Adventurous Stories for Summer
Summer is finally here and that means Summer Reading at the library! So it’s time to get ready for adventure at the library with these stories for kids and our littlest readers!
Learn all about our summer reading program, events, reading incentives, and more happening at the library this summer, by visiting our Summer Reading page.
Hunted
An unlikely group of dinosaur misfits discover a deadly secret and must band together to save their herbivore kingdoms from doom at the hands of ruthless carnivores.
The accidental apprentice
Eleven-year-old Barclay Thorne yearns for the quiet life of a mushroom farmer, but after unwittingly bonding with a beast in the forbidden Woods, he must seek Lore Keepers to break the bond and return home.
The world between blinks
Whenever Jake and Marisol get together, adventure follows. They have their late Nana to thank for that. Her epic trips and treasure hunts were legendary. With the whole family reuniting for one last summer vacation at Nana’s home, the cousins are prepared for an extraordinary trip of their own. Following a map Nana left behind, Jake and Marisol sneak out to a nearby lighthouse, then accidentally slip into another world!
The thirteenth hour
When her dying aunt gives her a magical pocket watch, twelve-year-old Rosemary, as she begins to dream, enters a fantastical place where each hour of the watch takes her to a different world–until the class bully steals the watch, and Rosemary must gather the magic from all twelve worlds to rescue a boy she does not even like.
The extremely inconvenient adventures of Bronte Mettlestone
Bronte is ten years old when she receives a letter saying that her long-absent parents have been killed by pirates, and the lawyers tell her that their will (reinforced with serious magic) requires her to deliver gifts to her ten other aunts (not Aunt Isabelle, whom she lives with), and to start the trip immediately and alone–but as she travels the kingdoms, she begins to suspect that there is more to this journey than delivering treasures, and that her parents had more secrets than she ever realized.
Unplugged
Son of the world’s most famous tech billionaire, Jett Baranov has always gotten what he wanted. So he can’t believe it when he’s dropped in the middle of the Arkansas wilderness, at a place called the Oasis. He’s forced to hand over his cell phone, eat grainy veggie patties, and participate in wholesome activities with the other kids, who he has absolutely no interest in hanging out with. As Jett starts to get used to the unplugged life and even bonds with the other kids over their baby-lizard-turned-pet, Needles. He can’t help noticing that the adults at the Oasis are acting really strange. Jett is determined to get to the bottom of things, but can he convince everybody that he is no longer just a spoiled brat who is making trouble?
Wilder boys
To evade their mother’s abusive boyfriend, brothers Jake, thirteen, and Taylor, eleven, venture from the suburbs of Pittsburgh toward the wilds of Wyoming in search of the father they haven’t seen in four years, using their wilderness skills to survive against both natural and human dangers. Includes wilderness tips!
On the edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
Janner Igiby, his brother, Tink, and their disabled sister, Leeli, are gifted children as all children are, loved well by a noble mother and ex-pirate grandfather. But they will need all their gifts and all that they love to survive the evil pursuit of the venomous Fangs of Dang, who have crossed the dark sea to rule the land with malice. The Igibys hold the secret to the lost legend and jewels of good King Wingfeather of the Shining Isle of Anniera.
Adventure stories for the littlest readers
Follow that frog!
Eccentric Aunt Josephine poignantly ignores a stranger knocking at her door as she tells her niece Sadie the story of her time in the jungles of Peru, cataloguing amphibians for the scientific team of Admiral Rodriguez. When the admiral’s son was suddenly swallowed by a giant frog, Aunt Josephine gave chase in a journey which took her around the world.
The nature journal: a backyard adventure
Tim has always loved nature. His dad always taught him to explore and adventure through their own backyard. So Tim observed, he collected, and he recorded it all in his nature journal, just like Dad! But when one day Dad is too busy to look at his findings, Tim takes it upon himself to show Dad all his adventures. And after looking through his dad’s old nature journals, Tim gets sleepy and goes on some dreamy adventures of his own.
How to find a bird
How do you find a bird? There are so many ways! Begin by watching. And listening. And staying quiet, so quiet you can hear your own heartbeat. Soon you’ll see that there are birds everywhere–up in the sky, down on the ground, sometimes even right in front of you just waiting to be discovered!
Kunoichi bunny
The sun is out and the birds are chirping. It’s a beautiful day for Saya, her dad and her well-loved stuffed bunny, Kunoichi, to go to the park. On their way, Saya stealthily stops a fight by flinging her floppy four-legged ninja-bunny between two snarling cats. Later on, on the bus, Saya throws Kunoichi under the wheels of a child’s stroller, halting its dangerous roll toward the stairs. Dad doesn’t notice as Saya uses Kunoichi to save the day time and time again on their outing and on the bus home, proving small actions can have a great impact.
Princess adventures: this way or that way?
When Princess Rose and Princess Josephine decide to leave their castle, Rose wants to go this way and Josephine wants to go that way. Which way do you go? This interactive story is perfect for shared reading with toddlers or kids learning to read on their own. Which decisions will the little princesses make? Join them and explore!
