Action and Adventure Books
 Lockdown: Escape from Furnace — Alexander Gordon SmithWhen Alex is framed for murder, he becomes an inmate in the Furnace Penitentiary, where brutal inmates and sadistic guards reign, boys who disappear in the middle of the night sometimes return weirdly altered, and escape might just be possible. |
 Stormbreaker – Anthony HorowitzAfter the mysterious death of the uncle that raised him, 14 year-old Alex Rider is asked to begin working as a spy. |
 The Hunger Games – Suzanne CollinsIn the America of the future, teens are forced to participate in a fight to the death that’s broadcast live on TV. Who will survive? |
 Gone – Michael GrantA world without parents might sound like fun, but when every single person over the age of 14 disappears in the blink of an eye, it’s no laughing matter. |
 Sea of Trolls— Nancy FarmerAfter Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to the home of the trolls. |
 Uglies— Scott WesterfeldTally is faced with a difficult choice when her new friend Shay decides to risk life on the outside rather than submit to the forced operation that turns 16-year-old girls into beauties. |
 The Carbon Diaries — Saci LloydIt’s January 1st, 2015, and the UK is the first nation to introduce carbon dioxide rationing, in a drastic bid to combat climate change. Laura tries to stay sane in a world that is unraveling at the seams. |
 The Lightning Thief – Rick RiordanPercy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods. |
 Airborn — Kenneth OppelMatt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth’s surface. |
 Artemis Fowl — Eoin ColferWhen a teen evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll. |
 Conspiracy 365 – Gabrielle LordHurled into a life on the run with a price on his head, 15-year-old Cal is isolated and alone. Hunted by the law and ruthless criminals, he must somehow uncover the truth about his father’s mysterious death and a history-changing secret. |
 Tomorrow When the War Began – John MarsdenWhen Ellie and her friends go camping, they have no idea they’re leaving their old lives behind forever. Despite a less-than-tragic food shortage and a secret crush or two, everything goes as planned. But a week later, they return home to find their houses empty and their pets starving. Something has gone wrong–horribly wrong. Before long, they realize the country has been invaded, and the entire town has been captured–including their families and all their friends. Ellie and the other survivors face an impossible decision: They can flee for the mountains or surrender. Or they can fight. |
 Au Revoir Crazy European Chick- Joe Schreiber- Perry’s parents insist that he take Gobi, their quiet, Lithuanian exchange student, to senior prom but after an incident at the dance he learns that Gobi is actually a trained assassin who needs him as a henchman, behind the wheel of his father’s precious Jaguar, on a mission in Manhattan. |
