Best Mystery Adventure Books for Children, Teens, YA, and Families!

(Click on the book covers below for book details, videos, and audio samples.)

Books kids can read alone and adults can enjoy reading aloud.

Book cover for the Treasure of the Lost Mine
Book cover for Desert Jeepers, book #2 in the award-winning Wright Cousin Adventures series by Gregory O. Smith
Book cover for the children's book The Secret of the Lost City by Gregory O. Smith
Book cover for The Case of the Missing Princess children's book, book 4 in the award winning Wright Cousin Adventures series by Gregory O. Smith
Cover for Secret Agents Don't Like Broccoli, book 5 in the Wright Cousin Adventures children's book series
Children's book cover for The Great Submarine Adventure, book 6 in the Wright Cousin Adventures series
Children's book cover for Take to the Skies, book 7 in the Wright Cousin Adventures series
The Wright Cousins Fly Again! children's adventure mystery book cover, book 8 in the Wright Cousin Adventures series
Children's book cover for Reach for the Stars by Gregory O. Smith, book 9 in the Wright Cousin Adventures series
Children's book cover for The Sword of Sutherlee, by Gregory O. Smith, book 10 in the Wright Cousin Adventures mystery adventure series
Book cover for Wright Cousin Adventures book 11, The Secret of Trifid Castle.
Book cover for The Clue in the Missing Plane by Gregory O. Smith, book 12 of the mystery action series The Wright Cousin Adventures
Children's book cover for The Wright Disguise by author Gregory O. Smith, book 13 in the mystery action adventure series The Wright Cousin Adventures
Book cover for book 14 in the award-winning Wright Cousin Adventure series, The Mystery of Treasure Bay, by Gregory O. Smith
Picture of Cover for Wright Cover Adventures book 15, The Secret of the Sunken Ship
Book cover for Wright Cousin Adventures book 16, The Secret Flight, by Gregory O. Smith
Book cover for Wright Cousin Adventures Trilogy 1
Cover for children's book Wright Cousin Adventures Trilogy 2 by Gregory O. Smith
Book cover for Wright Cousin Adventures Trilogy 3: Adventures in the Sky. Includes books 7-9: Take to the Skies, The Wright Cousins Fly Again!, and Reach for the Stars.
Book cover for Wright Cousin Adventures Trilogy 4: Adventures in Gütenberg. Includes Wright Cousin books 10-12, The Sword of Sutherlee, The Secret of Trifid Castle, and The Clue in the Missing Plane.
Cover picture for Wright Cousin Adventures trilogy 5 "Adventures in the Pacific"
Cover for survival book Strength of the Mountains
Book Cover for the Wright Cousin Adventures #1 Fun Cookbook: 50 Favorite Desserts You'll Love to Make, Bake, Eat, and Share!
Cover for Return to the Mountains book
Front Cover for "Desserts That Delight! Favorite Sweets Made Easy" Cookbook by Lisa A. Smith and Gregory O. Smith
3 people walking toward helicopter in snowy mountains
Book cover for Patriots in Tennis Shoes by Gregory O. Smith
Cover for Rheebakken 2: Last stand for Freedom by Gregory O. Smith
Boy and girl running by American flag and Sherman tank time travel adventure
Book cover for the Strength of the Mountains Trilogy 1 by Gregory O. Smith

The Wright Cousin Adventures are fast-paced, family-friendly mysteries and adventures for ages 8+, combining the classic feel of treasure hunts and secret investigations with airplanes, submarines, spy missions, lost cities, space adventures, humor, and family teamwork.

Think classic children’s adventure–mystery, treasure, danger, clever problem-solving and family teamwork–with modern technology and a new generation of cousins.

It’s classic-style family adventure for today’s kids.