Peter Pan and Wendy
by J. M. Barrie | 
My First Travel Book
by Anna Othitis | 
The Picts and the Martyrs
by Arthur Ransome |
Borgel
by Daniel Pinkwater | 
Baby Island
by Carol Ryrie Brink | 
Abel's Island
by William Steig |
The Danger
by Gordon Korman |
The Jolley-Rogers and the Ghostly Galleon
by Jonny Duddle | 
Getting Air
by Dan Gutman |
The Discovery
by Gordon Korman | 
An Ancient Castle
by Robert Graves |
The Deep
by Gordon Korman | 
Henry and the Guardians of the Lost
by Jenny Nimmo | 
Emily Upham's Revenge
by Avi | 
The Ice Boy
by Patricia Elliott | 
A Dig in Time
by Peni R. Griffin | 
Rewind to Yesterday
by Susan Beth Pfeffer | 
The Worm Club
by Laurie Lawlor | 
Jack Slater and the Whisper of Doom
by John Dougherty | 
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo |
This time Nim's the fish-out-of-water as she stows away on a cruise ship to save her kidnapped sea lion friend. Accompanied by her likeable iguana, Fred, the island girl lands with a splash in Manhattan, on the run from of a very Bad Guy, and on her way to reunite with her friend, cowardly adventure novelist Alex Rover. Kids who are interested in animals and animal welfare will enjoy this warmhearted story's combo of suspenseful high-seas happenings, New York City excitement, and family drama.