National Get Outdoors Day: Books for Teens

National Get Outdoors Day is celebrated on the second Saturday in June. Grab one of these great books to inspire your outdoor adventures this summer!

Updated May 28, 2026
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The book of outdoor games : 50+ unplugged activities for kids & families
Philpott, Emily
Paper Book
Keeping your kids entertained and active just became a lot easier with over 50 unplugged activities in The Book of Outdoor Games. Encourage your kids to get outside for hours of fun. Build outdoor forts, create obstacle courses, or try out new jump rope games. Kids will enjoy...
The hidden seasons : a calendar of nature's clues : learn to see the microseasons hidden within each day
Gooley, Tristan
Paper Book
We all notice the flowers of spring, longer days of summer, colors of autumn, and snowfalls of winter. But have you observed the way that water tends to run clearest in June? Did you know that at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, you can find Sirius due south in the night sky? And have...
Lucha of the night forest
Mejia, Tehlor Kay
Paper Book
An edge-of-your-seat fantasy about a girl who will do anything to protect her sister-even if it means striking a dangerous bargain. Dark forces, forgotten magic, and a heart-stopping queer romance make this young adult novel a must-read. A scorned god. A mysterious acolyte....
Making practical backyard projects in wood : beautiful things to make in a weekend, including ready-to-use plans & patterns
Paper Book
Never run out of backyard DIY woodworking projects when you have a copy of Making Practical Backyard Projects in Wood: Plans and Patterns for Better Outdoor Living! Featuring contributions from a veritable all-star team of DIY experts from Alan and Gill Bridgewater to woodworking teacher Bill...
States of adventure : 30 outdoor adventure stories about finding yourself by getting lost : climb, ski, hike, bike, paddle
Cahall, Fitz
Paper Book
From completing the Great Divide Mountain Bike route in a wheelchair bike, to swapping the city for vanlife in Yosemite, these 30 stories will inspire you to pack a rucksack, head outside, and push yourself. The campfire tale is ubiquitous in mountain culture. As long as we've...
The Forest Grimm
Purdie, Kathryn
Paper Book
The Sunday Times bestselling new fantasy from Kathryn Purdie, breathing new life into fairy tales with dark and deadly twists ... 'Sharp as teeth and full of heart. I devoured every word' Rebecca Ross, internationally bestselling author of Divine Rivals ONCE UPON A...
Wild girls : how the outdoors shaped the women who challenged a nation
Miles, Tiya
Paper Book
Harriet Tubman, forced to labor outdoors on a Maryland plantation, learned from the land a terrain for escape. Louisa May Alcott ran wild, eluding gendered expectations in New England. The Indigenous women's basketball team from Fort Shaw, Montana, recaptured a sense of pride in physical prowess...

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