If you are looking for some great adventure books for everyone in your family, take a look at these curated by the Actionny review team.
Squirm
by Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen is at it again with the elaborate antics of Billy Dickens, who you should know “isn’t the type to let things go.” Like the mystery of his father, who left when Billy was four. Billy lives in Florida with his mom, but after he stumbles across his dad’s Montana address, he doesn’t hesitate. He’s on a plane, trekking a mountain, cruising down a river — you know, the usual modes of transportation. It’s not all fun and games (though it’s a lot of fun and games) when Billy gets to his destination and makes an unexpected discovery. But after that adventure, how scary can a stepsister be?
The White Stag
by Kate Seredy
Kate Seredy was an artist before she started writing award-winning children’s books and her gift for illustrating is on display in The White Stag. This compelling short story moves quickly and delivers a powerful and almost mystical retelling of the Huns and the Magyars and their travels westward after the elusive white stag. My sons loved listening to the tale of two brothers, and the illustrations were a bonus.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
My kids refer to this as “the book that makes mom cry.” I read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane to my firstborn (and cried), my son read it in school (and loved it), and then came home and read it to my other son. Now I can’t wait to read it to my youngest. The story is beautiful and delicate, and miraculous. DiCamillo’s books can be sad, but they are always transformative and deeply and profoundly moving. They give the reading time that parents and kids’ unforgettable feeling won’t want to let go.
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