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Action-Filled Adventure Series

Becker, Tom - The Darkside series
Jonathan is thrown into London’s deadly Darkside which is ruled by the descendants of Jack the Ripper along with vampires and werewolves.

  1. Darkside
  2. Lifeblood

J/F/COLFER
Colfer, Eoin - Artemis Fowl series
Artemis, a teen-age criminal mastermind, plots to steal fairy gold and technology from the well-armed, highly-trained Fairy Police.

  1. Artemis Fowl
  2. Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident
  3. Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
  4. Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
  5. Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
  6. Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox

J/F/CRAIG
Craig, Joe - Jimmy Coates series
Jimmy is 35-percent human/65-percent robot assassin developed by the secret agency NJ7.

  1. Jimmy Coates: Assassin?
  2. Jimmy Coates: Target

J/F/FLANAGAN
Flanagan, John - The Ranger’s Apprentice series
Will trains to be a Ranger, a member of the elite corps of spies who protect the kingdom.

  1. The Ruins of Gorlan
  2. The Burning Bridge
  3. The Icebound Land
  4. Oakleaf Bearers (original title) - The Battle for Skandia (U.S. title)
  5. The Sorcerer in the North
  6. The Siege of Macindaw
  7. Erak’s Ransom
  8. The Kings of Clonmel

J/F/HEATH
Heath, Jack - Agent Six series
In a dark future world, Agent Six of Hearts is an elite field operative for the resistance group called The Deck.

  1. The Lab
  2. Remote Control (Jan. 2010)

J/F/HIGSON
Higson, Charles - Young Bond series
Years before he becomes an international spy, young James must survive many run-ins with enemies and evil villains.

  1. Silverfin: A James Bond Adventure
  2. Blood Fever
  3. Double or Die
  4. Hurricane Gold

J/F/HOROWITZ
Horowitz, Anthony - Alex Rider series
Alex becomes the youngest special agent working for British Intelligence – at the age of 14.

  1. Stormbreaker
  2. Point Blank
  3. Skeleton Key
  4. Eagle Strike
  5. Scorpia
  6. Ark Angel
  7. Snakehead

J/F/HOROWITZ
Horowitz, Anthony - The Gatekeepers series
The fate of the world is in the hands of five teens with special powers that can protect the ancient gates from the evil Old Ones.

  1. The Raven's Gate
  2. Evil Star
  3. Nightrise
  4. Necropolis

Series/PB/J/ON THE RUN
Korman, Gordon - On the Run series
Their parents accused of cooperating with terrorists, a brother and sister must discover who framed them before the two are captured by police or hunted down by the killers.

  1. Chasing the Falconers
  2. The Fugitive Factor
  3. Now You See Them, Now You Don't
  4. The Stowaway Solution
  5. Public Enemies
  6. Hunting the Hunter

J/F/NIX
Nix, Garth - Keys to the Kingdom
Arthur was fated to die young, but his life is saved by a magical key that the power-hungry Mister Monday unleashes a plague to retrieve.

  1. Mister Monday
  2. Grim Tuesday
  3. Drowned Wednesday
  4. Sir Thursday
  5. Lady Friday
  6. Superior Saturday
  7. Lord Sunday (Spring 2010)

PB/J/MAC
MacHale, D.J. - Pendragon series
Basketball jock Bobby Pendragon becomes a reluctant hero when he travels to a parallel universe to save his uncle's life.

  1. Pendragon the Merchant of Death
  2. The Lost City of Faar
  3. The Never War
  4. The Reality Bug
  5. Black Water
  6. The Rivers of Zadaa
  7. The Quillan Games
  8. The Pilgrims of Rayne
  9. Raven Rise
  10. The Soldiers of Halla

J/F/RIORDAN
Riordan, Rick - Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Being the mortal son of the god Poseidon isn't easy, like when you accidentally vaporize your algebra teacher!

  1. The Lightning Thief
  2. The Sea of Monsters
  3. The Titan’s Curse
  4. The Battle of the Labyrinth
  5. The Last Olympian

PB/J/ROSE
Rose, Malcolm - Traces series
Luke is the youngest teen to qualify as a Forensic Investigator. On his latest case all the evidence indicates that he is killer.

  1. Framed
  2. Lost Bullet
  3. Roll Call
  4. Double Check
  5. Final Lap
  6. Blood Brother

J/F/SHAN
Shan, Darren - Cirque Du Freak series
Darren is sucked into a world of vampires and demons after visiting a traveling freak show.

  1. Cirque Du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan
  2. The Vampire's Assistant
  3. Tunnels of Blood
  4. Vampire Mountain
  5. Trials of Death
  6. Vampire Prince
  7. Hunters of the Dusk
  8. Allies of the Night
  9. Killers of the Dawn
  10. Lake of Souls
  11. Lord of the Shadows
  12. Sons of Destiny

J/F/SMITH
Smith, Roland - I, Q series
Q is on the road with his rock star mother and new step-sister, Angela. Angela tells Q they are being followed by someone connected to her dead mother’s past working for the C.I.A.

  1. Independence Hall
  2. I, Q, The White House

J/F/STONE
Stone, Jeff - The Five Ancestors series
Five brothers must learn the ancient fighting arts to avenge their Grandmaster.

  1. Tiger
  2. Monkey
  3. Snake
  4. Crane
  5. Eagle
  6. Mouse
  7. Dragon (Feb. 2010)

J/F/THIRTY
The 39 Clues series
Two orphans, Amy and Dan, are offered either a million dollars inheritance or a single clue to even greater treasure.

  1. The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
  2. One False Note by Gordon Korman
  3. The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis
  4. Beyond the Grave by Jude Watson
  5. The Black Circle by Patrick Carman
  6. In Too Deep by Jude Watson (Nov. 2009)

J/F/YANCEY
Yancey, Richard - Alfred Kropp series
Alfred helped his uncle steal King Arthur's legendary sword and now there are plenty of people willing to kill him to get it back.

  1. The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
  2. Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon
  3. Alfred Kropp: The Thirteenth Skull

Prepared by Amanda Blau, September 2009