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Nature & Outdoors Books for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Nature & Outdoors Books for Ages 12–18

Nature for teenagers often intersects with environmental awareness, outdoor adventure, and the question of what we owe the planet we live on. These 6,149 books explore that intersection.

6,149 books

Cover of Buried Alive: The Elements of Love

Buried Alive: The Elements of Love

The heavy, wild, and quiet moments of love unfold through the elemental lenses of earth, water, air, and fire in this po

Cover of The Willows at Christmas

The Willows Quartet #4

The Willows at Christmas

William Horwood

For the family seeking a nostalgic return to the River Bank, this cozy sequel captures the warmth of longtime friendship

Cover of Spinning Away

For the young athlete struggling to get back in the game after a frightening injury or failure. Keira must find the cour

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Catfish Bend #5

High Treason at Catfish Bend

Ben Lucien Burman

The further adventures of the residents of Catfish Bend.

Ages 8–12

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This Was Our Pact

For the child who feels like an outsider or struggles to fit in with the 'cool' crowd, this magical journey celebrates t

Cover of Buffalo Hunt

Russell Freedman

The Great Plains tribes relied on the buffalo for everything from food to folklore, honoring the animal through ingeniou

Cover of Black Point

Jacqueline West

For the teen navigating the unsettling feeling of returning to a place that no longer feels like home, while uncovering

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Wolves of the Beyond #1

For the child who feels like an outsider or struggles with being different, this gripping tale shows that what makes you

Cover of River Boy

As Jess helps her dying grandfather finish a mysterious painting, she encounters a strange boy in the river who might ho

Cover of Only She Came Back

Only She Came Back

Margot Harrison

For the teenager fascinated by true crime who needs to understand the blurred lines between digital personas and the mes

Cover of The Mystery of the Haunted Trail

The Mystery of the Haunted Trail

For the child who loves the thrill of a scavenger hunt and wants to prove their bravery while exploring the great outdoo

Cover of Brightwood

For children curious about hidden truths and brave adventures, this atmospheric story follows a girl who must confront h

Cover of The Zabime Sisters

The Zabime Sisters

Three sisters step into the tropical heat of Guadeloupe on their first day of vacation, encountering the messy, exciting

Cover of The Dragon that Ate Summer

The Dragon that Ate Summer

Brenda Seabrooke

Stuck at home after a skateboard accident, Alastair finds his luck changing when a strange, hidden creature appears amon

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After a painful loss, a teenager named Sprout leaves his old life for Kansas and discovers that a new landscape can hold

Cover of The King of the Golden River: A Legend of Stiria

The King of the Golden River: A Legend of Stiria

Kindness is tested when a strange little man visits a farm owned by two greedy brothers and their gentle younger sibling

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The Tale of Rescue

Michael J. Rosen

For children who love stories of brave animals and the quiet power of the natural world, this lyrical tale explores the

Cover of Up Country

Alden R. Carter

Sent to live with relatives in rural Wisconsin, sixteen-year-old Carl tries to reinvent himself while grappling with a p

Cover of AstroNuts: The Plant Planet

AstroNuts: The Plant Planet

For the child concerned about our environment who needs a high-energy, hilarious escape into space to see that teamwork

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Tales of Alderley #1

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen

A wizard hides Colin and Susan in ancient caves to protect them from eerie creatures, but only the children can recover

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Jill Paton Walsh

For the adolescent navigating the bittersweet end of childhood and the heavy weight of family secrets that change everyt

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The Icarus Project

Thirteen-year-old Maya joins her father on an Arctic mammoth excavation only to find a mysterious secret buried deep wit

Cover of Trespassers

A quiet summer at the lake turns into a tense mystery when Gabby is talked into trespassing at an abandoned house to fin

Cover of Spirit Wolf

Wolves of the Beyond #5

Volcanoes erupt and earthquakes shatter the land, forcing Faolan and his pack to flee across the Beyond in search of a l

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