Adventure Books for Teens
Quests, pirates, thieves, survival, and more! MS = middle school readers GN = graphic novel (Updated Dec. 2024)
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Thieves' Gambit
Professional thief Ross decides to leave the business after her final heist, but when her mother, also a thief, is captured, Ross must join the high stakes Gambit to win the money to free her mother. MS
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Her Radiant Curse
Channi is cursed with the face of a serpent, and only her beautiful sister, Vanna, can see her for who she is. When Vanna is to be married off to a cruel suitor, Channi reignites an ancient battle to defend her sister to the death. MS
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Stars and Smoke
Pop star Winter is paired with secret agent Sydney to take down an international crime boss, who has invited Winter to perform at his daughter’s birthday. Can they bring him to justice before their identities and mission are revealed?
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Dragonfruit
After Hanalei’s father steals a dragonfruit meant to heal a princess, Hanalei is forced into exile. Meanwhile, Prince Sam seeks a dragonfruit to heal his ailing mother, and when he reunites with his childhood friend, Hanalei, the two of them join the quest. MS
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Zombie Apocalypse Running Club
Queer twins Eira and Soren escape from their survivalist home in Alaska only to find the world has been infected with a plague that turns people into zombies. When they meet Racer, their Special Olympics racing champion, he makes them train to survive.
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Bad Graces
Liv’s chance to become a film star and leave foster care with her twin sister is ruined when she and five others are shipwrecked on a mysterious island and pursued by a shadowy predator.
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The Jump
Four working-class teens join a dangerous scavenger hunt that could help them save their neighborhood from a multinational corporation bent on destroying their families. MS
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The Wicked Bargain
Transmasculine nonbinary Mar sails the Caribbean with his pirate father until El Diablo comes to collect an old bargain, forcing Mar to accept his magical abilities and fight alongside genderfluid magical beings.
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49 Miles Alone
Katie and Aster survived a terrible night a year ago, so this hike into the Utah desert is a chance for them to heal, but when they meet Riley and Finn, a couple with a violent history, healing may need to wait for survival.
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Into the Sunken City
In a world of constant rain and submerged cities, Jin is challenged to dive deep into the ruins of Las Vegas to find sunken treasure that will save her and her sister from a life of destitution at an orphanage. MS
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