7 must-read adventure books like Escape from Fire Mountain (World of Adventure, #3) by Gary Paulsen

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Escape from Fire Mountain (World of Adventure, #3)

By: Gary Paulsen

3.70

Format: 67 pages, Paperback

Thirteen-year-old Nikki Roberts tries to help two children trapped by a forest fire but finds her e…

If you liked the adventure plot in Escape from Fire Mountain (World of Adventure, #3) by Gary Paulsen , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Storm Runners (Storm Runners, #1) by Roland Smith

1. Storm Runners (Storm Runners, #1)

By: Roland Smith

3.87

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The first in a middle-grade action-adventure series from Roland Smith! Chase Masters and his fathe… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
"This is Simba," Nicole said, pointing to the lion. "Is he dangerous?" Asked Chase. "Not really. He mauled a trainer, but nothing much."

-Roland Smith, Storm Runners (Storm Runners, #1)

Cover of Maleficent (Maleficent Novelization, #1) by Elizabeth Rudnick, Scott A. Piehl

2. Maleficent (Maleficent Novelization, #1)

By: Elizabeth Rudnick , Scott A. Piehl

4.14

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

A deluxe novelization of the Walt Disney Studios film Maleficent, starring Angelina Jolie. This vis… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
"Faeries can be quite mean if they are provoked."

-Elizabeth Rudnick, Maleficent (Maleficent Novelization, #1)

"It was a lonely place. A place for the dark-hearted. It's where I deserve to be, Maleficent told herself every time she arrived. For only someone with a heart as dark as mine could do something so ev…"

-Elizabeth Rudnick, Maleficent (Maleficent Novelization, #1)

"From the other side of the hill, two enormous black wings appeared through the mist. Then a pair of sharp, twisted horns. Slowly, Maleficent rose into the air, looking like a creature from hell. Behi…"

-Elizabeth Rudnick, Maleficent (Maleficent Novelization, #1)

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3. King Arthur and His Knights: Selected Tales

By: Eugène Vinaver , Thomas Malory

4.02

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Thomas Malory, knight, adventurer, and soldier, was born in the early years of the fifteenth centur… read more

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  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1) by Rob Buyea

4. Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)

By: Rob Buyea

4.35

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

It’s the start of fifth grade for seven kids at Snow Hill School. There’s . . . Jessica, the new gi… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I didn't want anyone to get hurt."

-Rob Buyea, Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)

"We watched, and he taught us like he did every day we were with him. He showed us how to forgive."

-Rob Buyea, Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)

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5. Rumble Fish

By: S.E. Hinton

3.80

Format: 144 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Rusty-James is the toughest guy in the group of high-school kids who hang out and shoot pool down a… read more

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  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
"California is like a beautiful wild kid on heroin, high as a kite and thinking she's on top of the world, not knowing she's dying, not believing it even if you show her the marks."

-S.E. Hinton, Rumble Fish

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6. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

By: Various , Joe Layden , Rob Reiner , Cary Elwes

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-p… read more

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  • audiobook
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7. Mr. Terupt Falls Again (Mr. Terupt, #2)

By: Rob Buyea

3.85

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The kids and teacher of Because of Mr. Teruptare back in this warm-hearted sequel. Fifth-grade was … read more

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  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
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8. Welcome to Camp Nightmare (Goosebumps, #9)

By: R.L. Stine

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

Welcome to Camp Nightmare It's the little camp of horrors! Next summer you'll stay home ... if you … read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult

9. Bunnicula (Bunnicula, #1)

By: James Howe , Alan Daniel , Deborah Howe

3.67

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

BEWARE THE HARE! Is he or isn't he a vampire? Before it's too late, Harold the dog and Chester the … read more

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10. Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

By: Tracy Kidder

4.19

Format: 333 pages, Paperback

At the center of Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned… read more

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"Doctors are notorious for taking peculiar views of their own bodies. They tend to develop hypochondria in medical school and, once they get over it, if they do, tend to think they're invulnerable."

-Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

"WL’s [White Liberals] think all the world’s problems can be fixed without any cost to themselves. We don’t believe that. There’s a lot to be said for sacrifice, remorse, even pity. It’s what separate…"

-Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

"Paul is the model of what should be done. He's not a model for how it has to be done. Let's celebrate him. Let's make sure people are inspired by him. But we can't say anybody should or could be just…"

-Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

"The parents of some fellow students in the gifted and talented class owned a bookstore, and when he was about eleven they gave him a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. He read i…"

-Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

11. The Secret Keepers

By: Trenton Lee Stewart

4.26

Format: None pages, ebook

A magical watch. A string of secrets. A race against time. When Reuben discovers an extraordinary a… read more

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12. Pax

By: Sara Pennypacker , Jon Klassen

3.98

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

Pax was only a kit when his family was killed, and "his boy" Peter rescued him from abandonment and… read more

