Adventure Series for
Young Readers
For young readers who love a good adventure story, there is
nothing more exciting than starting a new series. Although there is almost no
limit to new series coming out, it can be challenging for both young readers
and their parents when it comes to finding a new series. The below series are
all series that I feel are appropriate for both middle lever readers and also teenagers,
all series mentioned here are high octane adventures without any mention of
magic or superpowers, rather they are adventures that revolve around central
characters that are facing conflict that must be overcome with intelligence and
training.
The Ascendance
Trilogy: By Jennifer Nielsen
This series caught me by surprise, the first in the series
was nominated for a Nutmeg Award this year, thus I came to the series knowing
that the writing would be top quality, but I was wary, thinking it would be a
fantasy series, rather than a epic quest of sorts. This is a series I strongly recommend
for its fast paced writing, its clever writing and memorable characters. This
series deals with the death of a royal family, and the training of three
orphans, one of whom will be chosen to take on the role of the missing prince.
Think “The Man in the Iron Mask” meets “Prisoner of Zenda”.
The False Prince
The Runaway King
The Shadow Throne
The Knightley
Academy: By Violet Haberdasher
This series unfortunately has only two books in it, but both
are self containing, and hopefully the author will be writing another one soon.
This series focuses on the education of a boy names Henry Grimm, his challenges
to get an education in spite of his unusual background. This is not your
typical boys school story.
The Knightley Academy
The secret Prince
The Alex Rider
Series: By Anthony Horowitz
Think young James Bond, Alex is a fourteen year old boy with
an uncanny ability for getting himself into challenging situations and using
innovative methods that get him noticed by both good and bad alike. I recommend
this series for readers thirteen and up, some of the situations can be a little
tense for young readers; I recommend that parents or older readers read the
first few books before deciding if their young readers are ready for the
escapades of Alex Rider.
Stormbreaker
Point Blank
Skeleton Key
Eagle Strike
Scorpia
Ark Angel
Snakehead
Crocodile Tears
Scorpia Rising
Heist Society: By
Ally Carter
Heist Society
Uncommon Criminals
Perfect Scoundrels
Gallagher Girls: By
Ally Carter
This is one of the most entertaining teen girls’ series I
have found yet. The protagonist is Cammy Morgan, a teen girl who goes to a
private girls’ school that is in actuality a school for training spies. Cammy
and her friends spend most of the series doing extracurricular activities such
as bringing down terrorist groups and uncovering political assassination attempts.
I loved this series for its fast paced action sequences, its clever dialogue
and its central character, through whom every event is seen. Probably better
suited for girls age 14 and up depending on the reading level and parental
preference. As always I recommend reading the first few books before deciding
if your young reader is ready for this series.
I’d Tell You I Love You but Then I’d Have to Kill You
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
Don’t Judge A Girl by her Cover
Only the Good Spy Young
Out of Sight Out of Time
United We Spy
As always, this is not an exhaustive list, there are new
books coming out all the time, and some are better suited than others, but
there is an almost endless list of titles coming out every month. I hope you have found this post both
informative and useful.
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and
slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
― William Styron, Conversations with William Styron
― William Styron, Conversations with William Styron
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