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A fast-moving adventure combines a threatened community, a mysterious child, and a young leader’s coming of age. Its appeal may lie in the blend of danger, family loyalty and an enigmatic revelation.

This is a high-stakes fantasy about a family divided by imprisonment and a rescue mission, with dragons, demons and a mysterious past secret. The teenage characters face dangers in a military compound.

A linked-world anthology offers changing Slayers, settings and periods rather than one continuous protagonist’s story; the framing also gives the calling a wry, irreverent edge.

A ghost story built around a prank that goes wrong: the siblings’ attempt to create a haunting leads to a dangerous supernatural presence and a mystery rooted in the inn’s past.

This is a fantasy about managing powerful magic alongside travel, friendship and uncertain relationships. Undine’s inner conflict and Trout’s feelings give the story a personal focus as well as a magical one.

A supernatural horror story about friendship, sculpting and the consequences of helping create something that can live. Davie’s own role in the creation makes his choices central to the premise.

This is a contemporary-feeling story about a teenager whose hopes for a pivotal school year are disrupted, leaving her to reckon with guilt and changed relationships.

A debate-led overview of e-waste, spanning its environmental and social effects as well as proposed responsibilities for manufacturers, consumers and government.

This is a science-fiction adventure about a worker whose risky rule-breaking grows into a rebellion. Its premise pairs an unequal social order with a protagonist unexpectedly pushed towards leadership.

This fantasy centres on a threatened kingdom, a mother separated from her egg, and the uncertain future of her son. Its main draw is a high-stakes struggle involving danger, loyalty and hopes for peace.

A teen’s wish for an ordinary family life collides with the corporate control surrounding him. The story also sets personal loyalty against the possibility of exposing wrongdoing.

This is an interactive missing-pet mystery: readers are invited to help Frank and Joe work out what happened to Izumi, rather than only follow the brothers’ investigation.

A historical spy adventure follows Sam from home-front messenger work into undercover service in Germany, where she must locate a British agent amid wartime secrecy.

A fantasy adventure about friendship, unusual abilities and the consequences of a playful decision. The central predicament links danger to both human life and the merfolk’s wish to remain undiscovered.

This fantasy centres on a leader’s personal choice becoming entangled with political unity, old hostility and the possibility of renewed conflict.

This is a fantasy adventure that pairs a missing-sister search with a wider threat to a kingdom. Collun's belief that he is a coward gives his journey a personal challenge as well as external dangers.

This is a sibling story about Bernard’s interest in clothes design and the difficulties that follow when other children mock him. Sara is concerned about helping without worsening the situation.

A fantasy journey driven by loyalty and a rescue mission, with a former thief at its centre. Weasel’s past may shape how he approaches the people and choices he encounters.

A fantasy journey centred on a young protagonist whose life shifts from tightly controlled service towards travel, uncertainty and new possibilities.

A dystopian story about survival under corporate control, told through a Runner’s precarious existence and an enforcer’s decision to break from procedure.

A light fantasy premise centres on Dash choosing between a responsibility and a winter competition, with a troll’s challenge bringing the two strands together.

This is an adventure about a Ranger pulled between personal revenge and protecting others, with an apprentice relationship adding another strand to the story.

This is a family-centred dilemma set against the Animorphs’ secret: Marco wants his mother back, while his friends fear what his determination could put at risk.

A lively-sounding fantasy premise combines Greek-mythology influences, magic, an immortal princess and an unlikely quest. Ana’s own wish to choose her future sits alongside the threat posed by her tutor’s search for power.

This is a peril-filled adventure built around a friendship dilemma: stopping a dangerous threat may mean fighting a friend who has been infected.

A science-fiction adventure built around a virtual-reality game, with Jake attempting a rescue when other children become trapped in it.

This is a survival-horror story about a search for a possible cure, with friends trying to rescue someone while facing a group with a destructive plan.

A spirited family adventure combines inherited magic, sisters’ relationships and the social expectations placed on girls in Regency England.

This fantasy adventure centres on Isra’s effort to protect her sister and understand her newly revealed responsibility. Family loss, visions and a conflict between supernatural factions shape her search for allies.

This is a horror-fantasy setup built around a friendship, a coercive scheme and an accidental monster threat; the heroes also pursue a supernatural relic.

This is a murder mystery built around five girls whose joking plan becomes entangled with a real killing. Their need to prove their innocence gives the story a continuing investigation and suspense thread.

The premise centres on a young person wishing for the problem-solving certainty of fiction while facing school and family pressures.

This is a dark horror story combining a young person’s pregnancy and guilt with an ominous family move and unsettling stories about violence.

A speculative adventure built around a stark divide between the privileged upper decks and workers below, with Col caught between expected future role and a rule-breaking decision.

A football story in which Rocky tries to manage extra responsibilities while feeling responsible for a friend’s injury. Changing team roles and friendship tensions complicate his efforts.

This story sets Meg’s wish to join a social occasion against her awareness of a family responsibility, with her choice leading to an unexpected turn at the picnic.

A fantasy mystery pairs Cat’s investigation of a strange egg with Marianne’s decision about her own magic, while family secrets and disruptive spells complicate their efforts.

This is a historical adventure following Dan from a Boston arms shop towards the frontier, with stolen firearms, suspected gun-running and a message connected to Lewis and Clark.

This fantasy finale centres on Bertie’s wish for family and the weight of choosing amid competing obligations and affections. The theatre’s uncertain state adds another strand to her dilemma.

This is a character-led story about a party-going teenager whose encounter with Aimee complicates his easygoing approach to life and other people.

This is a coming-of-age story about a teenage artist negotiating family strain, online belonging and a chance to pursue creative ambitions. Furry identity and community are central to Maeve’s friendships and self-expression.

A dog’s search for a home gives the story a clear emotional focus, while his journey brings both loss and hope. Expect a serious arc rather than an account limited to rescue and comfort.

This is a large-scale fantasy adventure about dragons’ bid for freedom and the effort to stop them from taking over the world.

This paranormal novella centres on Emily’s transition from constrained family responsibilities into a supernatural life, with grief, romantic longing and a wish for vengeance shaping her situation.

A supernatural fantasy finale built around Grace’s attempt to protect people she loves, with a romantic storyline and urgent, potentially catastrophic stakes.

This is a story of a child separated from home and made to serve a wealthy household, with escape and the hope of reunion driving the plot.