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Hand-picked Action Books for Children

Chases, scrapes, narrow escapes. Pages that turn themselves.

111 action books

Cover of Spider-Man - Into the Spider-Verse by Steve Behling

Spider-Man – Into the Spider-Verse

Steve Behling
Cover of Spy Toys by Mark Powers

Spy Toys

Mark Powers
Cover of Spy Toys: Out of Control! by Mark Powers

Spy Toys: Out of Control!

Mark Powers
Cover of Spy Toys: Undercover by Mark Powers

Spy Toys: Undercover

Mark Powers
Cover of Superhero School - Thunderbot's Day of Doom by Alan MacDonald

Superhero School – Thunderbot’s Day of Doom

Alan MacDonald
Cover of Superhero School 1 - The Revenge of the Green Meanie by Alan MacDonald

Superhero School 1 – The Revenge of the Green Meanie

Alan MacDonald
Cover of Survivor Diaries 4 - Dust Storm! by Terry Lynn Johnson

Survivor Diaries 4 – Dust Storm!

Terry Lynn Johnson
Cover of The Arctic Railway Assassin by M. G. Leonard

The Arctic Railway Assassin

M. G. Leonard
Cover of The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair by Lara Williamson

The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair

Lara Williamson
Cover of The Consequence Girl by Alastair Chisholm

The Consequence Girl

Alastair Chisholm
Cover of The Edge Chronicles 13: The Descenders by Paul Stewart

The Edge Chronicles 13: The Descenders

Paul Stewart
Cover of The Fail Safe by Jack Heath

The Fail Safe

Jack Heath

The Girl Who Lost a Leopard

Nizrana Farook
Cover of The Great Fire Dogs by Megan Rix

The Great Fire Dogs

Megan Rix
Cover of The Great Flytrap Disaster by Chris Mould

The Great Flytrap Disaster

Chris Mould
Cover of The Great Ringtail Garbage Cape by Timothy Foote

The Great Ringtail Garbage Cape

Timothy Foote
Cover of The House on the Edge by Alex Cotter

The House on the Edge

Alex Cotter
Cover of The Imagination Station 20 - Inferno in Tokyo by Marianne Hering

The Imagination Station 20 – Inferno in Tokyo

Marianne Hering

The List

Patricia Forde
Cover of The Robber Hotzenplotz by Otfried Preussler

The Robber Hotzenplotz

Otfried Preussler
Cover of The Runaways by Fatima Bhutto

The Runaways

Fatima Bhutto
Cover of The Runaways of Haddington Hall by Vivian French

The Runaways of Haddington Hall

Vivian French

The Sea of Monsters

Rick Riordan
Cover of The Thorn Island Adventure by Fleur Hitchcock

The Thorn Island Adventure

Fleur Hitchcock
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