Adventure Stories for Grades 6-8
Recommended reading from the Junior High (Y) collection. Click here for a print-friendly version of this list.
| Author | Title | Call Number |
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| Bodeen | The Raft Robie's flight to the Midway Atoll proves to be a nightmare when the plane goes down in shark-infested waters. (213 pp.) | Y Bodeen |
| Cooney | Diamonds in the Shadow As the Finches sponsor an African refugee family scarred by the horrors of civil war, they are all put in the sights of a merciless villain. (228 pp.) | Y Cooney |
| Diaz | The Only Road Jaime makes the treacherous journey from his home in Guatemala to find his older brother in New Mexico after his cousin is murdered by a drug cartel. (308 pp.) | Y Diaz |
| Ellis | The Breadwinner In Afghanistan, Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so her family can survive after her father is arrested by the Taliban. (170 pp.) | Y Ellis |
| Gemeinhart | Scar Island When lightning kills all the adults at his reform school, Jonathan and the other boys find themselves free...and trapped on a sinking island! (249 pp.) | Y Gemenheit |
| George | Julie of the Wolves While running away from an unwanted marriage, a Native Alaskan girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack. (170 pp.) | Y George |
| Gratz | Refugee Separated by continents and decades, three children embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering connections that tie their stories together. (338 pp.) | Y Gratz |
| Hobbs | Never Say Die Half-Inuit Nick and his white brother, Ryan, share an adventure in the Canadian Arctic, facing white water, wild animals, and fierce weather. (211 pp.) | Y Hobbs |
| Horowitz | Stormbreaker After the death of his uncle, Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6. (192 pp.) | Y Horowitz |
| Jansen | Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You Based on the true story of Jeanne d'Arc Umubyeyi, who was the sole member of her Tutsi family to survive the 1994 Rwandan genocide. (342 pp.) | Y Jansen |
| Kadohata | A Million Shades of Gray After American troops pull out of Vietnam, a boy and his beloved elephant escape into the jungle when the Viet Cong attack his village. (216 pp.) | Y Kadohata |
| Kehret | Abduction! When her little brother Matt and their dog Pookie are abducted, Bonnie becomes involved in a major search effort as well as a frightening adventure. (215 pp.) | Y Kehret |
| Lawrence | The Skeleton Tree Chris and Frank dislike each other, but when their sailing vessel sinks and they are stranded alone in Alaska, they must depend on each other. (278 pp.) | Y Lawrence |
| Lee | Under a Painted Sky Sammy, a Chinese American girl, and Annamae, an African American slave girl, disguise themselves as boys and escape west during the Gold Rush. (374 pp.) | Y Lee |
| Magoon | Shadows of Sherwood: A Robyn Hoodlum Adventure When Nott City is taken over by a harsh governor, Robyn flees for her life and joins a group of kids trying to take back what is rightfully theirs. (355 pp.) | Y Magoon |
| McMullen | Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls Abigail is shocked to discover her elite boarding school is really a cover for a huge spy ring, and must undergo Spy Training 101 in order to save her mother. (295 pp.) | Y McMullen |
| Meyer | Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy An orphan and beggar disguises herself as a boy and connives her way onto a British warship set for the high seas in search of pirates. (278 pp.) | Y Meyer |
| Mikaelsen | Touching Spirit Bear As an alternative to prison, Cole is sent to a remote Alaskan Island, where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life. (241 pp.) | Y Mikaelsen |
| Paulsen | Hatchet After a plane crash, Brian spends 54 days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet. (195 pp.) | Y Paulsen |
| Perkins | Bamboo People Two Burmese boys, one a refugee and the other the son of an imprisoned doctor, meet in the jungle must learn to trust each other in order to survive. (272 pp.) | Y Perkins |
| Reynolds | Miles Morales: Spider-Man When Miles discovers a villainous teacher's plan to turn good kids bad, he must come to terms with his destiny as the new Spider-Man. (261 pp.) | Y Reynolds |
| Rhodes | Ninth Ward Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother must weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon New Orleans. (217 pp.) | Y Rhodes |
| Smith | Peak A 14-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest. (246 pp.) | Y Smith |
| Timberlake | One Came Home In 1871 Wisconsin, Georgia sets out to find her sister Agatha, presumed dead, with only her horse and rifle to protect her. (257 pp.) | Y Timberlake |
| Wilson | Black Storm Comin' In 1860, Colton takes a job with the Pony Express and risks his life to deliver a letter that may affect the growing conflict between the North and South. (295 pp.) | Y Wilson |
| Yang | Daughter of Xanadu Emmajin, the eldest granddaughter of Khublai Khan, becomes a warrior and falls in love with explorer Marco Polo in thirteenth-century China. (336 pp.) | Y Yang |
Last Updated: 2/18
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