LibraryAware Tween Adventure

Jasper and the riddle of Riley's mine
by Caroline Starr Rose

Longing for riches and freedom, two brothers escape an abusive father and embark on a treacherous journey to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. By the author of Blue Birds. Simultaneous eBook.

Terror at Bottle Creek
by Watt Key

When a Category 3 hurricane hits the Gulf Coast, 13-year-old Cort is trapped in the lower Alabama wilderness with two other young survivors and finds the skills he learned from his hunting and swamp lore expert father put to the ultimate test. By the award-winning author of Alabama Moon. Simultaneous eBook.

Some kind of courage
by Dan Gemeinhart

Losing his father to an accident, his mother and sister to illness and his horse to a cruel thief, young Joseph confronts deadly animals, dangerous men and the harsh elements of nature to reclaim the only family he has left. By the author of The Honest Truth. Simultaneous eBook.

Going where it's dark
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Pursuing a growing passion for exploring caves after his best friend moves away, Buck struggles with his parents' anxieties, his sister's new boyfriend and a speech challenge that causes him to be bullied. By the Newbery Award-winning author of Shiloh. Simultaneous eBook.

Seven dead pirates
by Linda Bailey

Inheriting a crumbling seaside mansion that proves to be haunted by pirate ghosts, Lewis reluctantly helps them adjust to the modern world and reclaim their ship from a museum. By the award-winning author of the Stevie Diamond series. Simultaneous eBook. 15,000 first printing.

Cast off : the strange adventures of Petra De Winter and Bram Broen
by Eve Yohalem

Told in their separate voices, 12-year-olds Petra, who escaped her abusive father's Amsterdam house in 1663, and Bram, a half-Javanese/half-Dutch boy, relate their adventures at sea after Petra stows away and Bram, son of the ship's carpenter, helps her disguise herself as a boy. Simultaneous eBook.

Blood in the water
by C. Alexander London

A debut entry in a series based on a real military program finds discharged Navy SEAL candidate Cory joining the Navy's Marine Mammals Program, where he is partnered with a search-and-recovery dolphin while tracking down a missing spy submarine. Simultaneous eBook.

Shipwreck island
by S. A. Bodeen

Reluctantly moving to California with her newly blended family, Sarah struggles to adjust to life with her new stepmom and stepbrothers during a family vacation that abruptly ends when they are shipwrecked on a spooky deserted island. By the author of The Compound.

Soldier dog
by Sam Angus

A tale inspired by a true story follows the World War I experiences of 14-year-old Stanley, who upon joining the war effort to escape his father's rages is assigned to the experimental War Dog School, where he trains a problematic Great Dane with whom he attempts to find his missing soldier brother. A first novel.

Stranded
by Jeff Probst

Stepsiblings Jane, Buzz, Carter and Vanessa, aged 9 to 13, are on a sailing trip in the South Pacific intended to help them bond in their newly-blended family when a massive storm strands them on a deserted island, in a first installment of a new series by the Emmy Award-winning host of the Survivor television show. Original.

A horse called Hero
by Sam Angus

Forced to leave London for a new home in the country after their father refuses to join the military during World War II, Wolfie and his brother, Dodo, bond with an orphaned foal that they risk their lives to rescue. By the author of Soldier's Dog.

The dogs of winter
by Bobbie Pyron

A suspenseful tale based on a true story follows the survival efforts of a small boy who, after being abandoned on the streets of Moscow, endures a harsh winter under the protection of a pack of dogs with whom he roams the city and countryside, using their combined wits to find food and shelter.

Fourmile
by Watt Key

Believing that the man dating his widowed mother is a disreputable person, 12-year-old Foster bonds with a mysterious Iraq War veteran who imparts wisdom and secrets before exposing threatening character qualities that escalate into a violent personal clash. By the author of Dirt Road Home.

Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen

After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce

The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle
by Avi

As the only passenger, and the only female, on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, thirteen-year-old Charlotte finds herself caught between a murderous captain and a mutinous crew

The underneath
by Kathi Appelt

An old hound that has been chained up at his hateful owner's run-down shack, and two kittens born underneath the house, endure separation, danger, and many other tribulations in their quest to be reunited and free. 50,000 first printing.

Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson

While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, Jim Hawkins and his innkeeper mother find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune

Stormbreaker
by Anthony Horowitz

After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6