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Adventure Young Adult

Explore young adult books about adventure for children.

895 books

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The Queen's Thief #2

The Queen of Attolia

Megan Whalen Turner

For the teen processing a major setback or physical change. This gripping fantasy explores how to find strength and iden

Cover of The Blue Sword

For the teen who feels like an outsider and is searching for where they truly belong, even if it means stepping far outs

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Tarisai desperately wants to join the Crown Prince’s Council, but she is haunted by a magical wish from her mother: gain

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Caraval #1

Caraval

Stephanie Garber

A magical, week-long performance becomes a high-stakes hunt when Scarlett must win a legendary game to save her kidnappe

Ages 13–18

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The Great Piratical Rumbustification & The Librarian and the Robbers

For the child who loves the idea of rule-breaking but values kindness, these stories celebrate the magic of stories and

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Chasing Butterflies

For young adults navigating self-discovery, this story tenderly explores the courage it takes to pursue fragile dreams a

Cover of The Giver

The Giver Quartet #1

For the child questioning the rules of their world and discovering that life's greatest joys often come with its deepest

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Private Peaceful

Michael Morpurgo

Determined to protect his older brother, fourteen-year-old Thomas Peaceful lies about his age to join the front lines of

Cover of The Assassin's Guide to Babysitting

The Assassin's Guide #1

The Assassin's Guide to Babysitting

Natalie C. Parker

Tru flees into the night with a baby strapped to her chest, using her hidden, indestructible skin to survive assassins w

Cover of I Am the Weapon

The Unknown Assassin #1

I Am the Weapon

For the teen struggling with who they are versus who they are told to be, this high-stakes thriller explores the weight

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Agatha guards the walls and Jaime fears the sea, but when their clan is kidnapped, these two unlikely heroes must trek a

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Andy McNab, Robert Rigby

High-stakes danger follows seventeen-year-old Danny and his ex-SAS grandfather as they race through London to stop a thr

Cover of The Captive Kingdom

The Ascendance Series #4

The Captive Kingdom

Jennifer A. Nielsen

For the young person navigating unexpected challenges who needs to know that resilience, quick thinking, and staying tru

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Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar #1

City of the Beasts

Deep within the Amazon canopy, Alexander joins an expedition to track a legendary beast and discovers his own inner powe

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The Thin Executioner

Puny Jebel Rum embarks on a brutal quest to a fire god to gain the lethal powers he needs to succeed his father as the k

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Chance Twins #3

Jack Higgins, Justin Richards

Teenage twins Rich and Jade Chance are thrust into a world of high-stakes chases and international secrets when their se

Cover of The Sapphire Cutlass

The Adventures of Rémy Caulfield #2

The Sapphire Cutlass

A former jewel thief sails a ruby airship into the jungle to find a mysterious cutlass and the twin brother she never kn

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The Girl from Everywhere #2

The Ship Beyond Time

For the teen grappling with the weight of family expectations and the desire to rewrite a difficult future while finding

Cover of The Enemy

When a mysterious illness turns every adult into a hungry monster, a gang of children must trek across a ruined London t

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Anthony Horowitz

After crash-landing in Australia, Alex Rider goes undercover to infiltrate a dangerous human smuggling ring and uncover

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The Bone Spindle #2

The Severed Thread

The prince is awake, but a sinister bond and a creeping darkness remain. Fi and Shane must find a hidden city to break t

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Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar #2

Kingdom of the Golden Dragon

High in the frosty Himalayan peaks, Alexander and Nadia must harness their animal spirits to protect a sacred golden ora

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Alexandra Bracken

Stranded in a different century and separated from the privateer she loves, Etta must find a way to save her mother acro

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Chance Twins #4

Jack Higgins, Justin Richards

The White House becomes a high-stakes battlefield when teenage twins must stop an assassination and a global war while t

More Formats for Adventure

Chapter Books(7789)Graphic Novels(807)Middle Grade(576)Picture Books(383)Early Readers(233)Poetry(40)Board Books(4)

Adventure by Age Group

Adventure Books for Ages 0–3(1764)Adventure Books for Ages 12–18(9911)Adventure Books for Ages 4–7(7879)Adventure Books for Ages 8–11(13278)