by Gary Paulsen
Dunc and Amos Go to the Dogs
Anyone who knows Amos knows that in his case, dogs are definitely not man’s best friends. Even his own dog, Scruff, growls and shows his teeth whenever Amos is around. Amos isn’t exactly fond of Scruff either. But when Scruff gets mixed up in a dognapping scheme, Amos and Dunc have to spring him.
Amos and the Vampire
It’s Halloween and Amos Binder’s big sister, Amy, has a date with a real freak. She’s always dating rejects, but this guy looks like he was rejected by the grave! He’s got pale skin, dark hair, mesmerizing eyes, and an annoying tendency to disappear, and he wants to have the Binders over for a late-night Halloween snack.… Can Amos and Dunc stop the vampire before he starts to bite? Or will Amy and her man do a little necking she will never forget?
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WORLD OF ADVENTURE
The Legend of Red Horse Cavern
Will Little Bear Tucker and his friend Sarah Thompson have heard the eerie Apache legend many times. Will’s grandfather especially loves to tell them about Red Horse—an Indian brave who betrayed his people, was beheaded, and now haunts the Sacramento Mountain range, searching for his head. To Will and Sarah it’s just a story—until they decide to explore a newfound mountain cave, a cave filled with dangerous treasures.
Rodomonte’s Revenge
Friends Brett Wilder and Tom Houston are video game whizzes. So when a new virtual reality arcade called Rodomonte’s Revenge opens near their home, they make sure they’re its first customers. The game is awesome. But soon after they play the game, strange things start happening to Brett and Tom. Now everything that happens in the game is happening in real life. Brett and Tom have no choice but to play Rodomonte’s Revenge again. This time they’ll be playing for their lives.
Escape from Fire Mountain
“… please, anybody … fire … need help.”
That’s the urgent cry thirteen-year-old Nikki Roberts hears over the CB radio the weekend she’s left alone in her family’s hunting lodge. The sender is trapped by a forest fire near a bend in the river. Nikki knows it’s dangerous, but she has to try to help. When she reaches the bend, Nikki finds two small children covered with soot and huddled on a rock ledge.
Nikki struggles to get the children to safety. But she doesn’t know that two poachers are also hot on her trail. They fear that she and the children have seen too much of their illegal operation—and they’ll do anything to keep the kids from making it back to the lodge alive.
The Rock Jockeys
Devil’s Wall.
Rick Williams and his friends J.D. and Spud—the Rock Jockeys—are attempting to become the first and youngest climbers to ascend the north face of their area’s most treacherous mountain. They’re also out to discover if a B-17 bomber rumored to have crashed into the mountain years ago is really there.
As the Rock Jockeys explore Devil’s Wall, they stumble upon the plane’s battered shell. Inside, they find items that seem to have belonged to the crew; including a diary written by the navigator. It reveals a gruesome secret that heightens the dangers the mountain might hold for the Rock Jockeys.
Hook ’Em, Snotty!
Bobbie Walker loves working on her grandfather’s ranch. When Bobbie and her cousin Alex head out to the flats to round up wild cattle, they run into the Bledsoe boys, two mischievous brothers who are usually up to no good. When the boys rustle the girls’ cattle, Bobbie and Alex team up to teach the Bledsoes a lesson. But with the wild bull Diablo on the loose, the fun and games may soon turn deadly serious.
Danger on Midnight River
Daniel Martin doesn’t want to go to Camp Eagle Nest. On the trip to camp, the campers’ van crosses a wooden bridge, and the planks suddenly give way. The van plunges into the raging river below. Daniel struggles to shore, but the driver and the other boys are nowhere to be found. It’s freezing, and night is setting in. Daniel faces a difficult decision. He could save himself … or risk everything to try to rescue the others too.
The Gorgon Slayer
Eleven-year-old Warren Trumbull has a strange job. He works for Prince Charming’s Damsel in Distress Rescue Agency, saving people from hideous monsters, evil warlocks, and wicked witches. Then one day Warren gets the most dangerous assignment of all: He must exterminate a Gorgon.
The Gorgon howls as Warren enters the dark basement to do battle. Warren lowers his eyes, raises his sword and shield, and leaps into action. But will his plan work?
Captive
When masked gunmen storm into his classroom, Roman Sanchez and three other boys are taken hostage. They are hauled to a rundown mountain cabin, miles from anywhere. They are bound with rope and given no food. With each passing hour the kidnappers’ deadly threats become even more real. Roman knows time is running out. Now he must somehow put his dad’s death behind him so that he and the others can launch a last desperate fight for freedom.
Project: A Perfect World
When Jim Stanton’s family moves to a small town in New Mexico, everyone but Jim is happy. There’s something strange about the town. The people all dress and act alike. Everyone’s too polite. And they’re all eerily obedient to the bosses at Folsum Labs.
Though he has been warned not to leave town, Jim wanders into the nearby mountains. There he meets Maria, a mountain girl with a shocking secret that involves Folsum Laboratories, a dangerous mind control experiment, and—most frightening of all—Jim’s family.
The Treasure of El Patrón
Tag Jones and his friend Cowboy spend their days diving in the azure water surrounding Bermuda. It’s not just for fun—Tag knows that somewhere in the coral reef there’s a sunken ship full of treasure. His father died in a diving accident looking for the ship, and Tag won’t give up until he finds it. But when two tourists want Tag to retrieve some mysterious sunken parcels for them, Tag and Cowboy may be in dangerous water, way over their heads!
Skydive!
Thirteen-year-old Jesse Rodriguez can’t wait to turn sixteen and finally be old enough to make his first skydive. But when Jesse and his friend Robin find themselves in the middle of a dangerous international situation, they may have to make their first jump a few years early!
The Seventh Crystal
Each day at exactly three P.M., Chris Masters faces two great challenges. First he races home, trying to avoid the school bullies who have made a career of beating him up. Then, once he’s safely in his bedroom, he takes on another opponent—a computer game called The Seventh Crystal. Chris doesn’t know who created the game, but he does know The Seventh Crystal is the most challenging computer game he has ever faced. Chris becomes obsessed with mastering the game. So obsessed that the game seems real—and then Chris has something much bigger than bullies to worry about.