Adventure Books for Teens
New Young Teen Adventure Books
Book cover of Cincinnati Lee, Curse Breaker by Heidi Heilig
Cincinnati Lee, Curse Breaker
by Heidi Heilig

Cincinnati Lee discovers her famous artifact-hunting ancestor left behind cursed relics that threaten the world. To break the family curse, she must race rival hunters to find the powerful Spear of Destiny, leading her to a dangerous adventure across NYC and beyond.
TEEN ADVENTURE HEILIG HEIDI
New Teen Adventure Books
Book cover of The Assassin's Guide to Babysitting by Natalie C. Parker
The Assassin's Guide to Babysitting
by Natalie C. Parker

Seventeen-year-old Tru hides her forbidden superpower while secretly training as an assassin after her parents’ murder. When a babysitting job turns deadly, she must protect a stolen toddler, uncover the truth about her past, and decide whom she can trust.
TEEN ADVENTURE PARKER NATALIE
Book cover of King's Legacy by L. C. Rosen
King's Legacy
by L. C. Rosen

Artifact hunter Tennessee is back filming his reality show, but this time he’s chasing a lost gift linking King David and Jonathan—and the queer history behind it. When a producer threatens to erase both the truth and Ten’s identity, he must race across Europe, outwit ancient puzzles, and claim the power of being his authentic self.
TEEN ADVENTURE ROSEN L.C.
Book cover of Out of Air by Rachel Reiss
Out of Air
by Rachel Reiss

While scuba diving off the Australian coast, Phoebe and friends uncover a legendary underwater treasure. As strange transformations begin to take hold, they must fight to protect each other from dangerous treasure hunters and a dark, growing power.
TEEN ADVENTURE REISS RACHEL
Book cover of Force of Chaos by Diana Ma
Force of Chaos
by Diana Ma

Trini Kwan wants to stay unnoticed at school, but a monster attack reveals her hidden martial arts skills. She and four other teens are chosen to become the Power Rangers and must learn to work together to save Earth.
TEEN ADVENTURE MA DIANA
Book cover of White Widow: Secret Sisters by Tess Sharpe
White Widow: Secret Sisters
by Tess Sharpe

Red Room spy Yelena Belova is sent on a mission to the United States when everything goes wrong. On the run with an orphaned girl tied to her past, Yelena must confront the life she was raised to live.
TEEN ADVENTURE SHARPE TESS
Classic Young Teen Adventure Books
Book cover of Black Panther The Young Prince by Ronald L. Smith
Black Panther
by Ronald L. Smith

Training to inherit the isolated, technologically advanced African kingdom where his father rules, 12-year-old T'Challa is unexpectedly sent with his best friend to complete his education in America at a typical public school in the heart of Chicago.
TEEN ADVENTURE SUPERHERO BLACK PANTHER
Book cover of Clash at Fatal Fields by Devin Hunter
Clash at Fatal Fields: An Unofficial Fortnite Novel
by Devin Hunter

Twelve-year-old Grey gets sucked into a hacked, virtual reality version of Fortnite Battle Royale along with one hundred other players. To get home, he must become one of the top five players before the season ends, or he’s stuck in Fortnite for another two months.
TEEN ADVENTURE FORTNITE
Book cover of Masterminds by Gordon Korman
Masterminds
by Gordon Korman

A group of kids discover that they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds of all time for a sociological experiment. Will they be able to outsmart their scheming parents?
TEEN ADVENTURE KORMAN GORDON
Book cover of Minecraft The Island by Max Brooks
Minecraft: The Island
by Max Brooks
 
An official tie-in to the globally popular video game. The story follows a new hero stranded in the world of Minecraft who must survive a harsh environment while unraveling the secrets of a mysterious island.
TEEN ADVENTURE MINECRAFT ISLAND
Books cover of Nessie Quest by Melissa Savage
Nessie Quest
by Melissa Savage

Twelve-year-old Ru reluctantly joins her parents in Scotland for the summer, where she and new friends Dax and Hammy Beans search for the Loch Ness Monster!
TEEN ADVENTURE SAVAGE MELISSA
Book cover of Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
Stormbreaker
by Anthony Horowitz

After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.
TEEN ADVENTURE HOROWITZ ANTHONY
Book cover of Two Degrees by Alan Gratz
Two Degrees
by Alan Gratz

When three children endure separate climate change disasters--a wildfire in the California woods, a close encounter with a hungry polar bear in Canada, and a massive hurricane in Florida--they emerge from their experiences committed to changing the world.
TEEN ADVENTURE GRATZ ALAN
 
Book cover of The Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn Peters
The Unforgettable Logan Foster
By Shawn Peters
 
Logan Foster never clicked with any of the parents that came to adopt him - until Gil and Margie. Sure, they aren't perfect, but their hearts are in the right place. But soon Logan notices that they have some strange behaviors, and he comes to realize that he has been adopted by superheroes!
TEEN ADVENTURE PETERS SHAWN
Classic Teen Adventure Books
Book cover of Aftershocks by Marisa Reichardt
Aftershocks
by Marisa Reichardt

