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We have picked some of our favorite adventure stories. These titles are classified as Teen Middle School (TM) and can be found in the Teen section of the library. |
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Scarlet Morning
by ND Stevenson
Viola and Wilmur have been waiting for their parents for fifteen boring years in the colorless town of Caveat. Their lives are a drudge of salt, trash, pirate stories, and what-ifs . . . until one very stormy night, when Captain Cadence Chase breaks down their door. They cut a deal with the captain: Chase can take their most prized possession, a mysterious book, but only if she takes them, too. After all, if their parents aren't coming, Viola and Wilmur might as well have a grand adventure to find them. Setting sail into the treacherous and beautiful world beyond Caveat, the two inseparable friends must uncover the facts behind legend -- and the key to saving all of Dickerson's Sea from obliteration -- before the truth tears them apart. Wickedly funny, deeply emotional, and sharply incisive, Scarlet Morning is a tale of love, betrayal, and the extraordinary lengths we'd go to save a world broken beyond repair.
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Just Keep Walking
by Erin Soderberg Downing
Two years after her parents' surprising and painful split, twelve-year-old Jo and her mom find themselves on the 100-mile hike on the Superior Hiking Trail along Lake Superior's north shore--a journey that Jo had always looked forward to hiking with her dad. It's not a situation that either of them ever predicted they'd find themselves in, yet here they are in the wilderness with their entire lives stuffed into a pair of thirty-pound packs. Along the trail, they'll suffer through endless aches and pains, scorching heat, and crippling self-doubt. They'll encounter bears, moose, and other wildlife and meet and collect an assortment of unlikely friends. Day after day, Jo will battle the incessant thoughts that come in and out of her head. But as one obstacle after the next continue to test her strength and ultimate survival, Jo will have to confront her greatest fears head on and learn how to be alone. What begins as a journey to prove to her father that she and her mom can make it on their own turns into a quest to rediscover their strength, build resilience, and prove that they can survive--both for themselves and for each other.
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Roll for Danger: The Cursed Catacombs
by Nick Eliopulos
In this interactive fantasy with elements of roleplaying, Seth is apprenticed to a demanding wizard, obsessed with his research and the reader must use dice to assist Seth in his latest quest--escaping from a cursed catacomb.
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Busted
by Dan Gemeinhart
Twelve-year-olds Oscar and Natasha assist an ex-mobster retiree bust out of his retirement community in exchange for money to help Oscar and his grandfather to stay in their home.
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The Secret Library
by Kekla Magoon
Finding a mysterious letter from her late Grandpa, Dally is led straight to a library of secrets where each book is a portal to a precise moment in time, and she must find the courage to write her own life story as she “checks out” adventure after adventure.
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Project F
by Jeanne DuPrau
In a world where cars, planes, TVs, and smart phones are things of the past, 13-year-old Keith uncovers a mysterious mission known only as Project F and must choose between doing the right thing for his community and pursuing his dreams of adventure.
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The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry
by Anna Rose Johnson
After losing her father at sea, spirited French-Ojibwe orphan Lucy is sent to live with the Martins, a large Anishinaabe family living on a lighthouse in the middle of stormy Lake Superior, where she hopes to find the legendary necklace her father spent his life seeking.
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Treasure Island: Runaway Gold
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Entrusted with a real treasure map, Zane, along with his friends Kiko and Jack and his dog, Hip-Hop, arrives in Manhattan where he learns about the buried history of Black New Yorkers of centuries past, and the gold hidden in those stories, while eluding a vicious rival skateboard crew.
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Wild Bird
by Diane Zahler
Set in 14th-century Norway during a deadly plague, this sweeping adventure follows Rype, an abandoned girl, as she joins a group of strangers on a journey across Europe in order to survive, searching for a brighter future and a place to call home.
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The Jules Verne Prophecy
by Larry Schwarz
When a mysterious book by the legendary science-fiction writer falls into their hands, three unlikely friends, using the hidden codes written inside, set off on an epic treasure hunt throughout Paris and soon discover they aren't the only ones searching for the hidden riches.
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Wrecker
by Carl Hiaasen
When some men in a sailboat pay him to forget he ever saw them, Wrecker is happy to oblige. But when he keeps seeing these men all over Key West, he discovers they want more than just his silence.
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The Amazon
by Roland Smith
When their scientist mom who works to save endangered species is kidnapped during a research trip to the Amazon rainforest, Ring and Asia Wilde must put their survival skills to good use as they navigate the jungle to rescue her.
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
by Kwame Mbalia
Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend Eddie when they were in a bus accident together. But on his first night at his grandparents' farm, a sticky creature shows up in his bedroom and steals Eddie's notebook. When Tristan chases after, he finds himself in the middle of a battle that has left black American folk heroes John Henry and Brer Rabbit exhausted. In order to get back home, Tristan and these new allies will need to entice the god Anansi to come out of hiding. Can Tristan save this world before he loses more of the things he loves?
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Words on Fire
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
In 1893 twelve-year-old Audra lives on a farm in Lithuania, and tries to avoid the Cossack soldiers who enforce the Russian decrees that ban Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language. But when the soldiers invade the farm, Audra is the only one who escapes and, unsure of what has happened to her parents, she embarks on a dangerous journey, carrying the smuggled Lithuanian books that fuel the growing resistance movement, unsure of who to trust, but risking her life and freedom for her country.
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Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl
by Julie Kagawa
When a magical guardian uses him as a conduit to awaken its power, Shinji Takahashi must turn to the esteemed Society of Explorers and Adventurers for help to elude the Hightower Corporation that wants the magic for their own nefarious purposes.
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Eighth Grade Witch
by Andrew E. C. Gaska
From the Choose Your Own Adventure novels comes a newly adapted graphic novel taking readers on their own visual adventure! Enter a ghoulish world of nightmares, witches, ghosts, and the dreaded eighth grade as Rabbit, the new kid on the block! As Rabbit, readers will get to choose which adventure--or nightmare--they'll embark on. From learning about the mysterious witch Prudence Deadly, to trouncing through spooky graveyards, to meeting ghostly ancestors, or channeling some witchcraft with classmates, no one path leads to the same destination. Will you choose a path that leads to the light? Or will the path you choose lead to a gruesome end? You get to decide!
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Flood City
by Daniel José Older
A boy from the Earth’s last inhabitable city and a young space soldier questioning his leaders’ genocidal orders become unlikely partners in an effort to stop a war and save the planet.
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Pahua and the Soul Stealer
by Lori M. Lee
After an angry spirit steals her brother’s soul, lonely 11-year-old Hmong girl Pahua Moua, who is gifted with a unique ability, must find her way through the spirit worlds to save him—discovering her true destiny along the way.
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Pony
by R. J. Palacio
After his dad is taken away, Silas sets out with a mysterious pony on a dangerous journey across a vast American landscape to find him—a journey that will ultimately connect him with his past and future.
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Tell No Tales: Pirates of the Southern Seas
by Sam Maggs
A swashbuckling adventure inspired by the historical exploits of real-life female pirates follows the story of a pirate leader who resolves to uncover the meaning behind her prophetic dream involving a sword-wielding, anti-piracy zealot.
This title can be found in the Teen Graphic Novel section of the library.
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
by
James Patterson
After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "bird kids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.
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24 Hours in Nowhere
by Dusti Bowling
Gus, who has big plans to get out of his hometown of Nowhere, is rescued from a bully by Rossi Scott, who gives up her dirt bike as a result, and Gus and his friends go into Dead Frenchman Mine to search for gold to buy a new bike for Rossi before her big race.
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