Lists and Suggestions for Kids
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List: Suspense, Spies, and High Speed Chases
Steel Trapp
Pearson, Ridley.
On a two-day train trip to enter his invention in the National Science Competition in Washington, D.... More
On a two-day train trip to enter his invention in the National Science Competition in Washington, D.C., fourteen-year-old Steven "Steel" Trapp, possessor of a remarkable photographic memory, becomes embroiled in an international plot of kidnapping and bribery that may have links to terrorists. Less
Stormbreaker
Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-
After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to c... More
After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6. Less
Tunnels
Gordon, Roderick.
When Will Burrows and his friend Chester embark on a quest to find Will's archaeologist father,... More
When Will Burrows and his friend Chester embark on a quest to find Will's archaeologist father, who has inexplicably disappeared, they are led to a labyrinthine world underneath London, full of sinister inhabitants with evil intentions toward "Topsoilers" like Will and his father. Less
Alibi Junior High
Logsted, Greg.
After thirteen-year-old Cody and his father, an undercover agent, are nearly killed, Cody moves in w... More
After thirteen-year-old Cody and his father, an undercover agent, are nearly killed, Cody moves in with his aunt in Connecticut, where he is helped with his adjustment to the trials of attending public school for the first time and investigating a threat in nearby woods by a wounded Iraq War veteran. Less
The Boundless
Oppel, Kenneth, 1967-
Aboard "The Boundless," the greatest train ever built, on its maiden voyage across Canada,... More
Aboard "The Boundless," the greatest train ever built, on its maiden voyage across Canada, teenaged Will enlists the aid of a traveling circus to save the train from villains. Less
Codename : Zero
Rylander, Chris.
"When a desperate man in a nondescript black suit asks thirteen-year-old Carson Fender to deliv... More
"When a desperate man in a nondescript black suit asks thirteen-year-old Carson Fender to deliver a mysterious package for him, the middle schooler discovers there's something going on in his sleepy North Dakota hometown he had never expected--something involving the CIA"-- Less
The Infinity Code
Young, E. L.
In London, the teenaged geniuses of STORM, a secret organization dedicated to eliminating the world&... More
In London, the teenaged geniuses of STORM, a secret organization dedicated to eliminating the world's misery through science and technology, uncover plans for a deadly weapon and race to find and dismantle it, then confront the corrupt scientist behind the scheme. Less
The League of Unexceptional Children
Daneshvari, Gitty.
Evanston, Virginia, twelve-year-olds Jonathan Murray and Shelley Brown are completely average and fo... More
Evanston, Virginia, twelve-year-olds Jonathan Murray and Shelley Brown are completely average and forgettable until they are recruited to help the League of Unexceptional Children save the Vice President of the United States, who has been kidnapped along with an important code. Less
The Maze of Bones
Riordan, Rick.
Rick Riordan's newest mystery centers around the Cahills - the most powerful family the world h... More
Rick Riordan's newest mystery centers around the Cahills - the most powerful family the world has ever known. The source of its power is a mystery that can only be unraveled by assembling 39 clues that have been hidden around the world throughout history. Less
Mission Unstoppable
Gutman, Dan.
On a cross-country vacation with their parents, twins Coke and Pepsi, soon to be thirteen, fend off ... More
On a cross-country vacation with their parents, twins Coke and Pepsi, soon to be thirteen, fend off strange assassins as they try to come to terms with their being part of a top-secret government organization known as The Genius Files. Less
Moving Target
Gonzalez, Christina Diaz, 1969- author.
Twelve-year-old Cassie Arroyo is a student in Rome, but her life changes when a secret organization,... More
Twelve-year-old Cassie Arroyo is a student in Rome, but her life changes when a secret organization, the Hastati, shoots her father--and she learns that she is a member of an ancient bloodline that enables her to use the Spear of Destiny, a legendary object that can alter the future. Less
National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society
Buckley, Michael, 1969-
While running a spy network from their elementary school, five unpopular misfits combine their talen... More
While running a spy network from their elementary school, five unpopular misfits combine their talents and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world. Less
Nick of Time
Bell, Ted.
With the help of Lord Hawke, whose children have been taken by the evil pirate Captain Billy Blood, ... More
With the help of Lord Hawke, whose children have been taken by the evil pirate Captain Billy Blood, young Nick McIver uses a time machine to rescue the two children as well as change the course of events in two time periods, the Napoleonic Wars and World War II. Less
Playing with Fire
Hale, Bruce.
Reluctant orphan-turned-spy Max Segredo discovers intrigue at the Merry Sunshine Orphanage and must ... More
Reluctant orphan-turned-spy Max Segredo discovers intrigue at the Merry Sunshine Orphanage and must confront an international group bent on world domination, while uncovering mysteries from his past. Less
Rise of the Ninja
Higgins, Simon,
It's the dawn of an age of peace in medieval Japan. But a power-hungry warlord is plotting to p... More
It's the dawn of an age of peace in medieval Japan. But a power-hungry warlord is plotting to plunge the national into a deadly civil war. Enter Moonshadow, the newest agent for the Grey Light Order, a secret brotherhood of ninja spy warriors. Can Moonshadow defeat the evil warlord or will his first mission be his last? Less
Science Fair
Barry, Dave.
The president of Kprshtskan is plotting to infiltrate the science fair at Hubble Middle School in Ma... More
The president of Kprshtskan is plotting to infiltrate the science fair at Hubble Middle School in Maryland in order to take over the United States government, but when Toby Harbinger, an ordinary student, makes up his mind finally to win the fair, the terrorists' plans go awry. Less
The Shadow Project
Brennan, Herbie.
A young English thief stumbles on, and subsequently is recruited for, a super-secret operation that ... More
A young English thief stumbles on, and subsequently is recruited for, a super-secret operation that trains teenagers in remote viewing and astral projection techniques in order to engage in spying. Less
SilverFin
Higson, Charles,
This prequel to the adventures of James Bond, 007, introduces us to the young James when he's j... More
This prequel to the adventures of James Bond, 007, introduces us to the young James when he's just started boarding school in England and is about to become involved in his first adventure. Less
Spy School
Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-
Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend the CIA's highly secretive... More
Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend the CIA's highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school. Less
