The Akhenaten Adventure
When twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John discover that they are descended from a long line of djinn, their mother sends them away to their Uncle Nimrod, who takes them to Cairo where he starts to teach them about their extraordinary powers.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 59
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 900
subjects: genies, magic, twins, brothers and sisters, uncles [X], egypt, jinn, large type books, siblings [X], large print books
Cryptid Hunters
Twins, Grace and Marty, along with a mysterious uncle, are dropped into the middle of the Congolese jungle in search of their missing photojournalist parents.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 40
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: twins, brothers and sisters, uncles [X], jungles, mystery and detective stories, congo river valley, siblings [X], mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories
Jackie's Wild Seattle
Fourteen-year-old Shannon and her little brother, Cody, spend the summer with their uncle, helping at a wildlife rescue center named Jackie's Wild Seattle.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
It Always Happens To Leona
Feeling left out between her older sister and younger brother, Leona decides to run away with Uncle Rosco, a motorcycle racer.
FIC
year: 1989
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Ma?a Of Thebes
Maia and her brother Sethnet are orphaned and sent to live with their cruel aunt and uncle in ancient Thebes; and when Maia pleads with Sethnet, who is studying to be a scribe, to teach her to write, it becomes the one thing that will save her life.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: uncles [X], brothers and sisters, historical fiction, siblings [X], egypt, thebes (egypt : extinct city)
Linnets And Valerians
Left in the care of their strict grandmother, the four Linnet children find a much happier home with their Uncle Ambrose, his one-legged gardener, and the people of a small English village, where they help explain an old mystery and restore the joy of new friends.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Bedtime Stories
A family comedy about a hotel handyman whose life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew starts to magically come true.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
The Eye Of The Forest : Book 5: Children Of The Lamp
John and Philippa Gaunt are pulled into a mystery deep in the heart of the Amazon jungle as they search for a missing collection of Incan artifacts.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 830
Zacktastic
On his tenth birthday, Zack learns from his uncle that he is descended from a long line of genies and before he has a chance to process this information, he is whisked through a bottle portal and sent on his first assignment.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 620
Samantha Spinner And The Spectacular Specs
"Uncle Paul is still missing. And Samantha just received a new gift from him: a pair of strange purple sunglasses.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: adventure and adventurers, siblings [X], missing persons, uncles [X], family life, juvenile fiction / action & adventure / general, juvenile fiction / family / general (see also headings under social issues), juvenile fiction / girls & women, action and adventure fiction, detective and mystery fiction
Tio Time
It is the first snow of the season, and Tio Alex comes over to play with the twins and cook them a special secret surprise.
FIC
year:
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 500
Birdie And Me
"Ever since their free-spirited mama died ten months ago, twelve-year-old Jack and her gender creative nine-year-old brother, Birdie, have been living with their fun-loving Uncle Carl, but now their conservative Uncle Patrick insists on being their guardian which forces all four of them to confront grief, prejudice, and loss, all while exploring what 'home' really means.
FIC
year:
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: brothers and sisters, loss (psychology), sex role, uncles [X], home, siblings [X], gender role, realistic fiction
The Silver Arrow
Kate's humdrum life is transformed when her eccentric Uncle Herbert brings her a colossal locomotive train, the Silver Arrow, as her eleventh birthday gift, leading her and her younger brother on a mysterious quest.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: locomotives, railroad trains, brothers and sisters, uncles [X], magic, animals, adventure and adventurers, action and adventure fiction, railroads, siblings [X], adventure fiction
Welcome To Beast Island
Karla and her little brother Benny accompany their Uncle Bill on a scientific expedition to study unidentified species on Mala Suerte, a remote island, but after a little "bad luck" they soon discover something terrifying and deadly living in the river swamp.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 500
subjects: monsters, uncles [X], brothers and sisters, swamps, siblings [X], graphic novels, horror fiction, scientific expeditions, ghost stories, middle school students
El Tiempo De Uncle
It is the first snow of the season, and T?o Alex comes over to play with the twins, and cook them a special secret surprise.
FIC
year:
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: hispanic american families, uncles [X], twins, brothers and sisters, snow, hispanic americans, family life, spanish language materials, latinos (u.s.), siblings [X], spanish language, readers (publications)