Adventure Stories For teens in grades 6th—8th Heist Society The Apothecary by Ally Carter by Maile Meloy (Heist Society series, Book 1) (Apothecary series, Book 1) A group of teenagers uses their com- Meeting fearless Benjamin Burrows bined talents to re-steal several price- when she moves to London in 1952, 14 less paintings and save fifteen-year- -year-old Janie Scott helps Benjamin old Kat Bishop's father, an internation- on a quest to rescue his kidnapped fa- al art thief, from a vengeful collector. ther while protecting a sacred apothe- YA CART, YA CD CART, eBook cary tome from dangerous Russian spies. The Call YA MELO, J MELO by Michael Grant The Boundless (The Magnificent 12, Book 1) by Kenneth Oppel A seemingly average twelve-year-old Aboard "The Boundless," the greatest learns that he is destined to gather a train ever built, on its maiden voyage team of similarly gifted children to try across Canada, teenaged Will en- to save the world from a nameless lists the aid of a traveling circus to evil, which is threatening to reappear save the train from villains. after having been imprisoned for YA OPPE, J OPPE, eBook three thousand years. The Maze of Bones J GRAN, eBook, eAudiobook by Rick Riordan Boom! (The 39 Clues, Book 1) by Mark Haddon Dan and Amy Cahill are given the Overhearing two of their teachers choice of receiving a million dollars or speaking a secret language, Jimbo uncovering the thirty-nine clues hid- and Charlie are amazed when Mr. den around the world that will lead to Kidd's eyes flicker a fluorescent blue the source of the family's power, but when Charlie questions him, making by taking on the clues, they end up in a the boys wonder if their teachers are dangerous race against their own bank robbers, spies or aliens. family. J HADD, eAudiobook J SERIES THIR, J CD THIR, eBook, eAudiobook Crossing the Wire Peak by Will Hobbs by Roland Smith Fifteen-year-old Victor Flores jour- After being arrested for scaling a New neys north in a desperate attempt to York skyscraper and then sent to live cross the Arizona border and find with his long-lost father and fellow work in the United States to support climber, Peak Marcello finds it difficult his family in central Mexico. to rebuild their bond, thus when his YA HOBB father suddenly pushes him to climb Mt. Everest, Peak must take into con- sideration his father's questionable Stormbreaker motives. by Anthony Horowitz YA SMIT, eBook (Alex Rider series, Book 1) Loot After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old by Jude Watson Alex Rider is coerced to continue his When Alfie McQuinn, the notorious uncle's dangerous work for Britain's jewel thief, is killed on a job, his last intelligence agency, MI6. words to his son, March, are to "find YA HORO, YA CD HORO, eBook, jewels," and this instruction leads the eAudiobook boy to Jules, the twin sister he never knew he had--and the perfect partner to carry on the family business. YA WATS, eAudiobook .