A Mountain of Books

In this prequel to The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet life until a group of dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf enlist him in their quest for a dragon's treasure.

Crowded by his parents and eight siblings in a New York City apartment, twelve-year-old Sam Gribley runs away to live by himself on his great-grandfather's abandoned farm in the Catskill Mountains.

Inspired by her father's fantastical stories, Minli sets off on a journey to change her family's fortune.

In the third book of the My Side of the Mountain trilogy, Frightful is on her own in the wilderness, trying to survive without Sam.

Afflicted with recurring cancer, Mark is determined to go on the adventure of a lifetime — so he runs away from home and attempts to climb Mount Rainier. As Mark confronts the challenges of the mountain, his best friend Jessie faces her own struggle: whether or not to reveal Mark's secret.

In this semi-autobiographical novel set in Harlem in the 1930s, a boy learns about his family history on his fourteenth birthday.

In this sequel to My Side of the Mountain, Sam Gribley's sister Alice joins her brother in the Catskill Mountains. But when Alice disappears and Sam's beloved falcon is taken away, he must fight to get them back.

During the Great Depression, twelve-year-old Ellie attempts to support her family, especially her injured father.

First published in 1820, this lyrical drama tells the story of how Prometheus is freed from his imprisonment after he defies the gods by giving fire to humans.

In this first book of the Winterhouse trilogy, eleven-year-old orphan Elizabeth Somers is sent by her aunt and uncle to a hotel in the snowy mountains, where she discovers magical mysteries and adventures with the other guests and owner.

In this tenth book of the historical fiction I Survived series, eleven-year-old Marcus, trying to escape his life as a slave in the Roman Empire, is halfway up Mount Vesuvius, when he hears rumbles and hisses.

In this twenty-second book of the historical fiction I Survived series, eleven-year-old orphan Janie Pryor is carrying stolen jewels to Seattle, Washington, when blizzards throughout the state strand the train, right below a mountain.

On a hike in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, thirteen-year-old Erin Rowe makes a new friend when they both get lost and must rely on each other to survive.

In this fourteenth book of the historical fiction I Survived series, eleven-year-old Jessie Marlowe and her best friends go into a Washington forest to look for proof of a legendary Skeleton Woman and end up shaken.

In this memoir, Jon Krakauer recounts a disastrous expedition to the summit of Mt. Everest that left five people dead and many others — including the author — questioning their own culpability.

With his characteristic wit, Bill Bryson recounts his five-month hike along the Appalachian Trail.

Adapted for young readers, this nonfiction work documents Dr. Paul Farmer's mission to improve health outcomes around the world.

This memoir recounts the incredible journey of Jordan Romero — the youngest person to climb the world's tallest mountains of every continent.