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Teen Reading List:
Adventure

Almond, David - Kit's Wilderness

Kit and his family have just moved to the old mining town of Stoneygate to live with Kit's grandfather. As Kit learns to live in this new, mysterious place, he meets a boy named John Askew who invites Kit to play the game of "Death". Kit and John learn that there are people and there are places that are haunted. 

Campbell, Eric M. - Shark Callers

This is the story of two boys, Adam and Kaleku. Adam is traveling the sea with his family, and Kaleku is learning to be a shark hunter. The volcano which lies between their two boats erupts, creating a deadly tidal wave which slams into the boats. Now the boys must survive the volcano, the waves, and the sharks.

Carter, Alden R. - Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Although neither Mark nor his diabetic cousin Randy is looking forward to the canoe trip that is a family rite of passage, they begin to enjoy themselves until the trip becomes a fight for survival. 

Cooney, Caroline B. - Flash Fire

California is known for mud slides, earthquakes and havoc. Danna, who longs for adventure, lives in Pinch Canyon, which she believes must be the only part of California that is immune to such things. One day a brush fire begins to burn out of control and Danna must run for her life. 

Cooney, Caroline B. - Flight #116 is Down  (book, audio, audio)

When an airplane crashes practically in her back yard, Heidi must find strength and courage to help the victims. She is helped by Patrick, a volunteer rescue worker who longs to prove himself. Can they make the difference in the life and death struggle to save lives?   

Cormier, Robert - After the First Death

A group of terrorists hijacks a busload of small children and holds them for ransom. This suspenseful story is told from the point of view of three teens: Kate, the driver; Miro, the youngest terrorist; and Ben, a general's son who is sent to negotiate with the terrorists.  

Dygard, Thomas - River Danger

A canoe trip in the Ozarks turns into terror when Eric and his little brother Robbie meet members of a backwoods car-theft ring who will stop at nothing to hide their secret.

Hobbs, Will - Downriver (book, book)

It's called Discovery Unlimited, but it's more like wilderness boot camp for problem teens, Jessie thinks. But the other kids are just different, like her. They just want to explore and have a good time. Now, they've ditched the counselor so they can whitewater raft through the Grand Canyon. Nothing bad could happen. It's just a river, right? 

Hobbs, Will - Far North

Stranded in the Northwest Territory after a plane crash, two teenage boys and a tribal elder struggle to survive and make their way to safety during the first months of winter. 

Mikaelson, Ben - Touching Spirit Bear

Cole Matthews is a troubled teen with a history of abuse and neglect by his parents. When he is offered Circle Justice as an alternative to prison, he learns that, while nature can be a harsh teacher, it can help change a life for the better.  

Myers, Walter Dean - Fallen Angels

Richie Perry has planned to go to college on a basketball scholarship. When that doesn't work out, he joins the Army instead. Soon he finds himself on the front lines of Vietnam, facing death, destruction and racism and just hoping to get out alive.  

Paulsen, Gary - Hatchet (book, audio); The River (book, audio); Brian's Winter (book, audio);  Brian's Return (book, audio)

In Hatchet, 15-year-old Brian survives 54 days alone after a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness. Encouraged by letters from readers, the author offered different possibilities to the story. In The River, scientists enlist Brian because of his experience to duplicate a survival situation. In Brian's Winter, you'll find out what may have happened if Brian were not rescued at the end of the summer. Brian's Return deals with the changed life and uncomfortable return to the city he faces because of his ordeal.

Paulsen, Gary - Canyons

Brennan is haunted by a skull he finds while camping in the canyons near El Paso, Texas and must find a way to help the skull's owner's spirit find eternal rest.  

Philbrick, Rodman - Freak the Mighty (book, book)

Before he moved in next door to Max, Kevin was just a genius that no one took seriously because of his birth defect, and Max was just a huge and powerful boy that everyone considered a potentially dangerous idiot. Together however, these two 12-year old boys become Freak the Mighty, pursuing fantastic quests and facing death repeatedly. 

Pullman, Philip - The Tin Princess

Romance combined with high adventure describes this story of the fight for the crown of a tiny mythical country in the mountains of Europe. A young queen plays high-stakes politics to overcome the intrigue that threatens the future of her adopted country.

Taylor, Theodore - The Bomb

In 1946, a year after World War II has ended, the U.S. Government decides to do further testing on the atomic bomb on Bikini Atoll in the western Pacific Ocean. This is the story of how some of the islanders decide to fight for the right to remain on their unspoiled island, and how lives are changed forever. 

Taylor, Theodore - Sweet Friday Island

Peg Toland and her father decide to camp on Sweet Friday Island on the Sea of Cortez despite vague warnings from the local shopkeeper that they shouldn't go there. Danger does indeed await them on the island, and it almost ends in the death of one of them.

Voigt, Cynthia - Wings of a Falcon

Part fantasy, part adventure, this is the story of how Oriel and his loyal companion Griff escape from slavery on an island and go on to fight the horrific Wolfers.

Zindel, Paul - Reef of Death

P.C.'s family is making him crazy, and it is only the second week of summer. The timing couldn't have been better when his uncle calls. A call from Uncle Cliff always means adventure. This time it means New Zealand, sacred treasure, an Aboriginal girl named Maruul who has amnesia and a monster from the deepest depths of the ocean.