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If pirates, jousting and horseback chases no longer appeal to you, you're too old or too boring. Adventure stories fell out of vogue among 20th century literary types who thought serious fiction had to be boring and depressing, but to those born with fire in their bones, adventure stories are deeply serious.

Not serious like existentialism or keeping a stiff upper lip, but serious like Robin Hood—devoted to protecting the downtrodden, committed to Maid Marian, sworn to fight injustice as long as a soul is in his body, always laughing and ready for a fight or a feast.

G. K. Chesterton wrote adventure stories because they best expressed the eternal joy that supported his generous frame. For those raised on Modern Adventure Stories, joy may seem an inappropriate word for an increasingly dark genre, but the fault lies with those who think adventures are forays into evil rather than romps with Gilbert Keith.

There's nothing evil about a good adventure. There may be bad guys (there ought to be), but if the Good Guy does his job there'll be more of his exploits to talk about than theirs. Because, should he be doing his job, the Hero will be sword-fighting, being clever, wooing, chasing and laughing to the detriment of his enemies on every page.

Average people don't have the adventures Heroes in Books have—they have the adventures of Modern Men in Books. But the way through the prosaic troubles of life isn't to immerse yourself in them, it's to let the Good Guys show The Way Out of Problems, and do your best to imitate them when you meet the less dramatic, but no less real, dangers of everyday existence.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
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	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by Jules Verne, translated by Anthony Bonner and illustrated by Stephen Armes from Grosset & Dunlap Science Fiction for 5th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Books of Wonder by Jules Verne, translated by Anthony Bonner and illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon from HarperCollins Science Fiction for 5th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	Adventures of Tintin - Complete Package (large size paperback set, approx 12"x9") by Herge from Little, Brown & Company Comic Book for 2nd-6th grade in Adventures of Tintin (Location: COM-TIN) $251.79
	Adventures of Tintin - Young Readers Collection by Herge for 2nd-6th grade in Adventures of Tintin (Location: COM-TIN) $52.76
	Basher Five-Two The True Story of F-16 Fighter Pilot Captain Scott O'Grady by Scott O'Grady & Michael French from Yearling Autobiography for 4th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.79 $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard from Holiday House Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
	Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard from Holiday House Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $15.29
	Blue Lights Or, Hot Work in the Soudan by R. M. Ballantyne from Vision Forum Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare from Houghton Mifflin Historical Fiction for 5th-9th grade 1962 Newbery Medal winner in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $8.49
	Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Fiction for 2nd-6th grade 1941 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $5.94
	Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry from Scholastic Inc. Realistic Fiction for 2nd-6th grade 1941 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $1.60 (1 in stock)
	Cay by Theodore Taylor from Yearling Realistic Fiction for 2nd-6th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $6.79 $3.60 (1 in stock)
	Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean by R. M. Ballantyne from Vision Forum Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in R. M. Ballantyne Books (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean by R. M. Ballantyne from Wordsworth Classics Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes Dover 2018 from Dover Publications Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade 1924 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $12.74
	Deep Down A Tale of the Cornish Mines by R. M. Ballantyne from Vision Forum Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in R. M. Ballantyne Books (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Dolphin Adventure One diver's incredible undersea experience! by Wayne Grover from HarperTrophy for 3rd-7th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $5.09 $2.80 (3 in stock)
	Flint's Island by Leonard Wibberley from Bethlehem Books Nautical Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $10.16
	Frightful's Mountain by Jean Craighead George from Puffin Books Adventure for 4th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $8.49
	Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole by R. M. Ballantyne from Vision Forum Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Gorilla Hunters A Tale of the Wilds of Africa by R. M. Ballantyne from Vision Forum Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in R. M. Ballantyne Books (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Hunted and Harried A Tale of the Scottish Covenanters by R. M. Ballantyne from Vision Forum Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Indian in the Cupboard Indian in the Cupboard #1 by Lynne Banks from Yearling Fantasy for 4th-7th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $7.64
	Irish Red by Jim Kjelgaard from Yearling Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.79
	Iron Scouts of the Confederacy by Lee McGiffin 2^nd edition from Christian Liberty Press Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $8.93
	Key to the Indian Indian in the Cupboard #5 by Lynne Banks from HarperCollins Fantasy for 4th-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $5.94 $2.80 (1 in stock)
	Kidnapped Everyman's Library Children's Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Action/Adventure for 4th-8th grade in Everyman's Library Children's Classics (Location: FIC-ELC) $18.70
	Kidnapped Puffin Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson from Puffin Books Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $7.64
	Kidnapped Dover Evergreen Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson from Dover Publications Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $5.09
	Kidnapped Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Lynd Ward from Grosset & Dunlap Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Kidnapped Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Lynd Ward from Grosset & Dunlap Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Legend of King Arthur by Retold by Robin Lister, Illustrated by Alan Baker from Kingfisher Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 3rd-6th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Light Beyond the Forest Arthurian Trilogy #2 by Rosemary Sutcliff from Puffin Books Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 4th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Light Beyond the Forest The Quest for the Holy Grail Arthurian Trilogy #2 by Rosemary Sutcliff, illustrated by Shirley Felts from E.P. Dutton & Co. Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 4th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter from Vintage Classics Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $6.76
	Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter, illustrated by Warren Chappell from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Everyman's Library Children's Classics (Location: FIC-ELC) $13.56
