Middle School Boys: Action, Adventure and Mystery
“The 39 Clues” (Series):
Rick Riordin. Maze of Bones. (Scholastic, 2008)
Gordon Korman. One False Note. (Scholastic, 2008)
Peter Lerangus. The Sword Thief. (Scholastic, 2009)
Jude Watson. Beyond the Grave. (Scholastic, 2009)
Andrew Clements. A Week in the Woods. (Simon & Schuster, 2002)
Stuart Gibbs. The Last Musketeer. (Harper, 2011)
Want a little swash-buckling in your reading? Why not go back to a real original, with a modern twist?
Dan Gutman. Getting Air. (Simon & Schuster, 2007)
Dan Gutman. "The Genius Files" (Series):
Mission Unstoppable. (Harper, 2011)
Sid Hite. Stick & Whittle. (Scholastic, 2000)
Will Hobbs. Wild Man Island. (HarperCollins, 2002)
Anthony Horowitz. “Alex Rider Adventures” (Series):
Stormbreaker. (Philomel, 2000)
Point Blank. (Philomel, 2002)
Skeleton Key. (Philomel, 2003)
Eagle Strike. (Philomel, 2004)
Scorpia. (Philomel, 2005)
Ark Angel. (Philomel, 2006)
Snakehead. (Philomel, 2007)
Gordon Korman. “Kidnapped” (Series):
Abduction. (Scholastic, 2006)
The Search. (Scholastic, 2006)
Rescue. (Scholastic, 2006)
Gordon Korman. “Dive” (Series):
The Discovery. (Scholastic, 2003)
The Deep. (Scholastic, 2003)
The Danger. (Scholastic, 2003)
Gordon Korman. “Everest” (Series):
The Contest. (Scholastic, 2002)
The Climb. (Scholastic, 2002)
The Summit. (Scholastic, 2002)
Gordon Korman. " Island " (Series):
Shipwreck. (Scholastic, 2001)
Survival. (Scholastic, 2001)
Escape. (Scholastic, 2001)
Gordon Korman. “On the Run” (Series):
Chasing the Falconers. (Scholastic, 2005)
The Fugitive Factor. (Scholastic, 2005)
Now You See Them, Now You Don’t. (Scholastic, 2005)
The Stowaway Solution. (Scholastic, 2005)
Public Enemies. (Scholastic, 2005)
Hunting the Hunter. (Scholastic, 2006)
Gordon Korman. Swindle. (Scholastic, 2008)
Gordon Korman. Zoobreak. (Scholastic, 2009)
Ben Mikaelsen. Countdown. (Disney, 1996)
Ben Mikaelsen. Rescue Josh McGuire. (Hyperion, 1991)
Rodman Philbrick. The Young Man and the Sea. (Scholastic Paperbacks, 2005)
Roland Smith. Peak. (Harcourt, 2007)
There is no end of adventure when it comes to challenging the highest mountain in the world, but this
adventure begins clinging to the side of a skyscraper in New York City. A gutsy, gritty story of an
attempt to put the youngest climber ever on the "Roof of the World."
Lemony Snicket. “A Series of Unfortunate Events” (Series):
The Bad Beginning. (HarperCollins, 1999)
The Reptile Room. (HarperCollins, 1999)
The Wide Window. (HarperCollins, 2000)
The Miserable Mill. (HarperCollins, 2000)
The Austere Academy. (HarperCollins, 2000)
The Ersatz Elevator. (HarperCollins, 2001)
The Vile Village. (HarperCollins, 2001)
The Hostile Hospital. (HarperCollins, 2001)
The Carnivorous Carnival. (HarperCollins, 2002)
The Slippery Slope. (HarperCollins, 2003)
The Grim Grotto. (HarperCollins, 2004)
The Penultimate Peril. (HarperCollins, 2005)
The End. (HarperCollins, 2006)
Wendelin Van Draanan. “The Gecko & Sticky” (Series):
Villain’s Lair. (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2009)
The Greatest Power. (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2009)
Wendelin Van Draanen. "Shredderman" (Series):
Secret Identity. (Knopf, 2004)
Attack of the Tagger. (Knopf, 2004)
Meet the Gecko. (Knopf, 2005)
Enemy Spy. (Knopf, 2005)
“The 39 Clues” (Series):
Rick Riordin. Maze of Bones. (Scholastic, 2008)
Gordon Korman. One False Note. (Scholastic, 2008)
Peter Lerangus. The Sword Thief. (Scholastic, 2009)
Jude Watson. Beyond the Grave. (Scholastic, 2009)
Andrew Clements. A Week in the Woods. (Simon & Schuster, 2002)
Stuart Gibbs. The Last Musketeer. (Harper, 2011)
Want a little swash-buckling in your reading? Why not go back to a real original, with a modern twist?
