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BOOKS WE RECOMMEND
BOOKS OF COURAGE - BOOKS OF HIGH ADVENTURE For grades 4 to 8

Please note: Many of the authors listed have written additional adventure books. Not all libraries have all of these books but the Librarian can help you get any title on this list.
Titles can be found in the J Fiction section, alphabetically by author's last name, except where noted. If you don't find what you want, please ask us to help you, in person or online by email.

THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE by Avi
As the lone "young lady" on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and crew rebellious.

SKELETON MAN by Joseph Bruchac
After her parents disappear and she is turned over to the care of a strange "great-uncle," Molly must rely on her dreams about an old Mohawk story for her safety and maybe even for her life.

THE BIG WAVE by Pearl S. Buck
His family is swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya learns to live with the ever-present dangers from the sea and volcano.

A WEEK IN THE WOODS by Andrew Clements
The fifth grade's annual camping trip in the woods tests Mark's survival skills and his ability to relate to a teacher who seems out to get him.

THE GOATS by Brock Cole
Stripped and marooned on a small island by their fellow campers, a boy and a girl form an uneasy bond that grows into a deep friendship when they decide to run away and disappear without a trace.

FLIGHT #116 IS DOWN by Caroline B. Cooney
Teenager Heidi Landseth helps rescue people from a plane crash on her family's property, and the experience changes her life forever.

THE WANDERER by Sharon Creech
Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which, along with uncles and another cousin, is en route to visit their grandfather in England.

A GIRL NAMED DISASTER by Nancy Farmer
While journeying to Zimbabwe, eleven-year-old Nhamo struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits

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Selected by Ginny McLain, Millbrae Library 2003
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