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risk-taking

Books about risk-taking for readers of all ages.

Cover of Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

Carol Ottolenghi

Ages 4–9courageadventure

Cover of The time raider

The time raider

Robert Lawrence Stine

Ages 9–13adventuredecision-making

Cover of Rush

Rush

Jonathan Friesen

Ages 12–16family conflictresilience

Cover of Help! I'm a Classroom Gambler

Help! I'm a Classroom Gambler

Pete Johnson

Ages 12–16gamblingrisk-taking

Cover of Daredevils

Daredevils

Henry F. Billings, McGraw-Hill - Jamestown Education, Glencoe McGraw-Hill

Ages 9–14courageperseverance

Cover of Dangerous to know

Dangerous to know

Katy Moran

Ages 13–18romanceidentity

Cover of Fire in the sea

Fire in the sea

Myke Bartlett

Ages 13–18adventuretreasure hunting

Cover of Dare You To (Pushing the Limits Series, Book 2)

Dare You To (Pushing the Limits Series, Book 2)

Katie McGarry

Ages 14–18self-discoveryfamily conflict

Cover of Jack and the beanstalk

Jack and the beanstalk

Iona Treahy

Ages 3–8adventurecourage

Cover of Risky venture

Risky venture

Ruth Glick, Eileen Buckholtz, Alice Leonhardt

Ages 9–13courageadventure

Cover of Extreme Sports

Extreme Sports

Pat Ryan, Walter Oleksy, Anne T. McKenna

Ages 7–10adventurecourage

Cover of All-in

All-in

Pete Hautman

Ages 12–16gamblingrisk-taking

Cover of Free Fall

Free Fall

Ed Hanson

Ages 10–14adventurecourage

Cover of Putting makeup on dead people

Putting makeup on dead people

Jen Violi

Ages 14–18griefcoming of age

Cover of B.J.'s Billion-Dollar Bet

B.J.'s Billion-Dollar Bet

Julie Anne Peters

Ages 8–12games and strategyproblem-solving

Cover of Dare me

Dare me

Eric Devine

Ages 13–18peer pressurerisk-taking

Cover of Up the stakes

Up the stakes

Owen B. Greenwald

Ages 13–18deceptionrisk-taking

Cover of Deceptive

Deceptive

Emily Lloyd-Jones

Ages 13–18deceptionheist

Cover of The Kissing Booth

The Kissing Booth

Beth Reekles

Ages 14–18first loveromance

Cover of Daredevils And Show-offs (On the Edge)

Daredevils And Show-offs (On the Edge)

David Harris

Ages 9–12couragerisk-taking

Cover of One tricky monkey up on top

One tricky monkey up on top

Jane Belk Moncure

Ages 2–6countinganimals

Cover of Every Reason We Shouldn't

Every Reason We Shouldn't

Sara Fujimura, Caitlin Kelly

Ages 14–18romanceself-discovery

Cover of Star Wars - The Adventures of Lando Calrissian - Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu

Star Wars - The Adventures of Lando Calrissian - Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu

L. Neil Smith

Ages 9–14adventurecunning

Cover of Jack and the beanstalk

Jack and the beanstalk

Walker, Richard, Richard Walker

Ages 3–8couragecleverness