I Survived The Attacks Of September 11, 2001
The only thing Lucas loves more than football is his dad's friend Benny, a firefighter and former football star.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 26
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 630
subjects: september 11 terrorist attacks, 2001, terrorism, adventure and adventurers, new york (n.y.) [X], historical fiction, adventure fiction, historical fiction, children's audiobooks, action and adventure fiction [X]
Audacity Jones Steals The Show
Audacity Jones and her best friend, Bimmy, are on their way to New York City, with Cypher, who is now a detective in the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, and their assignment involves Harry Houdini and the illusion he is planning--and it will take all of Audie's skills, and the help of her clever cat Min, to prevent the performance from being sabotaged.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: houdini, harry, magic tricks, orphans, cats, new york (n.y.) [X], action and adventure fiction [X]
Eden's Escape
After escaping her enchanted lamp, Eden begins a new life in Manhattan, but the rebellious twelve-year-old genie only gets a taste of the city's wonders before she is whisked away for a wish granting.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: jinn, magic, wishes, genies, new york (n.y.) [X], action and adventure fiction [X], fantasy fiction, humorous fiction
The Gauntlet
"When twelve-year-old Farah and her two best friends get sucked into a mechanical board game called The Gauntlet of Blood and Sand--a puzzle game akin to a large Rubik's cube--they know it's up to them to defeat the game's diabolical architect in order to save themselves and those who are trapped inside, including her baby brother Ahmed.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: bangladeshi americans, muslims, board games, escapes, new york (n.y.) [X], fantasy fiction, action and adventure fiction [X]
Simon Thorn And The Wolf's Den
Simon Thorn, twelve, is able to talk with animals, but when his mother is kidnapped by a herd of New York City rats he learns he, his mother, and his uncle are all Animalgams--able to change into an animal at will--and that Simon may be able to save the beleaguered Five Animal Kingdoms.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: human-animal communication, shapeshifting, animals, kidnapping, new york (n.y.) [X], action and adventure fiction [X]
The Shadow Cipher
In an alternate history of New York, three kids try to solve a modern-world puzzle and complete a treasure hunt laid into the streets and buildings of the city.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 35
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 780
subjects: code and cipher stories, new york (n.y.) [X], action and adventure fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction, siblings, friendship, puzzles, adventure fiction, mystery fiction
They Both Die At The End
"In a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they will die, teenagers Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio meet using the Last Friend app and are faced with the challenge of living a lifetime on their End Day"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year:
copies: 67
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 870
subjects: death, friendship, gays, hispanic americans, love, adventure and adventurers, latinos (u.s.), new york (n.y.) [X], dystopian fiction, romance fiction, action and adventure fiction [X], new york (n.y.), adventure stories, romance fiction, adventure fiction
Hellraisers
Marlow Green is a high school boy in New York who is always in trouble for vandalism and acting out, until one day he stumbles into the middle of a battle with a demon, and learns about The Devil's engine--an ancient machine which can grant anything you wish for, in exchange for your soul.
FIC
year:
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810
subjects: demonology, monsters, high schools, schools, school stories, new york (n.y.) [X], science fiction, horror fiction, action and adventure fiction [X]
Miles Morales, Spider-man
Teen Miles Morales, the current Spider-Man, worries that his spidey-sense is broken.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 46
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: spider-man (fictional character), superheroes, good and evil, new york (n.y.) [X], science fiction, spider-man, spider-man (fictional character), teenagers, racially mixed youth, action and adventure fiction [X]
The Deep
After being told about the deep and a war raging, Nyla agrees to follow the stranger Osiris to train her newly discovered gifts.
FIC
year:
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: african americans, teenagers, friendship, mother-daughter relationship, adventure fiction, new york (n.y.) [X], brooklyn (new york, n.y.), action and adventure fiction [X], fantasy fiction, thrillers (fiction)
Order Of The Majestic
Thirteen-year-old daydreamer Joey Kopecky discovers magic as he is caught in an epic battle between two powerful, ancient orders in an alternate New York City.
FIC
year:
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: adventure stories, magic, survival, adventure and adventurers, survival skills, adventure fiction, juvenile fiction / action & adventure / general, juvenile fiction / fantasy & magic, juvenile fiction / social issues / friendship, new york (n.y.) [X], action and adventure fiction [X]
Dactyl Hill Squad
It is the summer of 1863, and as the Civil War rages between dinosaur-mounted armies down south, and a tense New York City seems on the brink of exploding into riots, Magdalys Roca and the other children at the Colored Orphan Asylum are trying to survive; but when she receives a letter telling her that her brother Montez was wounded, Magdalys knows that somehow she must reach him--and just possibly her ability to communicate telepathically with dinosaurs may come in handy.
FIC
year:
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: african americans, race relations, riots, dinosaurs, orphans, siblings, new york (n.y.) [X], alternative histories (fiction), action and adventure fiction [X]
The Clockwork Ghost
"It was only a few weeks ago that the Biedermann twins, Tess and Theo, along with their friend Jaime Cruz, followed the secrets of the Morningstarrs' cipher further than anyone had in its century-and-a-half history--and destroyed their beloved home in the process.
FIC
year:
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: treasure hunts, twins, jews, latinos (u.s.), siblings, friendship, ciphers, adventure fiction, mystery fiction, new york (n.y.) [X], cryptologic fiction, action and adventure fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction
Bernard Pepperlin
"When a girl in a blue dress crashes the Mad Hatter's eternal tea party, the sleepy Dormouse feels more awake than he has in a long time.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: dormice, friendship, adventure stories, mice, adventure and adventurers, adventure fiction, new york (n.y.) [X], action and adventure fiction [X]
The Battle
A virtual reality game freezes time in New York City and thrusts twelve-year-old Ahmad Mirza and his classmate, Winnie, into the game world of Paheli, where they must overcome the Mastermind and the Architect.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: virtual reality, games, magic, bangladeshi americans, muslims, adventure fiction, upper east side (new york, n.y.), new york (n.y.) [X], action and adventure fiction [X]