Adventure books may pique the interest of even the most disinterested of teenagers. There is no better way to instill a love of reading in your youngster than with an adventure book. The best adventure books for teens inspire them to believe in themselves and chase their dreams and aspirations. They also introduce teens to many new things that they might not be familiar with, broadening their mindset. Adrienne Chinn, a bestselling Canadian novelist and poet and the reviewer of this article, says, “Adventure stories are great for engaging teens’ imagination in ways that online games can’t. All of these books will open windows of creative thought in your teen’s mind.” So, go ahead and add some of these books to your cart and gift them to your child.

Top 10 Adventure Books For Teens

1. Best Overall: Golden Son

  While the entire series of the “Golden Son” is fantastic, we particularly loved Book II. The book continues the saga of Darrow’s quest for equality, revenge and redemption. The book has a perfect juxtaposition of high-tech and primitive, a game of truth that is mediated by lie-detecting scorpions, feuds fought with complex weaponry and an antiquated class system. Your teen will read the book cover to cover with sheer enthusiasm. Click on the video to know more about the book. Price: $9.72

2. Best Entertainment: The Maze Runner

  When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can recall is his name. He then comes across a group of boys who have also lost their memories. The boys welcome Thomas to Glade. But there is one problem – outside the walls surrounding the Glade is an ever-changing and endless maze. But no one has ever made it through it alive. The moment Thomas is about to step inside the maze, a girl arrives and delivers the message. The message she delivers is terrifying. What could the message be? Your teen has to read the book to find out! Price: $6.35

3. Best Inspiring: A Night Divided

  “A Night Divided” is a thrilling adventurous book about Gerta, who finds her family divided east and west of the Berlin Wall. Her mother and brother live on the eastern side controlled by the Soviets, and her father and middle brother are stuck in a tunnel beneath the wall. If they get caught, the consequences will be deadly. Gerta’s father sends her a message to dig a tunnel to the west. It’s very dangerous, but nothing can curb Greta’s determination. Here’s a video that will help you select the right adventure book for your children. Price: $9.70

4. Best Superhero-Themed: Batman: Earth One

  Batman is not a hero. He is just a human who is vulnerable, fallible and angry. “Batman: Earth One, Volume 1” goes all the way back to the beginning of the Batman saga, re-entering the murder of Bruce Wayne’s parents and young Bruce Wayne’s development into Batman. The story is familiar, but the brilliance lies in the details. For example, how, despite being in the mayoral race, Bruce’s father makes time to take Bruce and his mother to the movies. Or, when the light goes out in the cinema hall, Bruce dashes into the alley, followed by his parents. This video will help you understand whether this is the right adventure book for your teen. Price: $9.22

5. Best Realistic: The Rig

  “The Rig” by Joe Ducie is an excellent action-adventure storybook about Drake, a 15-year-old boy who makes a career from breaking out of prisons. His talents land him in a juvenile detention center in the middle of the Arctic Circle. But Drake is determined to escape, even more after discovering the secret of the Rig. We loved how Joe Ducie wove in the sci-fi elements with a realistic story of the reincarnated children caught in a world where they cannot trust anyone. Price: $12.51

6. Best Mystery: Variant

  “Variant” is about Benson Fisher, a young boy who thinks that a scholarship to the Maxfield Academy will be his ticket to get out of his dead-end life. But he’s wrong. He’s now trapped in a school where cameras monitor every move, children are split into groups and breaking rules is equivalent to death. When Benson learns about the real secret of the school, he realizes that playing with the rules might presage a fate worse than death. Escape is his only hope for survival, but is it even possible? Price: $10

7. Best Adventurous: The Chess Queen Enigma: A Stoker & Holmes Novel

  In the third installment of the Stoker and Holmes series, Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoke, the two main characters of the book, act as undercover bodyguards for Princess Lurelia of Betrovia, who comes to London to deliver the details of the location of a chess queen missing for centuries. Only the chess queen can unlock powers and treasures and heal the centuries-old rift between Betrovia and England. But when the letter gets stolen under the watchful eyes of Mina and Evaline, the two girls force themselves into a race to find the chess queen before anyone else does. Price: $14.89

8. Best Imaginative: This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein

  Alchemy, love, villainy, heart-wrenching emotion, all combine in “This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein,” an imagined prequel to Mary Shelley’s classic novel “Frankenstein”. It’s a story about Victor and Konrad, whose lives are filled with imaginary adventures. But one day, the adventure turns into reality. Characters have brushes with death deep in the caves and high in the trees. The most conflicted character is Victor Frankenstein, motivated by ambition and jealousy, as much as he is by his love for his family. Price: $9.99

9. Best Dystopian: Divergent

  Here’s a perfect book for teens who have a thirst for thrill and adventure. In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian world, the society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to a virtue. The factions are Abnegation (the selfless), Candor (the honest), Erudite (the intelligent), Dauntless (the brave) and Amity (the peaceful). When it is Beatrice’s turn for selection, she chooses to live in the ‘brave’ faction, where people try to outdo each other to prove their courage. She adopts a pseudonym, Tris. But Tris has a secret that no one knows. She later discovers that she can use her secret to help save the people she loves. Price: $0.01

10. Best Survival: The Enemy

  Filled with quick-thinking heroes and unexpected twist and turns, “The Enemy” by Charlie Higson is a fast-paced tale of survival in the face of unbelievable terror. After a disease turns people over 16 into decomposing zombies, a group of teenagers leaves the shelter and sets out on a journey to the safe retreat of Buckingham Palace. But their fight isn’t over. The threat within the palace is as real as the one outside it. Price: $0.01

How To Choose The Right Adventure Book For Teens?

Here’s a list of points to consider when choosing a suitable adventure book.

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