We have picked some of our favorite Adventure stories. These titles are classified as Teen High (TH) and can be found in the Teen section of the library. |
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Spice Road
by Maiya Ibrahim
When she learns that her brother is spreading the nation's secret spice magic to outsiders, 16-year-old Shield warrior Imani sets out on a dangerous mission to find him, discovering secrets that lie beyond the Forbidden Wastes... and in her own heart.
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The Only Light Left Burning
by Erik J. Brown
Andrew and Jamie finally find safety in the Florida Keys, but settling into life in the Islamorada colony isn't quite that simple. Andrew believes they've finally found themselves a home, even a family. But anxious Jamie is less comfortable in their new community and is eager to return north to keep the promise they made to their friend Henri--to bring her to the colony and reunite her with her daughter. When a hurricane and a shocking betrayal force them to leave the colony in search of new shelter, it brings the tension to a head--and puts them in the path of some old enemies.
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The Jump
by Brittney Morris
The best scavenger hunting team in Seattle, Jax, Yas, Spider and Han compete in a dangerous game orchestrated by The Order, who promises a reward of influence, which they see as a chance to change their families' fates and save the city they love.
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Somewhere in the Deep
by Tanvi Berwah
To erase her debts, Krescent Dune joins a dangerous rescue mission deep beneath the island where she is trapped in the darkness with her childhood enemy and people who would gladly kill her if they knew who her parents were.
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The Grandest Game
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Seven players in the Grandest Game, an annual competition run by a billionaire to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune, are pushed to their limits and it soon becomes clear that not everyone is playing by the rules.
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Thieves' Gambit
by Kayvion Lewis
To save her mother's life, 17-year-old Ross Quest enters the Thieves' Gambit, a series of dangerous, international heists where the grand prize is a wish for anything in the world, forcing her to decide who to con and who to trust before time runs out.
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Skyhunter
by Marie Lu
Talin is a Striker, a member of an elite fighting force that stands as the last defense for Mara, the only free nation in the world, but when a mysterious prisoner is brought from the front to Mara's capital, Talin senses there is more to him than meets the eye.
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Hollow Fires
by Samira Ahmed
After discovering the body of fourteen-year-old Jawad Ali in Jackson Park, seventeen-year-old journalism student Safiya Mirza begins investigating his murder and ends up confronting white supremacy in her own high school.
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The Sunbearer Trials
by Aiden Thomas
"Chosen to participate in The Sunbearer Trials, where the loser is sacrificed to refuel the Sun Stones, Teo, the 17-year-old trans son of the goddess of birds, must compete against more powerful and better trained opponents for fame, glory and his own survival.
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Bloodmarked
by Tracy Deonn
All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother's death. So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society descended from King Arthur's knights--only to discover her own ancestral power. With an ancient war between demons and the Order rising to a deadly peak, Bree wants to use her gifts to fight. When the Regents who rule the Order won't let her, Bree and her friends must go on the run. Enemies are everywhere and Bree's powers are unpredictable and dangerous. If Bree has any hope of saving herself and the people she loves, she must learn to control her powers from the ancestors who wielded them.
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Jumper
by Melanie Crowder
Accepted into the Forest Services class of smokejumpers, 19-year-old wildland firefighter Blair Scott takes unnecessary risks to prove herself and struggles to cope when everything rages wildly out of control.
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Shuri.
by Nnedi Okorafor
Shuri, princess of Wakanda, has one of the bravest souls and most brilliant minds in the whole Marvel-Verse. Whether she's wearing the cowl of the Black Panther to take on A.I.M. and prove her mettle to a Wakandan challenger, or pitting her wits against the mutant Forge in a high-tech race, Shuri knows how to get the job done. That's why she is her brother T'Challa's most dependable ally, aiding him in battle against deadly threats! But when Shuri returns from near-death with mystical new abilities, what comes next?
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The Stern Chase
by John Flanagan
After the Iberians raid the harbor, stealing or destroying as many ships as they can, the Herons take the only ship that survived and race after their enemy, letting nothing stand in the way of taking down these pirates and pursuing justice.
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One for All
by Lillie Lainoff
Finally finding a place where she belongs, Tania de Batz, a girl with a chronic illness secretly training as a Musketeer, must decide where her loyalties lie when she is torn between duty and dizzying emotion.
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Youngbloods
by Scott Westerfeld
Frey has spent her life in a family of deceivers, a stand-in for her sister, manipulated at her father's command. Free from them at last, she is finding her own voice -- and using it to question everything her family stood for. Tally was once the most famous rebel in the world. But for over a decade, she's kept to the shadows, allowing her myth to grow even as she receded. Now she sees that the revolution she led has not created a stable world. As the world is propelled further into conflict and conspiracy, Frey and Tally join forces to put a check on the people in power, while still trying to understand their own power and where it belongs.
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A Clash of Steel
by C. B. Lee
In this thrilling YA remix of the classic adventure Treasure Island, Xiang joins the mysterious Anh and her crew in pursuit of a fabled treasure when a tiny map scroll is discovered in her plain gold pendant.
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Take Me Home Tonight
by Morgan Matson
Sneaking away from their suburban homes to spend a night in New York City, theater kids Kat and Stevie endure misadventures involving broken phones, family drama, old flames, terrible plays, crashed parties and a world-class museum.
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Ashfall Legacy
by Pittacus Lore
Sixteen-year-old half-alien Sydney Chambers leaves Earth to seek his long-missing father, and unearths a devastating, centuries-old secret about humanity.
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The Curie Society
by Janet Harvey
An action-adventure original graphic novel, The Curie Society follows a team of young women recruited by an elite secret society with the mission of supporting the most brilliant female scientists in the world. The heroines of the Curie Society use their smarts, gumption, and cutting-edge technology to protect the world from rogue scientists with nefarious plans
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The Last Legacy
by Adrienne Young
With a forbidden romance to contend with and dangerous work ahead, 18-year-old Bryn Roth must win everyone’s trust if she wants to take her place in the delicate architecture of her family as they rise to power.
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