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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.

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	All But Lost - Volume I by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	All But Lost - Volume II by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	All But Lost - Volume III by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Big Six Swallows and Amazons #9 by Arthur Ransome from David R. Godine for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Black Buccaneer Dover Evergreen Classics by Stephen W. Meader from Dover Publications for 3rd-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $5.99
	Black Falcon by Armstrong Sperry from John C. Winston for 6th-10th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Captain Blood Penguin Classics by Rafael Sabatini from Penguin Classics Historical Romance for 7th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $16.00
	Captains Courageous Junior Deluxe Editions by Rudyard Kipling, illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith from Nelson Doubleday, Inc. for 5th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Captains Courageous Signet Classics by Rudyard Kipling from Signet Classics Nautical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.95
	Captains Courageous Signet Classics by Rudyard Kipling from Living Book Press Nautical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.64
	Captains Courageous Reader's Digest World's Best Reading by Rudyard Kipling from Reader's Digest Nautical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Coot Club Swallows and Amazons #5 by Arthur Ransome from David R. Godine for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $14.95
	Cruise of the Arctic Star by Scott O'Dell from Beautiful Feet Books for 6th-Adult in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $13.95
	Curse of Carne's Hold by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Curse of Carne's Hold by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Danger to Windward by Armstrong Sperry 1^st edition from John C. Winston for 5th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes from Little, Brown & Company Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade 1924 Newbery Medal winner in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes, illustrated by Warrenn Chappell from Little, Brown & Company for 5th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	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) $7.99
	ECL: Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling, illustrated by Dick Cole from Classic Publishing Corporation for 4th-8th grade in Educator Classic Library (Location: VIN-ECL)
	ECL: Treasure Island Educator Classic Library #1 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Don Irwin Complete and Unabridged Edition from Classic Press in Educator Classic Library (Location: VIN-ECL)
	Fiddler's Gun by A. S. Peterson 1^st edition from Rabbit Room Press for 7th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $16.99
	Flint's Island by Leonard Wibberley from Bethlehem Books Nautical Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $11.95
	Great Northern? A Scottish Adventure of Swallows and Amazons Swallows and Amazons #12 by Arthur Ransome from David R. Godine for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Great Northern? A Scottish Adventure of Swallows and Amazons Swallows and Amazons #12 by Arthur Ransome from Red Fox for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Great Quest by Charles Boardman Hawes from CreateSpace for 5th-8th grade 1922 Newbery Honor Book in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.95
	Hidden Foe A Romantic Adventure of Inheritance by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Hidden Foe A Romantic Adventure of Inheritance by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Hull-Down for Action by Armstrong Sperry from Doubleday & Company for 5th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Innocent Voyage or A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes, illustrated by Lynd Ward from Heritage Press for 4th-7th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $7.00 (2 in stock)
	John Hawke's Fortune A Story of Monmouth's Rebellion by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	John Hawke's Fortune A Story of Monmouth's Rebellion by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Lost Lagoon A Pacific Adventure by Armstrong Sperry from Doubleday & Company for 5th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Missee Lee The Swallows and Amazons in the China Seas Swallows and Amazons #10 by Arthur Ransome A Godine Storyteller from David R. Godine for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Missee Lee The Swallows and Amazons in the China Seas Swallows and Amazons #10 by Arthur Ransome from Red Fox for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Missee Lee The Swallows and Amazons in the China Seas Swallows and Amazons #10 by Arthur Ransome from Puffin Books for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Moby-Dick (retold) by Herman Melville, presented by Jane Needle, illustrated by Patrick Benson 1^st edition from Candlewick Press for 4th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Moby-Dick (retold) by Herman Melville, presented by Jane Needle, illustrated by Patrick Benson 1^st edition from Candlewick Press for 4th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Mutineers by Charles Boardman Hawes from Little, Brown & Company for 5th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Picts & the Martyrs Not Welcome At All Swallows and Amazons #11 by Arthur Ransome from David R. Godine for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Pigeon Post Swallows and Amazons #6 by Arthur Ransome, illustrated by Mary Shepard from David R. Godine for 5th-9th grade 1936 Carnegie Medal in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $15.95
	Robinson Crusoe (abridged) Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Daniel Defoe, illustrated by Lynd Ward from Grosset & Dunlap for 5th-9th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Robinson Crusoe (abridged) Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Daniel Defoe, illustrated by Lynd Ward from Grosset & Dunlap for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Secret Water Swallows and Amazons #8 by Arthur Ransome Revised from David R. Godine for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $16.95
	Storm Canvas Junior Literary Guild by Armstrong Sperry from John C. Winston for 6th-10th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Submarine Spy Mike Danford Adventure Series #01 by Arnold Ytreeide from Jericho Quill Press for 6th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Swallows & Amazons Collection by Arthur Ransome from David R. Godine for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome from David R. Godine Family stories/boating for 7th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $16.95
	Swallows and Amazons Swallows and Amazons #1 by Arthur Ransome from Overlook Press Family stories/boating for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Swallows and Amazons for Ever! containing abridged editions of Coot Club and The Big Six by Arthur Ransome from Red Fox Family stories/boating for 7th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Tales of Pirates and Buccaneers by Howard Pyle from Dilithium Press, Ltd. for 4th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	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) $8.99
	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) $17.95
	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-IJL) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island Scribner Illustrated Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth Deluxe from Atheneum for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Norman Price from Grosset & Dunlap for 5th-10th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson from Junior Deluxe Editions for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Frank Godwin from Reader's Digest for 5th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by John Cameron from David McKay Company for 5th-10th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (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) $8.00 (2 in stock)
	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 Edmund Dulac from Abaris Books for 5th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Igor Iljinski from Barron's for 4th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Treasure Island Scribner Illustrated Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth Deluxe from Atheneum for 5th-9th grade in Scribner Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SCRIB) $24.99
	Treasure Island Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Norman Price from Grosset & Dunlap for 5th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Louis Rhead from SeaWolf Press for 5th-9th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $9.95
	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) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Norman Price from Grosset & Dunlap for 5th-10th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island Rainbow Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by C. B. Falls from World Publishing Company for 5th-10th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	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 from Whitman Publishing Company for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	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) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	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) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island Macmillan Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by John Falter from Macmillan for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 Paperback by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Norman Price from Grosset & Dunlap for 5th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	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) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson from Living Book Press for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi from Scholastic Press for 3rd-7th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi from Orchard Books for 3rd-7th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Two Years Before the Mast A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea by Richard Henry Dana Jr. from Nelson Doubleday, Inc. for 6th-10th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Two Years Before the Mast (abridged) by Richard Henry Dana Jr. from Nelson Doubleday, Inc. for 5th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Voyage of the Frog by Gary Paulsen Revised from Yearling for 7th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $1.20 (1 in stock)
	We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea Swallows and Amazons #7 by Arthur Ransome from David R. Godine for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $15.95
	Winter Holiday Swallows and Amazons #4 by Arthur Ransome from David R. Godine for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $15.95 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Yussuf the Guide Being the Strange Story of the Travels in Asia Minor of Burne the Lawyer, Preston the Professor, and Lawrence the Sick by George Manville Fenn from Salem Ridge Press for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)

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