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Extreme Adventures
Series · 7 books · 2005-2009

Books in series

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#1

Crocodile Attack

2005

When the robber who has kidnapped Sam Fox and his two-year-old cousin Nissa crashes his car into the Crocodile River, Sam struggles to protect himself and Nissa from the danger all around them.
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#2

Bushfire Rescue

2005

After trying to save a prize bull from being stolen by rustlers, Sam Fox finds himself trapped in the moutains as a bushfire rages and he has to rely on Chainsaw, a rodeo bull, to find his way out.
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#3

Shark Bait

2006

While on vacation at the Great Barrier Reef, Sam and a young Japanese tourist get caught in a riptide and swept out to sea, where they struggle to keep from drowning and avoid the sharks closing in on them.
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#4

Scorpion Sting

2006

Sam Fox is on a caving expedition in the desert when the roof collapses, trapping his brother Nathan beneath tons of rubble. Nathan is in bad shape, and Sam is his only hope. But when he reaches the cave exit, Sam discovers a sea of huge, angry scorpions! And thats just the first deadly obstacle he will have to face if hes to get his brother out alive...
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#5

Spider Bite

2007

Book by D'Ath, Justin
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#7

Killer Whale

2008

The whale flung itself onto the ice and came sliding up the slope on its belly. Straight towards Harry and me... Sam Fox is on holidays with his family in Antarctica when their ski plane crashes on the ice. As the unstable iceshelf cracks apart, Sam and his younger brother become separated from the rest of the group. Before long, they're stranded on a wobbly icefloe. Just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, a massive creature emerges from the deep. A creature with huge jaws, and rows and rows of enormous teeth... A wild, action-packed ride, Killer Whale is the most chilling Extreme Adventure yet! Visit puffin.com.au/extreme for more.
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#8

Grizzly Trap

2009

Following a horrific bus crash in the Rocky Mountains on the way to a scouting jamboree, Sam Fox needs to find help, and fast! With no food, water or equipment, and with two young scouts in tow, Sam needs to keep his wits about him if he's planning on surviving the perils of the American wilderness. With a huge grizzly on his tail, a pack of wolves circling and some kind of half-human, half-animal always just out of sight, can Sam survive for long enough to raise the alarm and save the crash victims, or will this story come to a grizzly end?

Author

Justin D'Ath
Justin D'Ath
Author · 13 books

One of twelve children, Justin grew up on a farm in Otaki, New Zealand. He wrote his first book, a ten page cartoon about his pet turtle, Bubble, when he was nine years old. His next cartoon was about Moriarty, his guinea pig, and filled a complete exercise book. When he was eleven, Justin began writing his first novel, but conked out after 35 pages. Justin D’Ath is the author of over 30 books for children and young adults, including the hugely popular Extreme Adventures series. Other books include Astrid Spark, Fixologist, The Skyflower, Robbie and the Dolphins, Infamous, and Why did the Chykkan cross the Galaxy? Justin says: ‘My main message is, Enjoy reading

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