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Expect a perilous escape through a bleak fantasy setting, with two alternating viewpoints, action and a romance threaded through the danger.

A historical romance turns into a survival story when the Titanic sinks. The immediate tension is whether Nicole can reach safety and whether she can find the two men before then.

This is an animal adventure in which a curious young monkey faces predators, with her father nearby. It also introduces readers to pygmy marmosets.

Expect supernatural mysteries set around a high-school prom and college Greek-life rituals, with Maggie investigating threats and secrets.

A friendship-led supernatural mystery turns into horror as Laine investigates Debbie’s death through the board. Expect a focus on eerie events and a threatening presence rather than a light account of friendship.

A wilderness survival story about a young mountain lion, with hunting and animal danger central to the conflict. It may suit a reader drawn to stories focused on wildlife rather than human characters.

This is a topic-led science book, not a story: it moves from cell parts and types towards how cells work together and relate to organs.

A fantasy adventure centred on a boy and a cat whose unexplained disappearances lead towards ancient Egypt.

A lively urban fantasy for readers drawn to spirits, unusual allies and New York history; the story balances adventure with a strand about the island’s original inhabitants.

Expect a high-stakes escape-and-resistance story involving bounty hunters, alleged human ownership and a threat to brainwaves. The plot also centres on Genie and Rian’s relationship.

A supernatural romance-and-peril finale, with two intertwined strands: Sydney’s pursuit of a former enemy and Adrian’s investigation of spirit magic. It is the sixth Bloodlines book.

This is a neighbour-focused mystery in which Lydia and her sister pursue answers together. The plot’s appeal centres on puzzling discoveries and growing suspicion rather than an informational topic.

Expect a fast-moving fantasy adventure built around a global monster attack, Charlie’s efforts to confront the Fifth, and the difficult demands placed on his friends.

A puzzle-led fantasy adventure, with riddles readers can try alongside the characters. The appeal is the unfolding quest and imaginative mix of worlds; the story is part of a continuing series.

The story gives a child’s imaginative suspicions centre stage, turning an invitation to play into an elaborate monster adventure.

A family-and-adventure story follows twins in a Swiss mountain setting, with geography and history woven into their experiences.

This is a fantasy about recovering a lost identity and facing a choice between two worlds, framed by a quest to save Faerie and a threat to both realms.

This instalment combines supernatural peril with a romantic dilemma: Ever’s efforts to help Damen unfold alongside an unexpected attraction to Jude.

A mystery-led story mixes school-life questions with romance and action. Gina’s search for answers gives the plot a suspenseful direction, while dance and the desert setting add other strands.

The two stories offer a fantasy adventure centred on ninja facing a new threat and a separate challenge involving Zane. The volume is designed to be turned over to read the other story.

A lost young triceratops and the dangers she encounters anchor a blend of dinosaur adventure and factual material. Fossils, other dinosaurs and reference sections extend the book beyond the story.

A storm sets off a search for Danny’s missing parents, while a new ability to hear plants and animals draws him into a supernatural struggle.

The premise centres on a threatened world and the return of figures who may hold its future. Expect a fantasy conflict framed around darkness and the possibility of ruin.

This is a school-set fantasy about a young person confronting a threat that powerful authorities refuse to acknowledge, with loyal friends alongside him.

A familiar fairy-tale journey turns unsettling when Little Red encounters a wolf and finds a frightening figure in her grandmother’s bed.

This is a quest-led adventure centred on a young character taking on responsibility for his community. Expect fantasy dangers and battles to be part of the journey.

This historical romance combines a conflict over Heather and her father’s settlement and a fire with a question of whom Heather can trust. Romantic attention and danger are intertwined, while Heather remains unsure who is responsible.

This is a holiday mystery built around a family trip, uneasy new neighbours and a possible link between strangers and unexplained money.

A classic-style detective setup: Nancy follows two mysteries at a zoo, with a suspect who may have been framed and a trap that puts her in danger.

This is a clue-led detective adventure, with the Hardy brothers investigating the vanishing water while also helping their father with his case.

This is a supernatural school-and-sisterhood story focused on Sarah’s loneliness, loyalty and desire to understand her powers. Its central tension is whether she can face the danger without losing the support of those close to her.

This is supernatural, high-stakes fiction about Edie trying to save Kian while navigating an unnerving game in which belief makes nightmares real.

A linked fantasy collection with different heroines and challenges: a rescue journey, a princess finding her own magical abilities, and a girl learning to manage dragon transformations.

A puzzle-led adventure combines geocaching and codes with friendship, secrecy and a race to respond to a dangerous crystal’s power.

A familiar Cinderella framework is recast as a Faerie-court adventure, with Ornella bargaining for freedom while becoming involved in danger surrounding the Winter King.

A young detective investigates a murder and tries to locate a missing witness, amid competition between gunfighters in a Western town.

A bleakly comic instalment about three siblings facing misfortune while living and working at a lumber mill; the narrator openly signals an unhappy, rather than comforting, reading experience.

The book sets an orphaned young sailor against perilous adversaries, with mimicry as a distinctive resource. It offers a pirate adventure framed against romanticised portrayals of piracy.

A determined girl searches for her missing father in a forest associated with a deadly beast, in a magical Beauty and the Beast retelling.

This blends an intense friendship story with romance and supernatural danger.

This instalment brings together friendship, Christian belief, end-times danger and an investigation into a relative’s reported death. Its conflicts include pressure to share the group’s faith as well as an external threat.

This is a forest-set fantasy about threats to a cat community, with Fireheart facing danger both from a powerful rival and from a mysterious force.

The appeal lies in a resourceful young protagonist, a museum setting and a mystery that mixes missing mummies with secret societies and supernatural danger.

A fantasy adventure links unusual forms of magic with a mystery: Sandry must teach a young dancer while helping confront a killer threatening local merchants.

This is a mystery built around martial arts training, team competition and a troubling act of vandalism. Nancy investigates, but whether her suspicions are right remains open.

A historical account of balloon flight before airplanes, told through episodes involving pioneers, daring journeys and the changing uses of balloons.