Kids: Adventure!

This booklist is full of adventure! These books may contain action, mysteries, journeys, or quests.

Updated July 28, 2025
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The wolves of Willoughby Chase
Aiken, Joan
Paper Book
Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this special edition of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. It's 19th Century England, Good King James III is on the throne, and the whole country is ravaged by wolves which have migrated...
Dogfight
Bixley, Donovan
Paper Book
Flying Furballs', a hilarious action-packed adventure series, captures the romance and excitement of the era at the dawn of aviation - set in a world of cats verses dogs. Put simply, Flying Furballs is pussycats, planes and Paris. Our hero is Claude D'Bonair, a young pilot in the cat air corp, keen...
The folk of the faraway tree
Blyton, Enid
Paper Book
The third book in the magical Faraway Tree seriesby one of the world's most popular children's authors, Enid Blyton. The mischievous Connie comes to enjoy a few days with Joe, Beth and Frannie while her mother is sick. Connie refuses to believe in the Faraway Tree or...
The volume of possible endings : Dorrity's tale in five parts
Else, Barbara
Paper Book
A rollicking steampunk sea adventure in which a boy who suffers stage-fright is suddenly centre stage: the only one who can right an ancient wrong and save the kingdom. Dorrity is the only child in magic-free Owl Town. When she finds an enchanted book with dire predictions, she must face her enemies...
The boy who met a whale
Farook, Nizrana
Paper Book
From the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant comes another brilliant escapade. A thrilling adventure set in a fictional Sri Lanka jam-packed with peril and kidnap and a huge blue whale!
The Halfmen of O
Gee, Maurice.
Paper Book
The first volume of Maurice Gee's acclaimed trilogy wherein Susan and Nick are transported to the terrifying land of O... 'Nick had seen the birthmark on Susan's wrist. It had two parts. Each was shaped like a tear drop, curved like a moon. One was bright red and the other...
The world around the corner
Gee, Maurice.
Paper Book
A compelling fantasy novel for 6-9 year olds from the acclaimed author of Under the Mountain, The O Trilogy, The Salt Trilogy and The Severed Land She closed her eyes. That was it then. She had found herself a pair of magic glasses. They showed more than...
The blizzard challenge
Grylls, Bear
Paper Book
The first thrilling adventure in the brand-new collectable series for young readers from survival expert and Chief Scout, Bear Grylls.
Project Huia
Hunt, Des
Paper Book
Is the huia really extinct? As children, Logan's grandfather and his sister Mavis spotted a beautiful and unusual bird in the kowhai tree outside their house: it was a huia, which was believed to be extinct. In an attempt to photograph it they tracked it deep into the Manawatu Gorge. This was a...
Redwall : a tale of Redwall
Jacques, Brian
Paper Book
Redwall Abbey, tranquil home to a community of peace-loving mice, is threatened by the evil, one-eyed rat warlord Cluny the Scourge and his battle-hardened horde of predators. Cluny is certain that Redwall will fall easily to his fearsome army but he hasn't bargained for the courage and...
How not to stop a kidnap plot
Main, Suzanne
Paper Book
Michael is on a mission. After a run-in with his sworn enemy, Angus, Michaels brilliant payback plan BACKFIRES. Now hes in the school productionas a treehis WORST NIGHTMARE! When Michael discovers a twisted KIDNAP PLOT, his troubles soon multiply. Its obvious that rich-kid Angus is the target. Can...
Fire!
Mewburn, Kyle
Paper Book
Merek and his family are shape'shifting dragons, living in a human world. It is Mereks heartfelt desire to become a knight and when he gets chosen for Knight School, he thinks all his dreams have come true. But trying to keep his dragon identity secret in an occupation that routinely sets out to...
Journey under the sea
Montgomery, R. A.
Paper Book
Did the lost city of Atlantis really exist? Or is it just a myth? You are a highly experienced deep-sea explorer. But your search for the lost city of Atlantis is the trip of a lifetime. You must make choices necessary to go deeper, hoping one will lead you to your quarry: the mythical lost...
Amazon adventure
Price, Willard
Paper Book
One of a series of adventures featuring Hal and Roger Hunt. The boys are accompanying their zoologist father down the Amazon, to explore an uncharted river. They face the natural hazards of the jungle, hostile natives, an anonymous telegram, and a hunchback with bloodshot eyes.
Swallows and Amazons
Ransome, Arthur
Paper Book
For the Walker children, sailing the boat Swallow to an island for a camping trip is a fantastic adventure. But soon they find themselves under attack from the fierce pirates of the Amazon, Nancy and Peggy. And so begins the battles, alliances and discoveries in a summer like no other.
The sword of summer
Riordan, Rick
Paper Book
The first book in Rick Riordan's #1 New York Times best-selling Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series, based on Norse mythology, is now available in paperback. "The Sword of Summer is a propulsive, kinetic, witty rebooting of Norse...
The bad beginning
Snicket, Lemony.
Paper Book
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so...
The mysterious Benedict Society
Stewart, Trenton Lee
Paper Book
For fans of Lemony Snicket and Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, this first book in the bestselling, award-winning Mysterious Benedict Society series is not to be missed! "Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" Dozens of...
The dragonet prophecy
Sutherland, Tui
Paper Book
The beginning of a thrilling new dragon saga-- now in paperback!Clay and his friends have grown up under a mountain, secretly raised by the Talons of Peace to fulfill a mysterious prophecy. The five young dragons are destined to end the war that's been raging between the tribes of Pyrrhia...
The beast of Buckingham Palace
Walliams, David
Paper Book
Fly into a fiery and fantastical future with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams, in an epic adventure of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy who must save the world... Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross! It is 2120 and London is in ruins.<...

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