Adventure Series for Tween Readers

One our favourite Aussie authors, A. L. Tait, has taken some time out of her busy schedule to share this list of some favourite adventure series for tween readers by Australian authors.

Adventure stories come in many guises. Some are fast-paced, heart-in-mouth contemporary thrillers. Some are full of magic and mayhem. Some have mystery at their heart, some have history in their foundations.

One thing they all have in common is the ability to grasp and engage the interest of a young reader, and to take them on an exciting journey that often lasts many, many books (and, as parents, we all know the joy that comes with a child discovering a series to keep them going).

In Australia, we are spoilt for choice, with many of our best adventure series making a mark on the world literary stage, while some remain our very own best-kept secrets.

Text Adventure book series for tween readers b awesome Aussie authors, and multiple book covers

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25 Adventure Series for Tween Readers from Australian Authors.

Here are 25 adventure series, some brand new, some well established, by Australian authors to keep your young reader engrossed.

Adventure Book Series for Kids aged 10+

The Jane Doe Chronicles
by Jeremy Lachlan


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Nevermoor
by Jessica Townsend


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Kensy and Max Book Cover

Kensy and Max
by Jacqueline Harvey


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Grimsdon Book cover

Grimsdon
by Deborah Abela


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Tarin of the Mammoths Book Cover

Tarin of the Mammoths
by Jo Sandhu


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The Keepers book cover

The Keepers Trilogy
by Lian Tanner


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The extremely inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone book cover

The Kingdoms and Empires Series
by Jaclyn Moriarty


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The Mapmaker Chronicles book cover

The Mapmaker Chronicles
by A. L. Tait


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Liars Book cover

Liars
by Jack Heath


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Samurai Kids Book cover

Samurai Kids
by Sandy Fussell


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Royal Rangers Book cover

The Royal Ranger
by John Flanagan


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The Sun Sword Trilogy book 1 cover

The Sun Sword Trilogy
by Belinda Murrell


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Lintang Pirate Queen book cover

Lintang
by Tamara Moss


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The Amazing Spencer Gray Book cover

Spencer Gray
by Deb Fitzpatrick


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Brotherband Book cover

Brotherband
by John Flanagan


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The Billionaire's Curse book cover

The Billionaire Series
by Richard Newsome


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Ottilie Colter and the Narroway Hunt book cover

The Narroway Trilogy
by Rhiannon Williams


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The Book of Secrets book cover

The Ateban Cipher
by A. L. Tait


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Ice Wolves Book Cover

Elementals trilogy
by Amie Kaufman


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Finding Serendipity  book cover

Tuesday McGillycuddy Adventures
by Angelica Banks


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Escape to the Moon Islands book cover

Quest of the Sunfish
by Mardi McConnochie


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Dragonkeeper book cover

Dragonkeeper
by Carole Wilkinson


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Adventure Book Series for Kids aged 12+

Sabriel Book Cover

The Old Kingdom Trilogy
by Garth Nix


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The Fire Star book cover

The Fire Star (A Maven & Reeve Mystery)
by A. L. Tait


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Akarne book ocver

The Medoran Chronicles
by Lynette Noni


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Need more? Join the Your Kid’s Next Read Facebook group for help finding the perfect ‘next book’ for your young reader.

A.L. Tait is the author of three exciting adventure series for middle-grade readers, including The Mapmaker Chronicles, The Ateban Cipher and The Maven & Reeve Mysteries. You can find out more at allisontait.com.

The Fire Star book cover

My kids (and I) have read and loved A.L Tait’s first two book series and we are so pleased she has a new series out. We can’t wait to read The Fire Star! Thanks so much for sharing this great book list with us.

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