Adventure

If you enjoy a story that moves quickly and contains a lot of action, then adventure is your genre. For the purposes of this page Adventure means stories of survival, espionage, sea adventures, exploration, and treks. War, heroes and militia and cults could also be included, but they might get their own pages. Other genres, such as fantasy and science fiction have adventure subgenres.


 * Kindergarten - Third Grade**


 * Fourth - Sixth Grade**


 * Seventh & Eighth Grade**

Have you ever wondered what James Bond might have been like as a teenager? How he became an excellent card player or develop his taste in fine cars? When was the first time he introduced himself as, "Bond, James Bond?" In Charlie Higson's series, James is a thirteen-year-old orphan just starting at Eton, a stuffy, but prestigious English boarding school. He doesn't do rules very well and soon runs afoul of an upperclassman, with a very powerful father. Other titles in the series include: Blood Fever Double or Die Hurricane Gold Royal Command is due May 2010. The books in the series stand well alone. (BKahn)
 * Silverfin** by Charlie Higson (Young Bond series) Hyperion Books for Children (2009 - ppb)

Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider had been living with his uncle ever since his parents died, but now his uncle is dead - killed in a car accident. When Alex investigates, he discovers his uncle's car - riddled with bullet holes. It turns out his uncle didn't work for a bank like Alex thought. He was a MI6 agent and the director wants to temporarily recruit Alex to complete the mission that his uncle was on. This series features lots of gadgets and action. Other titles include: Point Blank Skeleton Key Eagle Strike Scorpia Ark Angel Snake Head Crocodile Tears (BKahn)
 * Stormbreaker** by Anthony Horowitz (Alex Rider series) Penguin Group (USA) (2006 - ppb)

Fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello's parents were world class "rock rats," mountain climbers; so it's not surprising that Peak really loves to climb. The only problem is that he lives in NYC and it's a long ten months between summertime climbs. He has taken to climbing skyscrapers and tagging them. When he's hauled off the top of the Woolworth building, the mayor decides to make an example of him and Peak is facing serious jail time unless his mother and stepfather's lawyer can swing a miracle. The miracle comes in the form of Peak's long lost father, who jets in from Nepal with a solution to Peak's problem. He volunteers to take Peak out of the country (and away from the press) to stay with him overseas. What the judge, Peak and his mom don't know, is that Josh has plans to have Peak climb Mount Everest to become the youngest person ever to make the climb, thereby earning Josh's struggling expedition company publicity. (BKahn)
 * Peak** by Roland Smith Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2008 ppb)


 * High School**