It's FRIDAY! Which means it's time for Fast Five Fiction. Each week I'll be sharing 5 fiction books: new books, notable books, books around a common theme. This week I've got 5 book series featuring travel! From the comfort of your own home, travel the world just by turning the pages. Click the title to be directed to the books in the library's catalog.
The 39 Clues is a series of adventure novels written by a collaboration of authors. It consists of five series, The Clue Hunt, Cahills vs. Vespers, Unstoppable, Doublecross, and Superspecial. They chronicle the adventures of two siblings, Amy and Dan Cahill, who discover that their family, the Cahills, have been and still are, the most influential family in history. The first series revolves around orphans Amy and Dan Cahill, who discover upon their grandmother's death, that the Cahill family has shaped most of world history. Amy and Dan embark on a quest to find the 39 Clues, which are ingredients to a serum that can create the most powerful person on Earth, all while evading the sabotage of other Cahills. Each book chronicles one location which Amy, Dan, and their au pair Nellie travel to and focuses on one historical character associated with a Clue.
The Kidd siblings: Storm (Stefanie), Tommy (Thomas), Bick (Bickford), and Beck (Rebecca), used to live a hapy life on their ship until their father, Thomas Kidd, goes missing during a storm. Their mother also went missing three months earlier in Cyprus. They find themselves in the biggest treasure hunt of their lives and must work together to defeat pirates and lose the pursuit of their treasure-hunting rivals. All while following clues to find out what really happened to their parents and if they are still alive.
When middle school puzzle master Sam and history wiz Martina win a contest for a summer trip across the US, they discover they've been drafted into something vastly more extraordinary. Joining another kid on the trip, Theo, a descendant of George Washington himself, they must follow clues to find seven keys left behind by the Founding Fathers. Together the keys unlock Benjamin Franklin's greatest invention--a secret weapon intended to defend the country. Each key is hidden in a unique location around the U.S., protected with puzzles, riddles, and traps. This has kept the weapon safe . . . until now! Gideon Arnold, a dangerous descendant of the infamous Benedict Arnold, is on the chase.
In competition with Arnold and his thugs to reach the artifacts first, Sam, Martina, Theo, and readers must use their wits to solve ingenious puzzles, escape death-by-booby-trap, and, by the end of the series, save our nation by uncovering many of its greatest secrets.
This family adventure series comes from the Emmy-Award winning host of Survivor, Jeff Probst, and Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life co-author, Chris Tebbetts.
A family vacation becomes a game of survival! It was supposed to be a vacation–and a chance to get to know each other better. But when a massive storm sets in without warning, four kids are shipwrecked alone on a rocky jungle island in the middle of the South Pacific. No adults. No instructions. Nobody to rely on but themselves. Can they make it home alive?
A week ago, the biggest challenge Vanessa, Buzz, Carter, and Jane had was learning to live as a new blended family. Now the four siblings must find a way to work as a team if they’re going to make it off the island. They’re all in this adventure together–but first they’ve got to learn to survive one another.
A Series of Unfortunate Events is a series of thirteen novels that follow the turbulent lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. After their parents' death in a fire, the children are placed in the custody of a murderous relative, Count Olaf, who attempts to steal their inheritance and, later, orchestrates numerous disasters with the help of his accomplices as the children attempt to flee. As the plot progresses, the Baudelaires gradually confront further mysteries surrounding their family and deep conspiracies involving a secret society known as V.F.D., with connections to Olaf, their parents, and many other relatives. The series is narrated by Lemony Snicket, who dedicates each of his works to his deceased love interest, Beatrice, and often attempts to dissuade the reader from reading the Baudelaires' story.
Happy Friday, and Happy Reading!
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