The Best Christian Adventure Series for Boys
Studies show that boys all over the world tend to struggle in the area of reading comprehension just a little more than girls. The reasons why aren’t clear. But we do know that both boys and girls (and adults for that matter!) comprehend what they’re reading much better when it’s an enjoyable read.
Finding an enjoyable and morally awesome read for our boys is not the easiest task. But what boy doesn’t love a little adventure?
Christian Series for Youth
Here’s a few of our favorite suggestions that are sure to spark some reading excitement:
1. The Green Ember Series by S.D. Smith
This series is near and dear to us. Mr. T loves these adventures so much! The Audible versions are also an absolute delight. Your whole family will be fans of Rabbits with Swords!
Follow Heather and Picket, brother and sister rabbits, as they navigate one misadventure after another. Their once quiet and simple life is overturned and they are thrust into a much wider world, learning along the way the truth about who they are and where they come from.
S. D. Smith has three in The Green Ember series: The Green Ember, Ember Falls, and Ember Rising. A fourth book is rumored to be coming soon!
The rabbit saga doesn’t end there, though. Smith has written two additional books that fit well within The Green Ember series. The Black Star of Kingston (Mr. F’s favorite) sends you back a century before Heather and Picket, giving you a historical sub-story. The Last Archer (Mr. T’s current favorite because Joe is his hero) is another sub-story that occurs during the time of Heather and Picket’s adventures. The author recommends reading all five books in the order they were published to fully experience the exciting adventures:
The Green Ember
The Black Star of Kingston
Ember Falls
The Last Archer
Ember Rising
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2. The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls by M. J. Thomas
These christian chapter books for 2nd graders (and 3rd, 4th, and 5th) have got my sweet boy with dyslexia curled up in our reading nook regularly. They are also fun read alouds and great character conversation starters.
They are the perfect read for reluctant readers since the chapters are short and the print is a little larger, but the interest level is high to keep them engaged!
This three part series takes your boy back to key moments in biblical history alongside siblings Mary and Peter, and their dog Hank. It’s an excellent series for emerging readers, bringing the truth of Scripture to life in a riveting and engaging way.
The first book, entitled The Beginning takes readers back to the beginning – the Garden of Eden. Explore Noah’s Ark in the second book entitled Race to the Ark. Finally, join the Israelites as they escape from Egypt in the third book entitled The Great Escape.
M. J. Thomas isn’t finished yet. Two more books are set to release this year: Journey to Jericho and The King.
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3. The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson
Another personal favorite in our household, The Wingfeather Saga oozes with imagination, excitement, hilarity, and depth. Spiritual truths run deep within the pages, while fantasy engages your little reader.
Inside these christian adventure novels, the Igiby children – Janner, Kalmar, and Leeli – live in a world full of fascinating and creepy animals. They face sea dragons and toothy cows, and find their enemies to be the Fangs of Dang and Gnag the Nameless. The characters will have your boy giggling and cheering them on through perilous adventures as they discover a mystery that changes their lives forever.
The series includes:
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
North! Or Be Eaten
The Monster in the Hollows
The Warden and the Wolf King
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Whet your son’s appetite for The Wingfeather Saga with this short animated film.
4. The Cooper Kids Adventures Series by Frank E. Peretti
This 8-volume series follows an archaeologist named Jake Cooper and his teenage kids through all sorts of exciting, tangled, suspenseful adventures. Historical facts and biblical principles are written in to each story in an engaging way, opening up excellent opportunities for family discussion.
These tales provide easy to read stories with impactful truths for a wide range of ages. You’ll find your boy soaking these Indiana Jones-style books right up, and you just might soak them up right alongside him.
The series includes:
The Door in the Dragon’s Throat
Escape from the Island of Aquarius
The Tombs of Anak
Trapped at the Bottom of the Sea
The Secret of the Desert Stone
The Deadly Curse of Toco-Rey
The Legend of Annie Murphy
Mayday at Two Thousand Five Hundred
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5. Code of Silence Series by Tim Shoemaker
There’s suspense on nearly every page, encouraging even the most reluctant readers to keep the pages turning. Inside each story is a moral dilemma that a boy named Cooper has to navigate.
While the actual events in the stories aren’t likely situations that your boy will ever face, the lessons learned can be translated into every day life. He’ll be challenged with honesty, grapple with facing fears, and learn the lasting benefits of loyalty and friendship.
The series includes:
Code of Silence
Back Before Dark
Below the Surface
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Somewhere among this list of adventure series’ is the one that will light a fire under your boy, thrusting him into the exciting and wonderful world of reading. Let us know which christian adventure series is your favorite!
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What age would these books be for? Looking for my 8 and 10 yo. Thank you!
Thank you for this list. A friend (a homeschool mom) posted a similar list to her FB page, and I ordered Green Ember books 1 and 2 for my son. He really enjoys them. He can’t wait for the next books in the series. I’m going to order the Code of Silence series next.
Thanks so much for this list!
Have you heard of The Terra Prime Adventures by T.D.Patrick? They are clean sci-fi books for kids.
Anything Science fiction is bad for young minds.
Thank you for sharing this list. My 6th grader hasn’t found his passion for reading yet. I’m so excited to try all of these out. I just requested several from the library. Thank you!
We love all the ones mentioned already and are currently loving the Wormling series, books 1-5, by Jerry B Jenkins and Chris Fabry. Shout out to the Left Behind Kids series, too!!
Thank you for this great list. I have a 5.5 year old we read to every night. We have read through all the Laura Ingalls Wilder books and classics by EB White and other authors. Are of any of these series better for reading aloud to younger kids? I’ve found some homeschool lists include very sad/serious themes that make my son squirm.
