YOU Are the Hero of the Story
BEWARE and WARNING!!!
the 4th bestselling children’s book series of all time is just as you remember it.
These books are different from other books. YOU and YOU ALONE are in charge of what happens in the story. There are dangers, choices, adventures, and consequences…
One wrong turn and you’re falling down an icy crevasse or being held prisoner by ants. The next page? You’re searching for Atlantis, dodging dinosaurs, or finding yourself stranded on an abandoned starship in deep space.
The wait is over. Retro is back!
They’re back. The original books. The ones that started it all.
The Choose Your Own Adventure Retro Collection is your ticket back to the ’80s. A time when corded phones and rewinding VHS tapes were commonplace, and the only way to find your way was with a paper map.
Ready to relive your childhood? We saved your place.
What’s in the retro box?
- The Cave of Time by Edward Packard
- Journey Under the Sea by R. A. Montgomery
- By Balloon to the Sahara by D. Terman
- Space and Beyond by R. A. Montgomery
Featuring the iconic original artwork by illustrator Paul Granger. Includes a limited edition collectible poster!
More choices. more possibilities.
If you’re brave enough to explore our catalog of interactive, multiple-ending books, turn to the next page.
The Classics
A mix of new and reissued interactive gamebooks for middle grade readers (ages 8-12). Each book stars YOU, the reader, as the hero of the story.
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CYOA JR.
These beginning reader books feature full-color artwork, larger text, and fewer pages. Never too scary, but packed with zany adventures (ages 5-8).
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New Releases
Spark a love of reading with exciting choices, higher stakes, stranger obstacles, and new dangers waiting around every corner.
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Popular
Trending Choose Your Own Adventure books that never go out of style. Browse the best of the best.
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Boxed Sets
The Choose Your Own Adventure boxed sets are the perfect gift for every kid’s bookshelf. And every kid-ult's bookshelf, too.
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New Classics
Much like the “Classics” but with more pages, a slightly larger format, and continuing characters from one book to another (ages 9-12).
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Board Books
CYOA books for ages 0-5, adapted from the bestselling Classics you loved as a kid.
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Retro Collection
Finally back in print! Get lost in time in these iconic interactive books where YOU decide what happens next.
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Tarot Cards
What better place to look for guidance in making a choice than the CYOA Tarot Deck?
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Choose Your Own Adventure®!
“You could stay up all night reading these books and you wouldn’t even know it.”
Logan Lora
“There are no limits to imagination.”
Conor McDonough
“I love that I can choose if sometimes I want to take a risk or sometimes want to be safe. Choose Your Own Adventure’s are different than regular books.”
Fiona Wanner
“You can read the same books over and over, but each time, it’s a different adventure.”
Sheldon Frank
“Was looking for books that would help my 6 year old son be more interested in reading. This was a book that kept his attention because of the way he could choose different paths to the story ending. Great for a 1st grader.”
Samson B
“I remember being blown away by the concept of a book told in the 2nd-person. I cannot wait to introduce my own kids to these wonderful books.”
Jamie
“Great for the reluctant reader! My son enjoys being able to influence the stories. The font used is large and read easily.”
RK
“What’s fun about these books is that the reader actually becomes the story’s central character, so you get to make decisions and create an adventure. You end up reading one story in many different ways.”
Marts
The Choice Is YOURS
Since 1979, we’ve puzzled together epic adventures that put you squarely in the driver’s seat. Will you explore where it all began or get to know who we are today?
The Read-Aloud book club
Calling all adventurers! The Read-Aloud Book Club is perfect for building community at your local libraries, bookstores, and more. Each session includes themed activities, creative games, and hands-on crafts that bring the books to life.
Pick a book, read aloud, let the group choose the path, and see who survives.
Come back each month … if you dare.
Small books. big possibilities.
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