The Deadly Shadow (Choose Your Own Adventure, #46)


Richard Brightfield - 1985
    Now the agency is counting on you to find the deadly Dimitrius, a human time bomb who can explode with all the force of an atomic blast! But before you start your search, you'll need an undercover identity. What should you be?If you decide to pose as a professional gambler, turn to page 74. If you pretend to be an art collector, turn to page 23. Think carefully! Dimitrius is dangerous. He might shatter you into a thousand fiery pieces—unless you can outsmart him and save the world from disaster!What happens next in the story? It all depends on the choice you make. How does the story end? Only you can find out! And the best part is that you can keep reading and rereading until you've had not one but many incredibly daring experiences!

Through the Black Hole (Choose Your Own Adventure, #97)


Edward Packard - 1989
    You're The Star! 15 Exciting Endings! Enter A Dimension That No Human Being Has Ever Seen !You have been chosen for a mission that has never been attempted before - a journey to the center of a black hole.  Scientists can only guess what will happen.  You've been warned that you may not retum alive.  The spaceship Athena will actually enter the hole; its sister ship, the Nimrod, will only go to the edge and observe.  Which ship will you choose to pilot?If you choose the Athena, turn to page 14.  If you choose the Nimrod, turn to page 64.  But be careful!  Once you fall into a black hole you may end up as a few trillion neutrons scattered throughout space.  Or you could be the first person to emerge from a black hole and retum to earth a hero!What happens next in the story?  It all depends on the choices you make.  How does the story end?  Only you can find out!  And the best part is that you can keep reading and rereading until you've had not one but many incredibly daring experiences!

Inca Gold (Choose Your Own Adventure, #85)


Jim Becket - 1988
    Could it be the remnants of the fabled Lost City of Gold? Or will your search be just another wild goose chase?

The Horror of High Ridge (Choose Your Own Adventure, #27)


Julius Goodman - 1983
    While on vacation with your friends Ricardo and Lisa, you encounter ghosts in a town with a dark past.

You Are a Millionaire (Choose Your Own Adventure, #98)


Jay Leibold - 1990
    Should the reader share it with friends or keep it all? The outcome of the story depends upon the choices the reader makes--providing a number of interesting endings.

Search for the Mountain Gorillas (Choose Your Own Adventure, #41)


Jim Wallace - 1985
    Your job is to track the gorillas and write their story. It's no easy task. Poachers, wild buffaloes, snakes, and the Ugandan jungle itself put your life at risk. A girl from the local village goes missing and the world's eyes are on you when the BBC shows up with a film crew to document your work.

Vanished! (Choose Your Own Adventure, #60)


Deborah Lerme Goodman - 1986
    You and your friends Tony and Andrea set off in search of another friend, Jill, who has vanished in the Bermuda Triangle.

The Lost Tribe (Choose Your Own Adventure, #23)


Louise Munro Foley - 1983
    You are deep in the wilderness when suddenly you're caught in a hunting snare...

Double Identity


Margaret Peterson Haddix - 2005
     As Bethany approaches her thirteenth birthday, her parents act more oddly than usual. Her mother cries constantly, and her father barely lets Bethany out of his sight. Then one morning he hustles the entire family into the car, drives across several state lines -- and leaves Bethany with an aunt she never knew existed. Bethany has no idea what's going on. She's worried her mom and dad are running from some kind of trouble, but she can't find out because they won't tell her where they are going. Bethany's only clue is a few words she overheard her father tell her aunt: "She doesn't know anything about Elizabeth." But Aunt Myrlie won't tell Bethany who Elizabeth is, and she won't explain why people in her small town react to Bethany as if they've seen a ghost. The mystery intensifies when Bethany gets a package from her father containing four different birth certificates from four different states, with four different last names -- and thousands of dollars in cash. And when a strange man shows up asking questions, Bethany realizes the's not the only one who's desperate to unravel the secrets of her past.

Outlaws of Sherwood Forest (Choose Your Own Adventure, #47)


Ellen Kushner - 1985
    Magically transported to Sherwood Forest, the reader must come to the aid of Robin Hood after the evil Sheriff of Nottingham captures Maid Marian.

Boom!


Mark Haddon - 1992
    What does "spudvetch" mean? Why do Mr Kidd's eyes flicker with fluorescent blue light when Charlie says spudvetch to him? A high-powered adventure can end only with a Boom!

Time Cat


Lloyd Alexander - 1963
    For one thing, he can talk. For another, he's got the power to travel through time. And the instant he tells this to Jason, the two of them are in ancient Egypt, on the first of nine amazing adventures that Jason will never forget.

The Tower Treasure


Franklin W. Dixon - 1927
    This first one, "The Tower Mystery," introduced the action, mystery, and suspense themes. The boys continue to deliver thrills to this day.It all starts with the boys, Frank and Joe, on their motorcycles delivering important papers to a lawyer in Willowville for their father, Fenton Hardy. He's the well-known private investigator in Bayport. A reckless driver almost forces them over the embankment. It is not long before they find that their friend Chet's yellow jalopy has been stolen, possibly by the same red-haired driver! Stolen loot may be the issue. Later a dying criminal confesses that the loot has been stashed "in the tower" and the Hardy Boys make an astonishing discovery.

The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales


Chris Van AllsburgSherman Alexie - 2011
    Thousands of children have been inspired to weave their own stories to go with his intriguingly titled pictures. And now, some of our most imaginative storytellers attempt to solve the perplexing mysteries of Harris Burdick. Enter The Chronicles of Harris Burdick to read this incredible compendium of stories: magical, funny, creepy, poignant, inscrutable, these are tales you won't soon forget.(front flap)

The Maze of Bones


Rick Riordan - 2008
    When their beloved aunt--matriarch of the world's most powerful family--dies, orphaned siblings Amy and Dan Cahill compete with less honorable Cahill descendants in a race around the world to find cryptic clues to a mysterious fortune.Book includes game cards which the reader may use to play an online version of the treasure hunt.