My older kiddos (boy 10) and girl 8 have all loved the Cooper kids series. We even read one whole book in a day they just kept asking me to keep going. They don’t really want to read them for themselves yet but have absolutely loved these. Another series we have loved are the Epic Order of 7 (Max and Liz) by Jenny Cote. They go through some great Biblical stories with animals perspectives and bring them to life! Thanks for this list we have checked out quite of few of these but going to Try the Green Ember series I think next or the Wingfeather Saga. We also have liked the Ted Dekker series Dream Travelers Quest.
Agree with the Epic Order of 7 (Max and Liz) by Jenny Cote. We are in book 4. Just great read aloud. My sons were hesitant at first following animals until we got to know the characters and then they were hooked. Great read aloud.
Thanks so much for these ideas. My four sons are always looking for QUALITY books.
The Redwall book series was my brothers favorite growing up, but after trying to read it to my son I’d say it’s a good option for 9-12 age range, more so than the 6-8, unless you have an advanced 6-8 reader. It’s a rather fantastic read, especially if your boy is interested in medeival adventures.
Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, Boxcar Children.
This is great I will be researching these for our kids… Wish they has the age level listed with them to see if any of these are geared more for my 7th grade boy but a great starting point!
Looking for something for my 7th grader, too!
My kids love any book written by Ed Dunlop especially his Terrestria series.
Mine too. We have also read them out as a family. A chapter a night.
Chuck Black has two series that my boys LOVE (Kingdom Series & Knight Series)! He has a way of inspiring their sense of adventure and chivalry! The audios are great for long drive entertainment!
Our boys love the two series (Kingdom Series & Knight Series) by Chuck Black. He has an amazing way of igniting a boys sense of adventure and chivalry. The audios are excellent for long drive entertainment for everyone!
My boys love the Kingdom Series & Knights Series Books by Chuck Black!!! Our entire family has read them and listened to the audio dramatized versions.
Beautiful Godly allegory!
http://perfect-praise.com/ksbooks.html
The Green Ember has been on my list as a read aloud for awhile. Everything on this list looks great! Have you read the Prince Warriors trilogy? My son is loving those right now.
My favorite is Narnia of course but The Door Within series is also good.
We love the Sugar Creek Gang books.
Chronicles of Narnia
We’ve recently started reading the Wingfeather Saga & we’re loving it so far! I hadn’t heard of most of these series but they’re all now in my amazon cart. Thanks! ?
My son enjoyed the boxcar series but am looking for for some more ideas for his. He loves to read and these look great!
My favorite is the Left Behind series. My girls have yet to land on a favorite but we’ve enjoyed Narnia for read aloud time.
We love the Left Behind The Kids series!! Favorite of all time. Was difficult for us to put down. We would confirm things in the Bible also. Great for readers 10-14 but I read aloud for 8-10 year old boys.
These books sound like something that my son would really enjoy! It is a joy to see him finally blossoming in the area of reading, and I am struggling to keep good things before his eyes. Thank you for these suggestions.
Chronicles of Narnia. 🙂
I’m not sure my son has a “favorite” yet as he still doesn’t enjoy reading but he has been listening to the Green Ember on audible and loves it!
My favorite is Tim Shoemaker’s series. (I do have to shout out to N.D. Wilson, his 100 Cupboards and Outlaws of Time are pretty awesome, and filled with spiritual truth!)
My son has loved Bill the Warthog series!! He has grown out of them, but he will sometimes pick them up for a quick read if he is bored:)
As others have stated Narnia is the favorite of the whole family. We enjoy not only reading but watching them on DVD. We read not only separately but also as a family each taking a turn with a page or two. Would love to add to our library these books. Thanks for the giveaway.
Love the green ember series!
We loved reading The Chronicles of Narnia as a family and we are enjoying The Green Ember series right now- looking forward to finding another series to enjoy while we wait for the next Green Ember book!
The Chronicles of Narnia is one of my all time favorite! The older I get, and the more I experience of the world, the more I am astounded at CS Lewis’s incredible insight and Spiritual understanding.
Thank you! I’ve been looking for new things to read out loud this summer. We love to read these first as a family then the kiddos can read them alone 🙂
We love the Green Ember series. We have them all!! Rabbits with swords!
Adventures in Odyssey is one of the only ones at our Library. My kids love them!
We are just entering the age for adventure reading but my son has enjoyed the boxcar children privously.
Thank you for the give away!! I’ll be completely honest and say that the only Christian adventure series we have started was Chronicles ofNarnia. I have been hoping to venture out and try new Christian adventure series but have yet to do so. I’ve been dying to get ahold of The Green Ember Series and The Wingfeather Saga for awhile now. The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls look hard to put down as well!
Our favorite in our house is Green Ember Series.
Thanks for the book recommendations. Hope to win!
Thanks for the chance to win! 🙂 Our favorite so far is the Imagination Station series.
We love those, too! They are so fun and great for “light” history days 🙂
Love these, we still haven’t read the Green Ember series yet but it’s on our list! I hadn’t even heard about the others! Our favorite Christian series thus far was probably the Chronicles of Narnia ❤️❤️❤️ But the only thing better than a good book is a book series!
That is so true! Especially when the series stays strong throughout.
We are actually listening to the Green Ember on Audible right now, lol. I really need to load some new books on the boys iPad!
The Little House Books (the original series and the collection of shorter chapter books writer for younger reader) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
We’ve done the chapter books and listened to the audible versions. I haven’t pulled out the big ones to read to them myself yet. They are wonderful books!
Not sure if I have a favorite Christian series. Enjoying the narnia books right now
We love those, too! Narnia is such a wonderful land to spend hours in.