Action & Adventure

Masterminds

by Gordon Korman

Publication year 2015

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Self Discovery, Science & Technology, Truth & Lies, Nature Versus Nurture, Appearance & Reality, Safety & Danger

Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Action & Adventure, Horror & Suspense, Science & Nature, Education, Technology, Science Fiction, Children`s Literature

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Masterpiece

by Elise Broach

Publication year 2008

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Friendship, Safety & Danger, Art, Conflict

Tags Fantasy, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Animals, Children`s Literature, Action & Adventure, Arts & Culture

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Max the Mighty

by Rodman Philbrick

Publication year 1998

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Friendship, Truth & Lies, Family, Literature, Emotions/Behavior: Courage

Tags Action & Adventure, Realistic Fiction, Bullying, Grief & Death, Trauma & Abuse, Relationships, Children`s Literature, Education, Education, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction

Published in 1998, Rodman Philbrick’s Max the Mighty is a novel for middle grade and young adult readers. The sequel to the award-winning book Freak the Mighty, it continues the story of Max Kane, a giant of a 14-year-old who rescues book-loving schoolmate Rachel from her abusive stepfather, after which she and Max go on the run from the authorities.Max the Mighty won a place on the National Council of Teachers of English annual annotated... Read Max the Mighty Summary

Men of Iron

by Howard Pyle

Publication year 1891

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Revenge, Masculinity, Childhood & Youth, Coming of Age, Friendship, Self Discovery, Politics & Government, Good & Evil, Justice

Tags Classic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Coming of Age, Action & Adventure, Medieval, Politics & Government, Children`s Literature, World History, Fantasy

Men of Iron is an 1891 young adult novel written and illustrated by Howard Pyle. Pyle was born in Delaware in 1853, and after years of training—beginning with a childhood passion for art—he taught illustration at Drexel University before establishing his own institute, the Howard Pyle School of Illustration Art. His style of art, which he himself was instrumental in developing, was named the Brandywine School after the mid-Atlantic region from which the artists in... Read Men of Iron Summary

Messenger

by Lois Lowry

Publication year 2004

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Community, Truth & Lies, Self Discovery

Tags Science Fiction, Fantasy, Children`s Literature, Action & Adventure, Classic Fiction

Messenger (2004) by Lois Lowry is the third book in The Giver Quartet, which includes The Giver (1993), Gathering Blue (2000), and Son (2012). Lowry is the author of over 30 books for children and young adults and has won the John Newberry Medal, the Regina Medal, and the Golden Kite Award for Fiction. Messenger is a young adult science fiction and fantasy novel that addresses themes like the value of honesty in community, selfishness... Read Messenger Summary

Metal Slinger

by Rachel Schneider

Publication year 2024

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Revenge, Family, Social Class, Nation, Politics & Government, Loyalty & Betrayal, Power & Greed, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies

Tags Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, New Adult, Action & Adventure

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Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

Publication year 1851

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Environment, Community, Mental Health

Tags Action & Adventure, American Literature, Classic Fiction, Romanticism, Historical Fiction

Published in 1851, Moby Dick was based in part on author Herman Melville’s own experiences on a whaleship. The novel tells the story of Ahab, the captain of a whaling vessel called The Pequod, who has a three-year mission to collect and sell the valuable oil of whales at the behest of the ship’s owners. Instead, the furious Ahab takes the ship on his own personal journey through hell, seeking revenge against the eponymous white... Read Moby Dick Summary

Mockingjay

by Suzanne Collins

Publication year 2010

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes War, Love, Conflict, Guilt, Revenge, Truth & Lies, Power & Greed

Tags Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

Mockingjay, published in 2010 by Scholastic, is the third novel in Suzanne Collins’s bestselling Hunger Games series. The series follows the life of Katniss Everdeen, an adolescent girl living in the futuristic dystopia of Panem. Mockingjay focuses on the civil war between the 13 districts of Panem and the oppressive government of the Capitol. Through Katniss’s experiences in the war, Collins explores cycles of oppression, the meaning of love in wartime, and the power of... Read Mockingjay Summary

Monique and the Mango Rains

by Kris Holloway

Publication year 2006

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Community, Friendship

Tags Anthropology, Action & Adventure

Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali is a work of narrative nonfiction written by Kris Holloway and published in 2006. Told through Holloway’s perspective, the book recounts the incredible life and death of a young Malian woman named Monique Dembele and her unlikely friendship with Holloway, who came to Mali as a young American woman serving in the Peace Corps in 1989.The book follows Monique, a midwife who strives... Read Monique and the Mango Rains Summary

Monument 14

by Emmy Laybourne

Publication year 2012

Genre Novel, Fiction

Tags Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action & Adventure

Emmy Laybourne’s 2012 novel, Monument 14, charts the experiences of a group of fourteen students in the wake of a mega-tsunami. The story takes place in the year 2024 in the city of Monument, Colorado. As both grade-school and high-school students ride the bus to school one morning, they encounter a hailstorm, which causes their school bus to crash. Mrs. Wooly, the middle-school bus driver, drives her bus into the Greenway, a superstore, and aids... Read Monument 14 Summary

Mortal Engines

by Philip Reeve

Publication year 2001

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Forgiveness, Memory, Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Fear, Love, Revenge, Social Class, Colonialism, Community, War, Good & Evil, Justice, Fate, Power & Greed, Truth & Lies

Tags Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Technology, Social Class

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