Dan Gutman. Getting Air. (Simon & Schuster, 2007)
Dan Gutman. "The Genius Files" (Series):
Mission Unstoppable. (Harper, 2011)
Sid Hite. Stick & Whittle. (Scholastic, 2000)
Will Hobbs. Wild Man Island. (HarperCollins, 2002)
Anthony Horowitz. “Alex Rider Adventures” (Series):
Stormbreaker. (Philomel, 2000)
Point Blank. (Philomel, 2002)
Skeleton Key. (Philomel, 2003)
Eagle Strike. (Philomel, 2004)
Scorpia. (Philomel, 2005)
Ark Angel. (Philomel, 2006)
Snakehead. (Philomel, 2007)
Gordon Korman. “Kidnapped” (Series):
Abduction. (Scholastic, 2006)
The Search. (Scholastic, 2006)
Rescue. (Scholastic, 2006)
Gordon Korman. “Dive” (Series):
The Discovery. (Scholastic, 2003)
The Deep. (Scholastic, 2003)
The Danger. (Scholastic, 2003)
Gordon Korman. “Everest” (Series):
The Contest. (Scholastic, 2002)
The Climb. (Scholastic, 2002)
The Summit. (Scholastic, 2002)
Gordon Korman. " Island " (Series):
Shipwreck. (Scholastic, 2001)
Survival. (Scholastic, 2001)
Escape. (Scholastic, 2001)
Gordon Korman. “On the Run” (Series):
Chasing the Falconers. (Scholastic, 2005)
The Fugitive Factor. (Scholastic, 2005)
Now You See Them, Now You Don’t. (Scholastic, 2005)
The Stowaway Solution. (Scholastic, 2005)
Public Enemies. (Scholastic, 2005)
Hunting the Hunter. (Scholastic, 2006)
Gordon Korman. Swindle. (Scholastic, 2008)
Gordon Korman. Zoobreak. (Scholastic, 2009)
Ben Mikaelsen. Countdown. (Disney, 1996)
Ben Mikaelsen. Rescue Josh McGuire. (Hyperion, 1991)
Rodman Philbrick. The Young Man and the Sea. (Scholastic Paperbacks, 2005)
Roland Smith. Peak. (Harcourt, 2007)
There is no end of adventure when it comes to challenging the highest mountain in the world, but this
adventure begins clinging to the side of a skyscraper in New York City. A gutsy, gritty story of an
attempt to put the youngest climber ever on the "Roof of the World."
Lemony Snicket. “A Series of Unfortunate Events” (Series):
The Bad Beginning. (HarperCollins, 1999)
The Reptile Room. (HarperCollins, 1999)
The Wide Window. (HarperCollins, 2000)
The Miserable Mill. (HarperCollins, 2000)
The Austere Academy. (HarperCollins, 2000)
The Ersatz Elevator. (HarperCollins, 2001)
The Vile Village. (HarperCollins, 2001)
The Hostile Hospital. (HarperCollins, 2001)
The Carnivorous Carnival. (HarperCollins, 2002)
The Slippery Slope. (HarperCollins, 2003)
The Grim Grotto. (HarperCollins, 2004)
The Penultimate Peril. (HarperCollins, 2005)
The End. (HarperCollins, 2006)
Wendelin Van Draanan. “The Gecko & Sticky” (Series):
Villain’s Lair. (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2009)
The Greatest Power. (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2009)
Wendelin Van Draanen. "Shredderman" (Series):
Secret Identity. (Knopf, 2004)
Attack of the Tagger. (Knopf, 2004)
Meet the Gecko. (Knopf, 2005)
Enemy Spy. (Knopf, 2005)
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