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13. Mr. Popper's Penguins

By: Richard Atwater , Florence Atwater , Robert Lawson

3.97

Format: 139 pages, Paperback

The Poppers unexpectedly come into possession of a penguin, then get a penguin from the zoo who mat… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult

14. Last of the Breed

By: Louis L'Amour

3.69

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Here is the kind of authentically detailed epic novel that has become Louis L'Amour's hallmark. It … read more

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15. The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom

By: Slavomir Rawicz

2.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

The harrowing true tale of seven escaped Soviet prisoners who desperately marched out of Siberia th… read more

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16. Restart

By: Gordon Korman

2.50

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't re… read more

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17. Sold

By: Patricia McCormick

3.72

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Although Lakshmi's family is desperately poor her life still contains simple pleasures; but, when t… read more

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18. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

By: Dusti Bowling

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

*"Aven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even a… read more

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19. The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants, #1)

By: Dav Pilkey

5.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Pilkey plays with words and pictures, providing great entertainment. The story is immediately engag… read more

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20. The Jungle Book

By: Rudyard Kipling

3.90

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

'There is no harm in a man's cub.' Best known for the 'Mowgli' stories, Rudyard Kipling's The Ju… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • adventure
"Mark my trail..."

-Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book

"Each dog barks in its own yard."

-Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book

"Go, and peace go with thee. Only, another time do not meddle with my game."

-Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book

"It is better to lie quiet in the mud than to be disturbed on good bedding."

-Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book

21. Never Go Back (Jack Reacher, #18)

By: Lee Child

3.67

Format: 363 pages, Hardcover

After an epic and interrupted journey all the way from the snows of South Dakota, Jack Reacher has … read more

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Cover of The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill by Brad Meltzer

22. The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill

By: Brad Meltzer

4.16

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the authors of The First Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes the little-known true sto… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of New Kid (New Kid, #1) by Jerry Craft

23. New Kid (New Kid, #1)

By: Jerry Craft

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit … read more

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  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
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24. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
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25. The Last Exchange

By: Charles Martin

4.33

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

“Here’s the catch—even if I make it out of here alive, I need a reason to breathe again.” When M… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
"...a life laid down is better than the one picked up. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"Scars are just the body's response to things that shouldn't be there. A reminder of the pain. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"...that's the thing about mountaintops. While we might prefer those "high" moments, most of life'--she [Joe] pointed at a town in the valley--'happens down there. Along the way.' She tilted her head …"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"After several minutes, she [Joe] turned toward him [Pockets]. 'What changes it?' 'Not -what-.' A pause. '-Who-.' 'Who then?' 'The one who walks with you down into your closet. Down where you hide the…"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

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26. Wild River (The Wild, #2)

By: Rodman Philbrick

3.96

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Daniel Redmayne is fast asleep on the first night of a white water rafting trip, when he's awoken b… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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27. Becoming Elisabeth Elliot

By: Ellen Vaughn

4.62

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a violent Amazonian tribe savage… read more

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28. Ground Zero

By: Alan Gratz

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It's September 11, 2001. Brandon, a 9-year-old boy, goes to work for the day with his dad . . . at … read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"And without a dream, without ambition, what point was there to living?"

-Alan Gratz, Ground Zero

Cover of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1) by Kwame Mbalia

29. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1)

By: Kwame Mbalia

4.18

Format: 482 pages, Hardcover

Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best frien… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Can’t live your life with grief whispering in your ear, pulling you this way and that. But you can’t shove it in a drawer deep inside yourself, neither. Naw, you got to sit grief down and talk to it.…"

-Kwame Mbalia, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1)

Cover of Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre (The Center for Cartoon Studies Presents) by Glynnis Fawkes

30. Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre (The Center for Cartoon Studies Presents)

By: Glynnis Fawkes

3.66

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think … read more

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31. Escape from Fire Mountain (World of Adventure, #3)

By: Gary Paulsen

3.70

Format: 67 pages, Paperback

Thirteen-year-old Nikki Roberts tries to help two children trapped by a forest fire but finds her e… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook

16 must-read fiction books like Escape from Fire Mountain (World of Adventure, #3) by Gary Paulsen

Transform Your Habits

Storm Runners (Storm Runners, #1)

Roland Smith

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Maleficent (Maleficent Novelization, #1)

Elizabeth Rudnick , Scott A. Piehl

4.14

Transform Your Habits

King Arthur and His Knights: Selected Tales

Eugène Vinaver , Thomas Malory

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)

Rob Buyea

4.35

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23 must-read classics books like The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

Transform Your Habits

Robinson Crusoe

Virginia Woolf , Daniel Defoe , Gerald McCann

3.68

Transform Your Habits

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame , Gillian Avery

4.02

Transform Your Habits

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Howard Pyle

4.07

Transform Your Habits

Pinocchio

John Boyne , Unknown , Monteiro Lobato , Carlo Collodi

3.85

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