Adventure for Kids
A list of adventure titles for children.
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Hike
This almost wordless picture book follows the outdoor adventures of a father and child.
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A Whale of the Wild
Orca siblings are separated from their pod when an earthquake and tsunami strike, in this animal adventure told from the whales’ point of view.
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Wild River
Five middle schoolers on a white-water rafting trip on Montana’s Crazy River must battle to survive when a dam breaks and they’re separated from their teachers.
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Paradise on Fire
Addy deals with the trauma of losing her parents in a fire by drawing escape route maps of her surroundings, and studying mazes. When she leaves the Bronx to attend a California wilderness camp, she must draw on these and newfound skills to survive a raging wildfire.
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The Barren Grounds
Two Indigenous foster children find a secret portal to another reality, where they help the talking animal inhabitants survive the winter. First in the Misewa Saga.
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Mr. Penguin and the Catastrophic Cruise
Mr. Penguin is hoping for a very relaxing, non-adventurous cruise with his pals – but as usual, silly shenanigans ensue!
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All Thirteen
Heart-pounding account of the 18 days that the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach were trapped inside the flooded Tham Luang Nang Non, or the Cave of the Sleeping Lady – and the suspenseful and dangerous effort to rescue them.
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Fatima's Great Outdoors
After a hard week at school, Fatima finds adventure and belonging on a forest camping trip with her family.
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The Nebula Secret
Cruz Coronado attends the famed Explorer Academy for next-generation scientist explorers, and becomes wrapped up in the mystery surrounding his scientist mother’s death. Non-stop action and cliffhangers abound in this first installment in the series.
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Bo the Brave
Sidelined by her monster-hunting brothers, Bo sets out on her own to capture a monster – only to discover there’s often more to monsters than meets the eye!
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