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Travel & Exploration Books for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Travel & Exploration Books for Ages 12–18

Explore our collection of children's books about travel & exploration recommended for kids ages 12–18.

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Cover of The Mind Reader

The Mind Reader

In the 1930s vaudeville circuit, young Annie must help her best friend Connie escape a life of performance when he decid

Cover of Summer Secrets

Ask Amy Green #2

Amy’s dull vacation with feuding relatives on a tiny island takes an unexpected turn when she and her advice-columnist a

Cover of Who Was Amelia Earhart?

Who Was Amelia Earhart?

Kate Boehm Jerome

The sky was just the beginning for a girl from Kansas who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and Pac

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Cover of Where Is the Grand Canyon?

Where Is?

Where Is the Grand Canyon?

Jim O'Connor, Who HQ

For curious kids fascinated by the great outdoors, this guide explores the layers of history, geology, and indigenous cu

Ages 8–12

Cover of The Summer King

The Chronicles of Faerie #2

The Summer King

Guided by a mysterious cluricaun, Laurel ventures into the legendary realm of Faerie to rescue a twin sister she once be

Cover of The Shimmer

Kingdom Keepers: Inheritance #1

The next generation of Kingdom Keepers must step up when they find themselves following the mysterious and dangerous foo

Cover of What Was the Age of Exploration?

What Was the Age of Exploration?

Catherine Daly, Who HQ

European sailors once feared the unknown beyond the horizon; learn how their risky voyages mapped the globe and impacted

Cover of The Cousins

Karen M. McManus

Three cousins are summoned to a remote island by a grandmother they've never met, only to realize their family's wealth

Cover of What Was the Underground Railroad?

What Was the Underground Railroad?

Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQ

Brave conductors and desperate passengers risk everything to reach freedom in these true accounts of the secret network

Cover of Who Was Kobe Bryant?

Who Was Kobe Bryant?

Ellen Labrecque

Relive the most legendary moments of the Mamba, from his jump from high school to the pros to his five championship wins

Cover of The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid

Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide #1

The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid

Dylan Thuras, Rosemary Mosco

Glittering crystal caves, blood-red waterfalls, and ancient mummies await in this global trek to 100 of the most mysteri

Cover of Aphrodite the Diva

Goddess Girls #6

Aphrodite the Diva

Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

A middle school matchmaking project sends Aphrodite all the way to Egypt, where she faces a divine challenge from her ri

Cover of Where Is Walt Disney World?

Where Is Walt Disney World?

Joan Holub, Who HQ

Discover how the Disney brothers used fake names and secret underground tunnels to build a massive kingdom in the Florid

Cover of A Royal Pain

A Kansas teenager’s life is upended when she learns she is a princess, but she is determined to be so difficult that her

Cover of She is a Haunting

She is a Haunting

Trang Thanh Tran

Jade Nguyen spends her summer at a French colonial house in Vietnam, only to find the crumbling walls are alive with res

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The Roman Mysteries #2

The Secrets of Vesuvius

Caroline Lawrence

Flavia and her three friends must unravel a riddle and escape a looming natural disaster as they journey toward the shad

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Where Is the Colosseum?

Jim O'Connor, Who HQ

Fifty thousand fans scream as gladiators battle and warships float on a flooded arena floor in this look at Rome's most

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Charlie Thorne #2

Charlie Thorne and the Lost City

A cryptic code left behind by Charles Darwin pulls genius Charlie Thorne out of hiding and into a high-stakes search for

Cover of Where Is the Great Wall?

Where Is the Great Wall?

Patricia Brennan Demuth

Learn how a massive fortification built to keep out invaders became the longest cemetery on earth and a symbol of China'

Cover of Bed-Knob and Broomstick

Bed-Knob and Broomstick

A magical bedknob allows three siblings to fly their bed through time and space after they meet a neighbor who is secret

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The Summer I Turned Pretty #2

It's Not Summer Without You

Belly's annual retreat to a beloved beach house feels different this year as she navigates the aftermath of a tragedy th

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The 39 Clues: Unstoppable #4

Siblings Amy and Dan Cahill face a terrifying race against time to stop a power-hungry billionaire from seizing control

Cover of Where Is Machu Picchu?

Where Is Machu Picchu?

Megan Stine, Who HQ

Climb 3,000 stone steps to explore the mysterious mountain ruins of the Incan empire and learn how this hidden city was

Cover of Nightshade

Anthony Horowitz

Teen spy Alex Rider goes deep undercover to infiltrate a sinister organization called Nightshade, with the lives of thou

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