Five Weeks in a Balloon is not only the first installment in Jules Verne's celebrated Voyages Extraordinaires series, but also the first of Verne's works to earn him widespread popularity as a writer of science fiction and adventure novels. Following his invention of an ingenious new air balloon capable of long-distance flight, Dr. Samuel Fergusson embarks on the adventure of a lifetime with his trusted servant, Joe, and loyal friend, Dick Kennedy....

Former Posadas County Sheriff Bill Gastner, now a New Mexico Livestock Inspector, is enjoying a day on Herb Torrance's ranch - soaking in the sun, counting a small herd of cattle, and thinking about meeting an old friend back in town for lunch. But suddenly a light breeze stirs the dust, a horse spooks, and Bill finds himself ferrying a broken cowpuncher in the back of his SUV, headed out to meet an ambulance. Moments later, Bill's day goes from...

When his mother sends Herbie the young hedgehog out on his first big foraging adventure, a big wind sweeps him far from home.

Transported to the fantasy world of Midlandia, Louis Proof, an inner-city boy from New Jersey, tries to return home using his newly acquired powers.

Transported to a new Minecraft server, Gameknight9999 must rebuild his courage and recruit an NPC army to defeat Malacoda, the king of the Nether, who plans to destroy all lives in the Minecraft universe and in real life.

"A young islander named Tomo loves to build things and solve problems and uses his constructions to go on grand adventures with his friend Maya and his dog Captain"--

After a crash, Lightning McQueen and Cruz Ramirez, a young racing technician, work together to get Lightning back in racing shape.

Genius twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald embark on a trip to Graceland and are horrified by the reappearance of their supposedly deceased arch nemesis Dr. Herman Warsaw, who marries their aunt Judy.

Survival is just the beginning in this action-packed middle grade adventure that's Mad Max for kids. Thirteen years ago, the world ended. A deadly chemical called Waste began to spread across the globe, leaving devastation in its wake. Millions died. Cities fell into chaos. Anything the Waste didn't kill, it mutated into threatening new forms. Kobi has always believed he and his dad were the only survivors. But when his dad goes missing, Kobi follows...

Although adjusting to African culture is difficult, Riley Mae grows physically stronger and connects with Christian women and children in Kenya, where she and her Swiftriver friends hope to escape their enemies, until a misstep leads to big trouble.