Adventure Stories for 8 to 13's
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BARLOW,
Steve and SKIDMORE, Steve
Devil's Teeth
Franklin Watts 9781445130545
Owen and Emma take a ride in Jeb's boat but being a reckless drive leaves them
in the middle of a storm close to Devil's Teeth. Can Owen get them back to
shore alive? A high-low title in the Slipstream series.
BLACK,
PETER JAY
Urban Outlaws
Bloomsbury 9781408851418
First title in a new action packed series. A team of kids plan their Robin
Hood style missions to steal from the rich and share with the poor.
However, their latest mission leads them to a very dangerous rich man. Can
they achieve their mission safely?
Brown,
Matt
The Pirate's Sword
Hodder 9780340999653
Humour and adventure rolled into one! Compton and his friend Bryan Nylon
discover a time machine in a mouldy, thirteen-week-old-cheese-and-pickled-egg
sandwich! This turns them into the most powerful boys in the universe!
The first installment of the Compton Valance adventures.
GRAY,
Jennifer
Atticus Claw Goes Ashore
Faber and Faber 9780571305315
The fourth Atticus Claw adventure. Atticus sets out to find his friend
Fishook Frank and to search for the Casket of Desires but he is not the only one
searching for the treasure. Can he save his friend and find the treasure
before Captain Black Beard-Jumper. Perfect for lovers of cats and adventure!
This is part of the Atticus Claw series.
LESTER,
CAS
Harvey and the Bin Men from Outer Space
Hot Key Books 9781471402234
Harvey has always wanted to part of a space adventure so when he receives and
responds to an alien signal he is transported to the Toxic Spew - an
intergalactic waste disposal ship he gets an adventure of a lifetime.
Harvey becomes captain of the ship and has to save the crew from poisonous pink
maggots, dangerous exploding space-rubbish and a multiple spaceship pile-up on
Hyperspaceway B16. Can he save the day, and get back home?
LEWIS,
Axel
Desert Disaster
Curious Fox 9781782020516
Another adventure for Jimmy and his robot. In this adventure they face
their biggest challenge yet in the Sahara desert having finally warmed up after
their Arctic adventure. Jimmy and Cabbie must cross the Sahara with no
navigation system. Can they make it to the finish before the others and stay at
the top of the leaderboard? Part of the Robot Races series.
PATTERSON,
James
Treasure Hunters
Arrow 9780099567622
Four children have to find their treasure hunting parents when they
disappear while on a mission.
The Kidd siblings have grown up diving down to shipwrecks and travelling the
world, helping their famous parents recover everything from swords to gold
doubloons from the bottom of the ocean. But after their parents disappear on the
job, the kids are suddenly thrust into the biggest treasure hunt of their lives.
Can they find out what happened to their parents and will they find them alive?
NESBO,
Jo
Time-Travel Bath Bomb
Simon and Schuster 9781471121258
More humour and adventure combined in another time-travel story. This time
Doctor Proctor has invented a Time-Travel Bath Bomb but there is an ulterior
motive, he wants to go back and save his true love but things don't quite go to
plan. Nilly and Lisa must travel back to help save the day. Maybe
time-travel is not a good idea after all! The second title in the
Doctor Proctor series.
