Steel Trapp: The Challenge

Steel Trapp: The Challenge by Ridley Pearson
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.

Maximum Ride: MAX

Maximum Ride: MAX by James Patterson

When millions of fish start dying off the coast of Hawaii and something is destroying hundreds of ships, the government enlists the Flock--a band of genetically modified children who can fly--to help get to the bottom of the disaster before it is too late. Books in this series: Book 1. Maximum Ride : the Angel Experiment -- Book 2. School's Out, Forever -- Book 3. Saving the World and other Extreme Sports -- Book 4. The Final Warning -- Book 5. Max.

Airman

Airman by Eoin Colfer
In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety.

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart, Diana Sudyka (Illustrator)

Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance, all graduates of the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and members of the Benedict Society, embark on a scavenger hunt that turns into a desperate search for the missing Mr. Benedict.

Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris

Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris by R.L. La Fevers
When mummies go missing all over London, eleven-year-old Theodosia puts aside her fight against the Serpents of Chaos to save her father, who is suspected in the thefts, all the while avoiding a string of new governesses. Books in this series: Book 1. Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos -- Book 2. Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris.