Adventure+Book+Recommendations

Our next independent reading genre is **ADVENTURE**. Below is some information on books in this genre.

- Adventure books can take many forms: survival in the wild, spies, pirates, etc. - Setting can include exotic locations such as jungles, mountains, deserts, forests, etc. - High-paced drama with lots of action - Plot contains lots of excitement with action words, suspense, and turning points - Can take place over a short period of time - Character is often on a personal quest or has a problem to solve - Characters are often in danger or turmoil - Can contain elements of violence or physical threat - Characters often use technology or weapons - Plot often has a happy or successful ending with main character overcoming problem or completing the quest

- __Hatchet__ by Gary Paulsen - __The Hunger Games__ series by Suzanne Collins - __Alabama Moon__ by Watt Key - __The Call of the Wild__ by Jack London - __The Cay__ by Theodore Taylor - __Divergent__ series by Veronica Roth - __Harry Potter__ series by J.K. Rowling - __The Maze Runner__ by James Dashner - __The Golden Compass__ by Philip Pullman - __Ship Breaker__ by Paolo Bacigalupo - __Gone__ series by Michael Grant - __Life of Pi__ by Yann Martel - __The Adventures of Tom Sawyer__ by Mark Twain - __The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn__ by Mark Twain - __Far North__ by Will Hobbs - __Wolf Storm__ by Dee Garretson - __Storm Runner__ by Roland Smith - __Wildfire Run__ by Dee Garretson - __Go Big or Go Home__ by Will Hobbs - __Cryptid Hunters__ by Roland Smith - __Ice Drift__ by Theodore Taylor - __My Side of the Mountain__ by Jean Craighead George - __City of Ember__ series by Jeanne DuPrau - __Warriors__ series by Dan Jolley - __White Fang__ by Jack London - __Artemis Fowl__ series by Eoin Colfer - __Turtle in Paradise__ by Jennifer Holm - __Alex Rider__ series by Anthony Horowitz - __The Mysterious Benedict Society__ series by Trenton Lee Stewart - __The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp__ by Richard Yancey - __A Girl Named Disaster__ by Nancy Farmer
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