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Adventure Young Adult

Explore young adult books about adventure for children.

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Cover of The Thin Executioner

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

Cover of Sharp Shot

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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Cover of The Ship Beyond Time

The Girl from Everywhere #2

The Ship Beyond Time

Heidi Heilig

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

Ages 13–18

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

Cover of Snakehead

Anthony Horowitz

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

Cover of The Severed Thread

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

Cover of Kingdom of the Golden Dragon

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

Cover of Wayfarer

Alexandra Bracken

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

Cover of First Strike

Rich and Jade #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

Cover of Forest of the Pygmies

Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar #3

Forest of the Pygmies

Alexander and Nadia travel to the Kenyan forests to rescue missing missionaries and encounter a hidden world of corrupti

Cover of Timescape

Dreamhouse Kings #4

Robert Liparulo

The world is in danger unless David and his family can protect the time portals hidden in their own home from a man obse

Cover of The Walled City

The Walled City

Inside the dangerous Hak Nam Walled City, Jin Ling must rely on a mysterious boy named Dai to help her rescue her sister

Cover of Crocodile Tears

Crocodile Tears

Anthony Horowitz

Alex Rider must stop a con artist from using genetically modified corn to release a country-destroying virus in this hig

Cover of Code Name Verity

Code Name Verity #1

Code Name Verity

For young readers grappling with the meaning of courage and loyalty amidst unimaginable odds, this powerful story explor

Cover of Queen of Air and Darkness

The Dark Artifices #3

Queen of Air and Darkness

Cassandra Clare

With the Shadow World on the brink of civil war, Julian and Emma must journey to the Courts of Faerie to stop a deadly c

Cover of Battle Magic

The Circle Reforged #3

Mages Briar and Rosethorn travel to the Emperor's birthday gala, but a suspicious invitation suggests a dangerous trap a

Cover of The Dangerous Days of Daniel X

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X

James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

Daniel X uses telepathy and transformation skills to hunt the galaxy's most dangerous aliens while trying to avenge his

Cover of Diamond Boy

Michael Williams

Patson survives the brutal diamond mines of Zimbabwe before embarking on a desperate trek to South Africa to find his mi

Cover of The Lost Voyage of John Cabot

The Lost Voyage of John Cabot

Sebastian Cabot sets sail into the unknown, desperate to find the father and brothers who vanished years earlier while s

Cover of The Rising Storm

The Rising Storm

For the teen grappling with systemic unfairness or the desire to make a difference in an unequal world, this story explo

Cover of Nightweaver

Aster is determined to avenge her brother’s death at sea, but a mysterious Nightweaver is about to show her that the rea

Cover of Steelstriker

With her nation fallen and her mother captive, Talin must go undercover as a deadly war machine to reunite the Strikers

Cover of Out of Sight, Out of Time

Gallagher Girls #5

Out of Sight, Out of Time

For the teenager grappling with identity and the feeling that they are losing time. Cammie searches for her missing memo

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