Here is a list of some of my favorite books, in no particular order:

Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen (an adventure story)

The River, by Gary Paulsen (part 2 of Hatchet)

The Grand Escape, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Book 1 of the Cat Pack adventures)

The Healing of Texas Jake, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Book 2 of the Cat Pack adventures)

Carlotta’s Kittens, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Book 3 of The Cat Pack adventures)

The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1: Wolf Brother (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness) by Michelle Paver and Geoff Taylor