Adventure Stories for Kids

Updated November 22, 2024
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The adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great
Morris, Gerald
Paper Book
Many years ago, the storytellers say, the great King Arthur brought justice to England with the help of his gallant Knights of the Round Table. Of these worthy knights, there was never one so fearless, so chivalrous, so honorable, so…shiny as the dashing Sir Lancelot, who was quite good...
The hero revealed
Boniface, William.
Paper Book
In Superopolis everyone has a superpower! Well...almost everyone. Meet Ordinary Boy. In a town where everyone is a superhero, what if you were the only person with no superpowers at all? Welcome to the life of Ordinary Boy. He's...well, he's pretty much exactly as his name suggests....
Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Tarshis, Lauren.
Paper Book
The horror of Hurricane Katrina is brought vividly to life in this fictional account of a boy, a dog, and the storm of the century.Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home...
Lost treasure of the Emerald Eye
Stilton, Geronimo
Paper Book
Re-enter the world of Geronimo Stilton, where another funny adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is a fast-paced adventure with lively art and a unique format kids 7-10 will loveWho Is Geronimo Stilton?That's me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing tales of adventure....
Masters of disaster
Paulsen, Gary.
Paper Book
Roped into wacky attempts to break world records, imitate scenes from books, and other inspired ideas, Riley and Reed follow their fearless leader Henry into the wilderness, the bull-riding ring, a haunted house, cataclysmic collision with explosive life forms, and off the roof of a house on a...
The maze of bones
Riordan, Rick.
Paper Book
The first book in the #1 bestselling phenomenon sends readers around the world on the hunt for the 39 Clues!Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her decendants an impossible decision: "You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue."Grace is the last matriarch of the...
The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane
DiCamillo, Kate.
Paper Book
A timeless tale by the incomparable Kate DiCamillo, complete with stunning full-color plates by Bagram Ibatoulline, honors the enduring power of love. Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and...
Missing on Superstition Mountain
Broach, Elise.
Paper Book
It's summer and the three Barker brothers--Simon, Henry, and Jack--just moved from Illinois to Arizona. Their parents have warned them repeatedly not to explore Superstition Mountain, which is near their home. But when their cat Josie goes missing, they see no other choice. There's something...
Mission unstoppable
Gutman, Dan.
Paper Book
Twelve-year-old Coke McDonald and his twin sister, Pepsi, are sure their family's cross-country RV vacation will be boring--until a man in a golf cart tries to run the twins off a cliff! Now it's a race against time to find out who's after them and just what it means to be a part of...
Peter and the Starcatchers
Barry, Dave.
Paper Book
Don't even think of starting this book unless you're sitting in a comfortable chair and have lots of time. A fast-paced, impossible-to-put-down adventure awaits as the young orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They set sail aboard the Never Land, a...
Swindle
Korman, Gordon.
Paper Book
Ocean's 11 . . . with 11-year-olds, in a super stand-alone heist caper from Gordon Korman! After a mean collector named Swindle cons him out of his valuable Babe Ruth baseball card, Griffin Bing must put together a band of misfits to break into Swindle's compound and recapture the card....
Where the mountain meets the moon
Lin, Grace.
Paper Book
A Time Magazine 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time selection!​ A Reader's Digest Best Children's Book of All Time​! This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the...
Wildfire run
Garretson, Dee.
Paper Book
The president's retreat, Camp David, is one of the safest places in the United States. So why can't the President's son, Luke, and his friends Theo and Callie stay there without Secret Service agents constantly hovering over them, watching their every move? And yet, when an earthquake sets off a...
Wild river
Petersen, P. J.
Paper Book
It’s Ryan versus the river in a race against time to save his brother’s life. When twelve-year-old Ryan reluctantly agrees to join his experienced older brother Tanner on a camping trip, he could never have dreamed this would turn into the most frightening day of his...

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