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Kestrel Island
A thrilling adventure story about friendship, courage and never giving up.
In a sleepy English seaside town, Sophie Watson is enjoying a peaceful holiday in the sunshine. But when she befriends a mysterious and charismatic girl called Sienna, she is drawn into a heart-stopping adventure where the future security of the world may be under threat.
To find out the truth, they must go to Kestrel Island. The plot they uncover is more terrifying than anything they could have imagined.
When they are discovered by armed guards, they are shot at and chased across the island. But they know they have to make it back to the mainland alive.
The beautiful island may be in peril, but the secret the girls have uncovered threatens the world.
If you’re looking for an action-packed adventure with surprising twists and a thrilling climax, this is it.
Sophie and Sienna fight to save a beautiful island from a gang of unscrupulous developers and discover a plot that is far more sinister and dangerous.
For Readers 9-13 from author A.B. Martin.
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Chase: The Boy Who Hid – The Hide & Seek Chronicles
A kid inventor. A billion-dollar game of hide-and-seek. One chance to save his family.
His engineer grandfather was the only one who really understood fourteen-year-old Chase. When the old man goes missing, Chase discovers his inheritance: futuristic shapeshifting technology beyond his wildest dreams.
Now he must fly, hide, and spy his way into the government’s classified game of high-tech hide-and-seek, the last place anyone saw Grandad. Given the chance, he’ll do anything to reunite his family, even risk disappearing himself.
From author Z. Jefferies for Readers 11-15.
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Harley James & the Mystery of the Mayan Kings
Will Harley find the missing Mayan statue and save the World?
Amateur cryptologist Harley James has just landed in the sticky jungle of Tikal, Guatemala—home to the famous Mayan ruins. She’s made a few friends, a few mistakes…and a ground-breaking discovery.
The legendary statue of the long-lost Mayan King.
Just as she is about to impress her father with her discovery, the statue is stolen. Right from her own room!
And what’s worse? The legend says if the statues of the three kings are reunited, they’ll bring back an army from the dead to rule the world.
Follow along with Harley as she tracks down the missing Mayan statue, solves a few riddles and stumbles upon a secret society that will change her life forever!
From author Leah Cupps for Readers 8-12.
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The Proving Ground
The Proving Ground by the late Elaine Marie Alphin is for readers 9-14.
When Kevin Spencer’s father, a lieutenant colonel in the army, is transferred to a new post at the military Proving Ground in small rural town, Kevin assumes he’ll have a tough time adjusting, but he can’t anticipate just how tough. The entire town bears a grudge against the military, and Kevin has to deal with antagonism from everybody at school – including Charley Hanson, the feisty red-haired girl on whom he has an enormous crush.
His personal problems fade into insignificance, though, when Kevin finds himself the center of an attack on the Proving Ground. An attack that could result in disaster, not only for the military, but for the whole town. For Kevin the Proving Ground becomes not just a place where ammunition is tested, but the place where he finally makes the decision to stand up for what he believes.
