound wagon train by Pawnee Indians.

Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman J FIC RUC
A twelve-year-old’s story of a night when tornadoes hit Nebraska.

The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth Speare J FIC SPEAR
A boy is left alone to guard his family’s home in the wilderness of Maine in the 1700s.

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson J FIC STEVE
The owner of an inn and her son find a treasure map in the belongings of a dead guest who owes them money.

The Cay by Theodore Taylor J FIC TAYLO
A boy and an old man are stranded on a Caribbean island after a Nazi submarine torpedoes their freighter.

Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne J FIC VERNE
In 1872 an English gentleman sets out to win a bet by going around the world in 80 days.

Trapped in Death Cave by Bill Wallace J FIC WALLA
Gary searches for treasure and his grandfather’s killer.