Fantasy Adventure

Top fantasy adventure picks for junior readers

Updated December 4, 2023
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Adventure Kingdom. 1
Foxe, Steve
Paper Book
When Clark sneaks into Adventure Kingdom, all he wants is a peek at the remains of the once-magical theme park he loved as a kid - plus a cool livestream for his fans. But then he meets Karoline, the granddaughter of the park's creator, and the two of them discover that the magic of that place...
Dragon mountain
Tsang, Katie; Tsang, Kevin
Paper Book
From the authors behind the critically acclaimed Sam Wu books, a thrilling new fantasy series about friendship, courage, adventure, and dragon magic.   When 12-year-old Billy Chan finds out his parents are sending him to a language and culture camp in the...
Dragon Mountain
Tsang, Katie; Tsang, Kevin
Paper Book
From the authors behind the critically acclaimed Sam Wu books, a thrilling new fantasy series about friendship, courage, adventure, and dragon magic.   When 12-year-old Billy Chan finds out his parents are sending him to a language and culture camp in the...
Dragon Mountain
Tsang, Katie; Tsang, Kevin; Shen, Kevin
Paper Book
From the authors behind the critically acclaimed Sam Wu books, a thrilling new fantasy series about friendship, courage, adventure, and dragon magic.   When 12-year-old Billy Chan finds out his parents are sending him to a language and culture camp in the...
Fall of the school for good and evil
Chainani, Soman.
Paper Book
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is the #1 movie now streaming on Netflix--starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and many others!  What rises . ....
Fireborn: Phoenix and the Frost Palace
Fowler, Aisling.
Paper Book
Twelve journeys to new lands and embarks on even more perilous adventures in this sequel to Fireborn, which B.B. Alston praised as "the best kind of children's fantasy story."  Twelve is now a full-fledged hunter, with a new name worthy of her fiery powers: Phoenix. But with...
Ghostcloud
Mann, Michael
Paper Book
A riveting, magical escapade about finding friendship and the courage to set yourself free against all odds. Kidnapped and forced to shovel coal underground, in a half-bombed power station, 12-year-old Luke Smith-Sharma keeps his head down and hopes he can earn his freedom from...
Hunted
Melki-Wegner, Skye
Paper Book
Wings of Fire meets Jurassic Park in this action-adventure middle grade debut series by Skye Melki-Wegner about five outcasts--and former enemies--who are the only hope to save their warring kingdoms from impending doom. "My favorite...
Jane Doe and the key of all souls
Lachlan, Jeremy
Paper Book
Jane Doe is in more danger than ever before. Her father is still imprisoned. The Manor, the hallowed world between worlds, is still dying. The villainous Roth is still searching for the mythical, all-powerful Cradle Sea. Worst of all, Jane has learned that she is, literally, one of the keys needed...
A Knight of the Realm
Foxe, Steve.
Paper Book
Adventure Kingdom is back in business! In the second volume of this magical graphic novel series from Epic Originals, Clark and Karoline's plans to run a seemingly normal park are disrupted when a messenger from the real Adventure Kingdom comes through the portal to summon the land's one...
The Mirrorwood
Fagan, Deva
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of the Twisted Tales series and Doll Bones, this thrilling, "cleverly original" (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade fantasy follows a girl without a face as she battles a deadly enchanted forest and learns the truth behind her world's fairy tales. ...
Rise of the school for good and evil
Chainani, Soman; RaidesArt
Paper Book
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is the #1 movie now streaming on Netflix--starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and many others!  The battle...
The sun and the star : a Nico di Angelo adventure
Riordan, Rick; Oshiro, Mark
Paper Book
Demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace must endure the terrors of Tartarus to rescue an old friend in this thrilling adventure co-written by New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro. Percy Jackson fans, rejoice! Nico and Will...
Swan Lake. Quest for the kingdoms
Terciero, Rey
Paper Book
"A fun, unexpected, action-packed reimagining of a classic story." --Molly Knox Ostertag, author of The Witch Boy Frozen meets The Wizard of Oz in this swashbuckling adventure perfect for fans of Amulet and The Okay Witch, from the acclaimed author of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.<...
Twelve and the frozen forest
Fowler, Aisling
Paper Book
Lyra. Lucy. Percy. Once in a generation, a hero emerges whose story enthralls readers worldwide. Fireborn is an epic quest, perfect for fans of the His Dark Materials and The School for Good and Evil series, that will spin readers into a magical world like no other--and introduce them to...
Winnie Zeng unleashes a legend
Zhao, Katie
Paper Book
An epic new fantasy series inspired by Chinese mythology that #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Mbalia calls "ahilarious tussle between homework, family, and heroism." When a girl awakens the stuff of legends from an old family recipe, she must embrace her extraordinary heritage...
Winnie Zeng vanquishes a king
Zhao, Katie
Paper Book
With chaos on the rise, one girl stands in the face of all evil . . . and we're not talking about homework! The action-packed sequel to the epic fantasy series inspired by Chinese mythology. "A hilarious tussle between homework, family, and heroism." -Kwame Mbalia, #1 New...

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