Get an Adrenalin Rush!: Adventure stories for teens at the Bettendorf Public Library
compiled 11-16-05

City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende
YA FIC ALLE
When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians.

Game of Sunken Places by M.T. Anderson
YA FIC ANDE
When two boys stay with an eccentric relative at his mansion in rural Vermont, they discover an old-fashioned board game that draws them into a mysterious adventure.

The Book of the Sword by Carrie Asai
YA FIC ASAI
Despite being the only survivor of a tragic plane crash at a mere six months of age, this young girl was lovingly raised by a Tokyo couple for the next nineteen years, but all that she has known her entire life is about to change. First in a series.

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
YA SF/FAN FARM
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patron, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.

Silverfin by Charles Higson
YA FIC HIGS
This prequel to the adventures of James Bond, 007, introduces us to the young James when he's just started boarding school in England and is about to become involved in his first adventure.

Leaving Protection by Will Hobbs
YA FIC HOBB
Sixteen-year-old Robbie Daniels, happy to get a job aboard a troller fishing for king salmon off southeastern Alaska, finds himself in danger when he discovers that his mysterious captain is searching for long-buried Russian plaques that lay claim to Alaska and the Northwest.

The Falcon’s Malteser by Anthony Horowitz
YA MYS HORO
After his older brother, a fledgling private detective, agrees to safeguard a package for a dwarf who does not live long, thirteen-year-old Nick scampers to solve the mystery while also trying to stay one step ahead of an assortment of thugs.

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
YA FIC HORO
Alex was told that his uncle died in an accident. But when he finds his uncle's windshield riddled with bullet holes, Alex knows that's not true. What he didn't know was that his uncle was killed while on a top-secret mission. Now Alex is involved and there's no turning back. First in a series.

Acceleration by Graham McNamee
YA FIC MCNA
When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians.

Sparrow Hawk Red by Ben Mikaelsen
YA FIC MIKA
Thirteen-year-old Ricky, the Mexican American son of a former Drug Enforcement Agency man, tries to avenge his mother's murder by crossing over into Mexico to steal a high-tech radar plane from drug smugglers.

Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
YA SF/FAN OPPE
When the crew of the airship Aurora takes in a crippled air balloon and its very ill captain, Matt doesn't realized that his world will turn topsy-turvy as a result of the captain's log which describes magical flying creatures. The sequel is Skybreaker.

The Fearless Series by Francine Pascal
YA FIC PASC
Gaia has no fear, she was born without the fear gene. Trained in all types of martial arts, she uses her anger towards her parents in honorable ways. First in a series.

Maximum Ride by James Patterson
YA FIC PATT
After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "birdkids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.

Live and Let Shop by Michael Spradlin
YA FIC SPRA
Beverly Hills teenager Rachel Buchanan gets in trouble with the law and winds up at mysterious Blackthorn Academy in Pennsylvania, where she uncovers secrets about the school and becomes entangled in a case of international espionage. First in a series.

Montmorency : thief, liar, gentleman? by Eleanor Updale
YA FIC UPDA
He's only known as Montmorency, the name on the tool bag he was clutching as the police brought him to the hospital after a botched burglary. He's kept alive by Dr. Fawcett; he's a guinea pig in prison. But the experiences he has with Dr. Fawcett lead him to a new way of life. After his release, he leads two lives: that of a gentleman, and that of a thief. The sequel is Montmorency on the rocks.

Raging River by Pam Withers
YA FIC WITH
On a wilderness river in contemporary northern Canada, two fifteen-year-old boys, Jake and Peter, find themselves kayaking down ninety-five miles of whitewater rapids to summon help for a stranded and injured rafting party. First in a series.

Dragon and Thief by Timothy Zahn
YA SF/FAN ZAHN
Framed for a crime he did not commit, Jack Morgan seeks refuge on a distant planet, until a battle forces Jack into a relationship with the sole survivor, the dragon-like K'da, and the two must track down those responsible for the threatened destruction of the K'da. First in a series.