Stowaway by Karen Hesse - A fictionalized journal relates the experiences of a young stowaway from 1768 to 1771 aboard the Endeavor which sailed around the world under Captain James Cook

The call of the wild by Jack London - The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen - After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce

Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool - Odyssey-like adventure of two boys' incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail where they deal with pirates, buried secrets, and extraordinary encounters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - The classic story of Jim Hawkins' dangerous search for pirate treasure is accompanied by notes and illustrations placing the story in the context of its era

Gulliver's travels by Jonathan Swift - The voyages of an Englishman carry him to such places as Liliput, where the people are only six inches tall, Brobdingnag, a land of giants, and a country ruled by horses

Loot : how to steal a fortune by Jude Watson - When Alfie McQuin, the notorious jewel thief, is killed on a job, his last words to his son, March, are to "find jewels" and this instruction leads the boy to Jules, the twin sister he never knew he had

The Swiss family Robinson by Johann David Wyss - Shipwrecked on a tropical island, a Swiss minister, his wife, and their four sons struggle to survive until they can be rescued