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Action and Adventure for Teens

Get swept away in a world of action-packed adventure. Follow these characters as they take on perilous journeys, thrilling scenarios, and magical quests. Adventure is out there!

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  • Sixteen-year-old indentured beastkeeper Koffi and seventeen-year-old warrior candidate Ekon forge an unusual alliance and venture into the Greater Jungle to hunt down a monster that has been menacing their city for a century. Evocative, clever, and…
    Book, 2021New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2021] — YA FIC GRAY, A.
  • When a supernatural being appears in DunBroch on Christmas Eve with the intent of demolishing the realm, Princess Merida, under the watchful eyes of the gods, embarks on a series of epic journeys to save those she loves from ruin. Romantic,…
    Book, 2022Los Angeles : Disney Press, 2022. — YA FIC STIEFVATER, M.
  • In order to get the necessary three letters of recommendation from Mount Olympus for college, senior Percy Jackson must complete three quests--the first of which is to help Zeus' cup-bearer retrieve his goblet before it falls into the wrong hands.…
    Book, 2023Los Angeles ; New York : Disney/Hyperion, 2023. — YA FIC RIORDAN, R.
  • Seventeen-year-old Socialite Josslyn Drake gets infected by a dangerous piece of forbidden magic and must team up with wanted criminal Jericho Nox to remove the spell corrupting her soul. Charming, witty, and intricately plotted.
    Book, 2022New York : Razorbill, 2022. — YA FIC RHODES, M.
  • Obsessed with the 1990s kids' fantasy series Sunderworld, Leopold Berry believes the mythology is real and he's destined to be Sunder's chosen one, which turns out to be half right when he must survive LA's magical side that's less disappointing and…
    Book, 2024New York, New York : Dutton Books, 2024. — YA FIC RIGGS, R.
  • Seventeen-year-old Fable joins the young, motley crew of the Marigold to escape the island where her father abandoned her, but she quickly realizes life off the island is more dangerous than she imaged. Suspenseful, emotionally intense, and…
    Book, 2020New York : Wednesday Books, 2020. — YA FIC YOUNG, A.
  • In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king. Original,…
    Book, 2008Orlando : Harcourt, c2008. — YA FIC CASHORE, K.
  • A visit to a private amusement park is the trip of a lifetime for a group of teen influencers, until they learn that getting off the island alive is not part of the plan. Creepy, suspenseful, and mysterious.
    Book, 2023New York : Delacorte Press, [2023] — YA FIC PRESTON, N.
  • When Prince Leander of Alinor commandeers her ship, demanding she take him to a sacred island, Selly finds their voyage leading to acts of treason and high-seas terror, bringing two countries to the brink of war and two strangers closer than they…
    Book, 2023New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2023] — YA FIC KAUFMAN, A.
  • After her father, a world-class engineer, is murdered, 18-year-old Aihui Ying, disguised as her brother and with only her father's secret journal and a jade pendant snatched from the assassin, enters the prestigious and dangerous male-only…
    Book, 2024New York : Viking, 2024. — YA FIC CHEN, A.
  • Pulled out of the sea and up onto a pirate ship, mermaid Mary becomes one of the crew and, after Blackbeard dies suddenly, vows to become a Pirate Queen and won't let anyone stand in her way as she proves she's worth her salt. Immersive,…
    Book, 2024New York : Harper Teen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — YA FIC HAND, C.
  • When Nightshade kidnaps his best friend, teen spy Alex Rider must enter the world of virtual reality gaming where the lines between what's real and what's digital are deliberately being blurred by a ruthless enemy. Thrilling, action-packed, and…
    Book, 2024New York : Philomel Books, 2024. — YA FIC HOROWITZ, A.
  • When she learns that her brother is spreading the nation’s secret spice magic to outsiders, 16-year-old Shield warrior Imani sets out on a dangerous mission to find him, discovering secrets that lie beyond the Forbidden Wastes — and in her own…
    Book, 2023New York : Delacorte Press, [2023] — YA FIC IBRAHIM, M.
  • After hacking into the Warcross Championships' opening game to track illegal betting, bounty hunter Emika Chen is asked by the game's creator to go undercover to investigate a security problem, and she uncovers a sinister plot. Thrilling, dystopian,…
    Book, 2017New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017] — YA FIC LU, M.
  • Set in 1884, nineteen-year-old Inez travels to Egypt after the sudden death of her parents to uncover the truth about their deaths, and as she attempts to unravel the mysteries her parents sought, she becomes a pawn in a larger game that threatens…
    Book, 2023New York : Wednesday Books, 2023. — YA FIC IBANEZ, I.