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J P Rose
A tense supernatural adventure rooted in Jamaica, where friendship and investigation unfold alongside a young person’s struggle with grief, frightening visions and uncertainty about reality.
Becca Rogers
Expect an imaginative underwater adventure with a determined heroine, a strong sibling bond, unusual creatures and a richly developed river community. The story combines quest tension with questions about trust, belonging and changing long-held assumptions.
Sinead O’Hart
A fast-moving Irish fantasy about protecting a magical world from destruction, combining folklore, adventure and danger. It offers an imaginative quest while bringing contemporary concerns, including bullying and climate change, into an ancient-myth setting.
Deirdre Sullivan
This is an intense retelling that gives a traditionally vilified woman an inner voice without excusing her actions. Its folklore, dark magic and shifting emotional perspective make the story morally complicated rather than comforting.
Penelope Lively
A lively supernatural adventure pairs comic disruption with curiosity about local history, memory and the passage of time. It may appeal to children who enjoy ghostly mysteries where the unexplained is explored through investigation rather than treated only as frightening.
Radiya Hafiza
A magical adventure about a reluctant heroine whose new powers arrive alongside political danger. Its strongest offering is a culturally distinctive fantasy centred on Aya’s courage, relationships and growing responsibility.
Marcus Sedgwick
Expect atmospheric Gothic fantasy: a boy investigates unsettling events in a cold, impoverished village while family history and vampire folklore shape the mystery. The tone is menacing, symbolic and sometimes visceral.
Skye McKenna
A spirited magical adventure about a girl pursuing family answers, learning witchcraft and building friendships in Hedgely. Expect a picturesque but spooky setting, folklore-inspired creatures, exciting escapes and a heroine whose courage develops unevenly.
Beatrice Wallbank
A strong choice for readers drawn to atmospheric fantasy, folklore and friendships tested by danger. Its Welsh setting, farming life and translated Welsh dialogue give the adventure a distinctive cultural texture.
Clotilde Perrin
Expect a hands-on encounter with three fairy-tale villains. Children can inspect layered portraits, then read retellings and discover connections to other stories, including Jack and the Beanstalk, The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats, and Alyoshka and Baba Yaga.
Ruowen Wang
Expect a domestic sibling situation that leads into an English-and-Chinese retelling connected with old Chinese folklore.
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