	Martin Rattler Adventures of a Boy in the Forests of Brazil by R. M. Ballantyne from Vision Forum Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Howard Pyle, illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith from Grosset & Dunlap Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 5th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Howard Pyle, illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith from Grosset & Dunlap Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 5th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Howard Pyle, illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith from Grosset & Dunlap Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 5th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Howard Pyle, illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith from Grosset & Dunlap Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 5th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle, illustrated by Jo Polseno Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 5th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George from Puffin Books Adventure for 4th-8th grade 1960 Newbery Honor Book in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.64
	Mystery of the Cupboard Indian in the Cupboard #4 by Lynne Banks from HarperCollins Fantasy for 4th-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $5.94 $2.40 (2 in stock)
	On the Far Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George from Puffin Books Adventure for 4th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.64
	On the Far Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George from Dutton Children's Books Adventure for 4th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Outlaw Red by Jim Kjelgaard from Yearling Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
	Outlaw Red G&D Famous Dog Stories by Jim Kjelgaard from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Outlaw Red by Jim Kjelgaard 1986 printing from Bantam-Skylark Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Pirate City An Algerine Tale by R. M. Ballantyne from Vision Forum Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Red Rooney Or, The Last of the Crew by R. M. Ballantyne from Vision Forum Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in R. M. Ballantyne Books (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Return of the Indian Indian in the Cupboard #2 by Lynne Banks from Yearling Fantasy for 4th-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $7.64
	Road to Camlann Arthurian Trilogy #3 by Rosemary Sutcliff from Puffin Books Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 4th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Road to Camlann Arthurian Trilogy #3 by Rosemary Sutcliff Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 4th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Scout Series by Piet Prins from Inheritance Publications Action/Adventure for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $65.13
	Scout's Distant Journey Scout Series by Piet Prins from Inheritance Publications Action/Adventure for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $9.31 $5.60 (1 in stock)
	Scout: The Flying Phantom Scout Series by Piet Prins from Inheritance Publications Action/Adventure for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $9.31
	Scout: The Haunted Castle Scout Series by Piet Prins from Inheritance Publications for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $9.27
	Scout: The Mystery of the Abandoned Mill Scout Series by Piet Prins from Inheritance Publications Action/Adventure for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $9.31
	Scout: The Sailing Sleuths Scout Series by Piet Prins from Inheritance Publications for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $9.31
	Scout: The Secret of the Swamp Scout Series by Piet Prins from Inheritance Publications Action/Adventure for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $9.31
	Scout: The Treasure of Rodensteyn Castle Scout Series by Piet Prins from Inheritance Publications Action/Adventure for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $9.31
	Secret of the Indian Indian in the Cupboard #3 by Lynne Banks from HarperCollins Fantasy for 4th-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $2.40 (1 in stock)
	Secret of the Indian Indian in the Cupboard #3 by Lynne Banks from Random House Fantasy for 4th-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $7.64
	Snow Dog by Jim Kjelgaard from Yearling Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.79
	Snow Dog by Jim Kjelgaard from Holiday House Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Snow Dog G&D Famous Dog Stories by Jim Kjelgaard from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Snow Dog by Jim Kjelgaard 1981 Edition from AB Publishing for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Stormy by Jim Kjelgaard from Yearling Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $5.94
	Stormy, Misty's Foal by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.79
	Story of King Arthur by Retold by Robin Lister, Illustrated by Alan Baker from Kingfisher Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 3rd-6th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls from Bantam Books Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.64
	Susan Creek Monroe Family Chronicles #2 by Doug Wilson from Veritas Press Nautical Fiction for 4th-6th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $15.00 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Swift Rivers by Cornelia Meigs from Bloomsbury Publishing Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade 1933 Newbery Honor Book in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.49 $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Tintin 3-in-1 Complete Collection Hardbound set by Herge from Little, Brown & Company Comic Book for 2nd-6th grade in Adventures of Tintin (Location: COM-TIN) $161.53
	Treasure Island Whole Story Series by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Francois Place from Viking Press Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Treasure Island Puffin Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson from Puffin Books Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $7.64
	Treasure Island Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Norman Price from Grosset & Dunlap Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Treasure Island Everyman's Library Children's Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Mervyn Peake from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 5th-9th grade in Everyman's Library Children's Classics (Location: FIC-ELC) $18.70
	Treasure Island Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Norman Price from Grosset & Dunlap Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by William Sharp from Grosset & Dunlap Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Henry C. Pitz from Nelson Doubleday, Inc. Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by John Lawrence from Candlewick Press Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.60 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island Easton Press Library by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Edward A. Wilson from Easton Press for 5th-9th grade in Leather Bound Collectible Books (Location: VIN-LEA)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated with stills from 1934 MGM film from Grosset & Dunlap Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, Michael Clay Thompson from Royal Fireworks Press Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Michael Clay Thompson Language Arts (Location: GRA-MCT)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Eleonore Schmid from New York Graphic Society for 5th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Treasure Island Usborne Illustrated Originals by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Fran Parreno from Usborne Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Robert Ingpen from Palazzo Editions Limited for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls from Bantam Books Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.64
	Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade 1987 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.64 $3.60 (2 in stock)
	White Fang by Jack London, illustrated by Helen Ward from Templar Books Action/Adventure for 5th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
	Young Fur Traders A Tale of the Far North by R. M. Ballantyne from Vision Forum Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)

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