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quick thinking

Books about quick thinking for readers of all ages.

Cover of Eye of the Gorgon

Eye of the Gorgon

Phil Ford

Ages 8–12adventurecourage

Cover of Max Cassidy in-- Shadow Island

Max Cassidy in-- Shadow Island

Paul Adam

Ages 9–13mysteryadventure

Cover of Monday Morning Blitz (Al's World)

Monday Morning Blitz (Al's World)

Elise Leonard

Ages 8–12humoradventure

Cover of Classes in kidnapping

Classes in kidnapping

Terry Deary

Ages 9–14adventurecourage

Cover of Code Red 5

Code Red 5

Chris Ryan

Ages 10–14courageespionage

Cover of On the spot

On the spot

Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Ages 4–8wordplaycreativity

Cover of Lunar strike

Lunar strike

H. I Larry

Ages 8–12espionageadventure

Cover of Snuffy and the fire

Snuffy and the fire

Dick Bruna

Ages 3–7fire safetycourage

Cover of Hero Cat

Hero Cat

Eileen Spinelli, Jo Ellen McAllister Stammen

Ages 4–8courageheroism

Cover of Home alone 3

Home alone 3

Nancy E. Krulik

Ages 7–11courageproblem-solving

Cover of Little Black Sambo

Little Black Sambo

Helen Bannerman, Florence White Williams

Ages 3–8clevernessquick thinking

Cover of The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man

Favorite Tales

Ages 3–8clevernessconsequences

Cover of Baby Snatcher

Baby Snatcher

Susan Terris

Ages 10–15responsibilitycourage

Cover of Crazy Weekend

Crazy Weekend

Gary Soto

Ages 9–13friendshipcourage

Cover of Catch Your Death

Catch Your Death

Lauren Child

Ages 12–16adventuremystery

Cover of Code Red 6

Code Red 6

Chris Ryan

Ages 11–15courageaction

Cover of Jack and the Robbers (Umbrella Books)

Jack and the Robbers (Umbrella Books)

Jill Bennett, Val Biro

Ages 4–9couragecleverness

Cover of Alien Attack (Rex Jones)

Alien Attack (Rex Jones)

Jonny Zucker

Ages 7–11adventurecourage

Cover of Day of the Field Trip Zombies

Day of the Field Trip Zombies

Scott Nickel

Ages 7–12adventurehumor

Cover of Fire! Fire! said Mrs. McGuire

Fire! Fire! said Mrs. McGuire

Bill Martin Jr.

Ages 3–7emergency responsecommunity

Cover of The Zombie Chasers

The Zombie Chasers

John Kloepfer

Ages 9–13survivalcourage

Cover of Barbie

Barbie

Claire Jordan

Ages 6–10adventurecourage

Cover of Jump, frog, jump!

Jump, frog, jump!

Robert Kalan

Ages 2–6animalsnature

Cover of Stolen children

Stolen children

Peg Kehret

Ages 10–14couragesurvival