A major earthquake hits California, trapping seventeen-year-old Ruby with Charlie, a near-stranger, in a laundromat. They struggle to stay alive and hopeful with only memories and each other's voices to sustain them.
TEEN ADVENTURE REICHARDT MARISA
Book cover of A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by C.B. Lee
A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix
by C. B. Lee

In this thrilling YA remix of the classic adventure Treasure Island, a tiny map scroll is discovered in sixteen-year-old Xiang’s plain gold pendant. She joins the mysterious Anh and her crew on the South China Sea to pursue the fabled pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao’s treasure.
TEEN ADVENTURE LEE C.B.
Book cover of Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas
Catwoman: Soulstealer
by Sarah J. Maas

Selina Kyle returns to Gotham in disguise and begins pulling off daring crimes with Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn while Batman is away. Batwing must stop the mysterious new thief before the city falls into chaos.
TEEN ADVENTURE SUPERHERO CATWOMAN
Book cover of Dreadnought by April Daniels
Dreadnought
by April Daniels
Before Danny inherited the powers of Dreadnought, the world’s greatest superhero, her main goal was hiding that she’s transgender. Those secondhand superpowers, however, transformed Danny’s body into what she’s always thought it should be - but Dreadnought’s murderer still threatens destruction. If Danny can’t sort through the confusion of coming out and mastering her powers, humanity faces extinction.
TEEN ADVENTURE DANIELS APRIL
Book cover of Faith Taking Flight by Julie Murphy
Faith: Taking Flight
by Julie Murphy

Faith is a plus-sized high school senior who hides a secret ability to fly. While pusuing an unexpected romantic relationship with a TV star, her investigation into a new recreational drug puts those she loves in danger.
TEEN ADVENTURE SUPERHERO MURPHY JULIE
Book cover of Flight Risk by Jennifer Fenn
Flight Risk
by Jennifer Fenn

Having grown up in a trailer park with an overworked mother and attention-deficit disorder, Robert Kelley, now eighteen, steals--and crashes--three airplanes before being caught.
TEEN ADVENTURE FENN JENNIFER
Book cover of Fourth Dimension by Eric Walters
Fourth Dimension
by Eric Walters

Emma becomes concerned when a series of power outages escalate to a massive blackout that halts travel and communication. When her family is forced to camp on a nearby island, they are faced with increasingly desperate and violent people scavenging for food and safety.
TEEN ADVENTURE WALTERS ERIC
Book cover of I'd Tell You I Love You, But I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
by Ally Carter

As a sophomore at a secret spy school and the daughter of a former CIA operative, Cammie is sheltered from "normal teenage life" until she meets a local boy while on a class surveillance mission.
TEEN ADVENTURE CARTER GALLAGHER BK 1
Book cover of The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett
The Lady Rogue
by Jenn Bennett
In 1937, teenager Theodora Fox and her crush, Huck, set out through the Carpathian Mountains seeking her missing father and the cursed ring of Vlad the Impaler that he was seeking.
TEEN ADVENTURE BENNETT JENN
Book Cover of Renegades by Marissa Meyer
Renegades
by Marissa Meyer

The Renegades are humans with extraordinary abilities who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established order where chaos reigned. Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and is on a mission for vengeance. Adrian believes in her, but Nova's allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both.
TEEN ADVENTURE MEYER MARISSA
Book cover of The rise of Kyoshi by F. C. Yee
The Rise of Kyoshi
by F. C. Yee

Kyoshi, a girl from humble origins, discovers she is the true Avatar and is forced to flee with her friend Rangi. As she learns to control her powers, she must choose between following the Avatar’s path or seeking vengeance.
TEEN ADVENTURE AVATAR 1
Book cover of The Rise of Renegade X by Chelsea Campbell
The Rise of Renegade X
by Chelsea M. Campbell

Expecting to become a supervillain on his sixteenth birthday, Damien Locke, son of one of Golden City's most notorious supervillains, is horrified to discover that he may instead be destined to become a superhero. Now forced to live with heroes, Damien is determined to prove he is a villain - but things get complicated when his new-found family is threatened.
TEEN ADVENTURE CAMPBELL CHELSEA
Book cover of Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
Thieves' Gambit
by Kayvion Lewis

Seventeen-year-old master thief Ross Quest enters the deadly Thieves’ Gambit to save her mother, facing rivals who may steal more than just the prize. Amid heists, betrayals, and a possible romance, Ross must decide who can be trusted before it’s too late.
TEEN ADVENTURE LEWIS KAYVION
Book cover of You Don't Know My Name by Kristen Orlando
You Don't Know My Name
by Kristen Orlando

Seventeen-year-old Reagan Elizabeth Hillis, trained for a life in the secretive Black Angels agency, struggles with love and loyalty. She must choose between embracing her dangerous legacy or following her heart for a normal life.
TEEN ADVENTURE ORLANDO KRISTEN
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