Kiki Strike Inside the Shadow City by Kristen Miller

Ananka Fishbein’s life was pretty boring, until she meets Kiki Strike; a strange, tiny, white-haired girl, who seems to magically appear and disappear. Kiki and Ananka stumble upon a huge sinkhole that appears to lead into a forgotten underground world hidden beneath the streets of New York. Kiki and Anaka join together with some other girls  recruited for the unique skills from the Girl Scouts to explore the underground city and it’s supposed hidden treasures. Along they way they end up fighting millions of hungry rats, going to battle with an evil princess and basically saving the entire city.

Whales on Stilts by M.T. Anderson

“On Career Day Lily visited her dad’s work with him and discovered he worked for a mad scientist who wanted to rule the earth through destruction and desolation” (p.1).

With the help of her famous adventure seeking friends, Jasper Dash and Katie Mulligan, Lily sets out to save the world from an army of stilt-walking, laser-beam-eyed whales.

The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer

Jack and his sister Lucy are taken captive by a ship full of berserkers, wild humans who raid and pillage villages. Jack, a magical Bard in training, sets off on a quest to save his sister and find their way back to their family. Dragons, trolls, and giant spiders are just a few of the obstacles that Jack must get past with a little help from a shield maiden, a crow and a giant pig.