Books About Adventure: Our Top Picks
                      JOURNEY 
                      by Aaron Becker
                      A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where 
                      wonder, adventure, and danger abound. Red marker in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon, and a 
                      flying carpet that carry her on a spectacular journey toward an uncertain destiny. When she is captured 
                      by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Can it also 
                      lead her home and to her heart’s desire? With supple line, luminous color, and nimble flights of fancy, 
                      author-illustrator Aaron Becker launches an ordinary child on an extraordinary journey toward her 
                      greatest and most exciting adventure of all.
                      GRIT AND GRACE
                      HEROIC WOMEN OF THE BIBLE 
                      by Caryn Rivadeneira, illustrated by Katy Betz 
                      Experience the grit and grace of seventeen adventurous women of the Bible through creative first-
                      person retellings of each person’s story. Grit and Grace is for girls who long to know where they fit in 
                      God’s kingdom, who want to know they are made for more than the frilly and frivolous, and that they 
                      can make a difference in the world around them. Through stories, reflection questions, and action 
                      ideas, the book helps readers become the gutsy, grace-filled girls God made them to be.
                      ABERDEEN 
                      by Stacey Previn 
                      Aberdeen never meant to leave the yard in the first place. BUT a balloon floated by and.... He is 
                      suddenly off on an unexpected adventure! Before long, Aberdeen follows his whims and fancy to 
                      unknown territory, a little too far away from home - and from mama.
                      THE UNEXPECTED LOVE STORY OF ALFRED FIDDLEDUCKLING  
                      by Timothy Basil Ering
                      Captain Alfred is sailing home with new ducks for his farm when his little boat is caught in an 
                      unexpected and mighty storm. Everything aboard the ship is flung to the far reaches of the sea, 
                      including the very special and beautiful duck egg he had nestled safely inside his fiddle case. But 
                      perhaps all is not lost: the little duckling stumbles out of his shell and discovers Captain Alfred’s fiddle, 
                      floating not too far away in the waves. And when the duckling embraces the instrument with all his 
                      heart, what happens next is pure magic. Through an enchanting read-aloud text and beautiful artwork, 
                      award-winning author-illustrator Timothy Basil Ering shares a thrilling and fantastical story of a farmer, a 
                      gentle old lady, a dancing dog, and one brave, tiny duckling that will warm the heart.
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