10 Must Read Adventure Books for Young Adults
Everybody loves an adventure, but why? What’s the allure or the appeal of an adventure, why isn’t one’s life adventurous to begin with, why doesn’t everyone have a life that provides them with all that they need? Well, the problem is that these questions aren’t so simple to answer but one thing that is simple to answer is the fact that adventures bring a new meaning to one’s life. They allow people to experience things they would not be able to experience otherwise, for example, if one wishes to go skydiving that’s an adventurous experience that they would not normally get in their daily lives, adventures can create new emotions and a feeling or a sense of euphoria. This is why certain books that deal with adventure storytelling are also very engaging to many readers of all ages. The simple reason is the fact these stories take people to places showing them new and exciting things and experiences that they would otherwise never find in their daily lives.
The Different types of adventure books
There’s a whole host of different sorts of adventure books that appeal to all sorts of demographics and age ranges. Adventure as it is, is a genre that consists of deep and complex storytelling that will appeal to many different people with different beliefs. In one adventure story, people might be fighting against an evil empire, or an adventure book that deals with the implications of a dying world where people have to fight to survive. Adventure books can literally be about anything. That’s what makes the genre so special the versatility of it. Good young adult adventure books tend to contain superb storytelling as most adventure books are written for young adults to begin with.
Do all adventure books engage audiences in the same way?
This is unfortunately not the case, as a genre as wide and massive as adventure books, there are plenty of books that lack the storytelling, engagement factor, or pacing of better-written books. What this means is that the adventure genre is heavily saturated. Due to the over-saturation of the genre, there are many books that are just flat-out terrible. Good books are written by skillful authors who know what they’re doing and know how to craft an engaging narrative from their life experiences and the deep imagination that they have, that’s what makes certain stories more appealing than others, they’re simply just written better.
Larry Chesney’s Top Picks: Must-Read Young Adult Adventure Books
The author Larry Chesney who has written extensively about South Carolina’s low country in his adventure book, understands what it takes to craft an exciting and engaging story that many people will enjoy reading through, as a result, he has compiled a top ten list of adventure books that many young adults will enjoy.
Top 10 Must Read Young Adult Adventure Books
1. Palmetto Creek: A Tale of the South Carolina Lowcountry by Larry Chesney
Palmetto Creek is a wonderfully written tale by the renowned author Larry Chesney about a group of friends meeting for their annual deer hunt.
2. The Belt of Chaos: A Teen and Young Adult Fantasy Mystery Adventure Novel by Shan Shan Nie
A well-written story about adventure and chaos as the protagonist, a young teen transforms himself into a fearless leader who races against fate to rescue both the princess and her family.
3. The Traitor’s Son: (Path of the Ranger Book 1) By Pedro Urvi
An impeccably written novel about a teenager named Lasgol who has lived a difficult life due to his father being the traitor who betrayed the kingdom and attempted to kill the king. The story deals with him trying to prove his father’s innocence, so as a result he joins the Rangers.
4. Dragonsown: Book 1: Surface- Young Adult Fantasy Adventure Erika Leigh Agnew
A story about a protagonist who must deal with his own mental demons to fight against foes that seek to overwhelm the kingdom with their power.
5. The Osaka Syndicate: a Mystery-Thriller, Hunter and Higashi Book 2 S.J. Cullen
A story about two young detectives who are facing a powerful crime syndicate in Tokyo. The enemy has them outgunned and outmanned which makes it difficult for them to figure out what to do. This adventure book is filled with mystery and suspense.
6. Tales of Witches and Wyverns: A Young Adult Epic Fantasy Adventure S.Ramsey
A story about a young girl named Enid who has had nightmares about her best friend as well as her love interest. The story is about a young girl who travels to the fae realm to save her friend and to prevent the human and fae worlds from being conquered by Malagant.
7. Fable: A Novel (The World of the Narrows Book 1) by Adrienne Young
A novel filled with action, adventure, and emotion. This novel is all about a dangerous world filled with people who simply wish to profit from it. The story revolves around a young girl who is trying to find her family as she tries to survive a world that was made for men.
8. Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life & Times of Jacky Faber
A story about Jacky Faber who is framed as passing confidential information about the US to the British, she is forced to flee Boston and goes undercover as a governess for a prominent Puritan family. However, as she ends up being exposed she begins to pose as a tightrope walker in a travelling circus. The entire story is all about her trying to escape the law and increasingly dire situations.
9. Assassin: A Dark Epic Fantasy Novel (Darkblade Book 1)
This is a story about a hunter, who is relentless, immortal, and powerful. He is paid to kill and achieves his hits no matter how impossible they might seem. However, when a crime syndicate harms innocents under his protection, they end up making an enemy out of him and thus he goes on a journey to take his revenge.
10. If I Live Until Morning: A True Story of Adventure, Tragedy and Transformation
This is a memoir about a young woman whose adventure leads her to a near-fatal disaster and during her fight for survival she finds the inner strength needed to overcome adversity and to heal as well as to find beauty and purpose in her life.
Conclusion
Hopefully, the above recommended books help young adults to find good young adult adventure books that will entertain them and keep them engaged.
