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A family move sets up a story about adjusting to new relatives while navigating attraction to someone already involved with a stepsister.

This is a serious story about a teenager navigating disrupted care, mental-health difficulties and treatment. Tentative connections with other young people sit alongside a troubling crossing of therapeutic boundaries.

This is a love story about two girls, told through close attention to moments of affection and uncertainty. Anna’s fear of being unlovable and Flynn’s undisclosed secret shape their relationship.

This is a faith-centred adventure about a young person adjusting to a frightening, confusing situation. Anika draws on belief in God and her own ingenuity; the title points to a difficult relationship, though its details are not known.

This is a supernatural adventure built around a quest, a sudden family reappearance and an escalating threat to the community. The outcome is not stated.

This is a teen relationship story set against the prospect of a band’s success. Its focus is on friends balancing music ambitions with romantic uncertainty.

A school-and-horses story about ambition, belonging and building trust with a guarded pony. Malory’s hopes for her future at Chestnut Hill are tied to whether she can bring out Tybalt’s potential.

This is a school-setting adventure built around unusual abilities, a family mystery and a hidden scheme.

Three young animals face distinct challenges: Thorn must confront betrayal in his troop, Sky seeks answers, and Fearless faces a usurper. Their efforts connect to a wider search for truth.

This is a suspense-driven story about Max trying to uncover a mystery while on the run. Its combination of hacking, political intrigue and shifting alliances may appeal to readers drawn to fast-moving digital-age plots.

A fast-moving fantasy finale combines a strained love story with questions of magical power, danger to Faerie and the effort to restore a theatre company.

An underground adventure drives a story of family secrets, shifting loyalties and Will's search for belonging. Expect revelations alongside a society described as harsh and experiences signalled as horrific.

This is a clue-led family mystery, with Avery seeking answers about her inheritance and the Hawthornes. Romance and danger also feature, so the appeal may depend on how much a reader enjoys those strands.

A close-quarters story pairs a winter survival predicament with a developing connection between Autumn and Dax, who initially seem very different.

This is a resistance adventure built around a global threat, a sabotage mission and a betrayal. It continues events from the earlier Earthfall story.

This is a school friendship story that turns into a dilemma: Beth learns of Lauren’s affair with their drama teacher and decides to act. The outline signals serious consequences but does not reveal what Beth does or what follows.

A teen science-fiction adventure about loyalty under pressure: Khya must decide whether to follow her clan or act to protect her brother, while relying on a rival.

This is a relationship-led coming-of-age story with a serious gang-violence strand. Its central tension brings Misha’s attraction to Dwayne into conflict with her mother’s warning and Dwayne’s concealed life.

This is a friendship story set alongside Zoey’s interest in fashion and sewing. Its central appeal may be watching her manage creative ambitions while trying to keep two friendships on track.

The central dilemma is whether Caitlin can pursue acting while facing the consequences of lying about her age and hiding her choices from people close to her.

Expect a fast-moving fantasy quest that mixes the real world with worlds from fictional books, with the Walker siblings trying to prevent a collision between them.

This is a story about two bereaved companions learning to trust: Justin has lost his brother, while Max has lost his handler. Their growing bond is tied to Justin’s family life and to questions about Kyle’s death.

This is a science-fiction adventure about a would-be pilot investigating her father’s wartime actions while confronting unsettling discoveries about her world.

A fast-moving mystery follows Tandy as she investigates alongside her effort to clear her brother. Its suspense also comes from her fear that she may match the killer’s targets.

This is a pony-centred story about an unexpected claim to Star and the people Mary and Jody turn to for help.

A teen relationship story with a mystery at its centre: Mia’s guardedness, her ties to two brothers and strange events around their friendships drive the setup.

A science-fair setback leads Amanda to a scholarship at an elite school for aspiring scientists, where a troubling discovery changes the picture.

This is a horror mystery built around siblings trying to understand several disappearances and a murder, with suspicion extending to someone living in their home.

This is a social story centred on friendship, dating and a getaway that becomes entangled with other people’s mysteries and relationship changes.

A brisk, playful fairy-tale mash-up centres on a resourceful girl whose petty theft has consequences. Expect magic, mischief, action and uncertainty about which characters can be trusted.

This is a conflict-driven fantasy about a threatened community and a young protagonist whose reputation as its supposed saviour follows an earlier deception.

This blends a murder mystery with selkie folklore and a protagonist’s discovery of her own bond to the sea. Aileen’s relationship with Jamie is entangled with secrets and danger.

This is a fast-paced investigation with twins Troy and Macy, clues to follow and high-stakes threats. Its central appeal is suspense and problem-solving rather than a clearly described real-world explanation of computer viruses.

A Snow White retelling, the story centres on Sophie’s attempt to get away from a jealous stepmother and Gabe’s effort to bring her to his family’s castle. Escape brings new complications as their feelings grow despite existing betrothals.

A fantasy about a young woman expected to serve as a royal protector, while trying to understand her identity and decide whom to trust.

A supernatural mystery centred on Chloe’s unsettling encounters with ghosts and the secrets of a group home. Its teenage viewpoint also brings questions of trust and belonging into the suspense.

This is a story about two children forced to leave home, facing an unfamiliar city and uncertainty about their family. Its focus is their predicament rather than a general account of Nigeria or refuge.

The story pairs a magical transformation and a search for chocolate-making work with Aventurine’s changing sense of identity. Friendship and betrayal are part of her new life in the human city.

A supernatural romance and conflict story, with Layla's divided heritage shaping her sense of belonging and complicating whom she can trust.

A supernatural school story combines Lily’s new magical abilities with friendship, a crush and a conflict involving Reapers. Sebastian’s offer introduces uncertainty about whom she can trust.

A school invitation draws Travis into a sequence of puzzles and challenges, with the identity of the sender left uncertain.

A school-set supernatural mystery follows two teenagers amid unsettling disappearances, Natalie’s search for answers about her sister, and Will’s connection to the town’s hidden danger.

A fast-moving premise combines a secretive organisation, a flight into hiding and a mystery tied to Jimmy’s new experiences. The book appears to centre on what he can prove and whom he can convince.

This is a high-concept science-fantasy adventure, combining unusual abilities, a life-erasing invention and a race to discover Johnny’s past.

This is a fast-moving comic adventure built around magical powers, a dangerous predicament and a team learning to cooperate. Malik’s recent arrival adds a question of trust as well as teamwork.

This is court-centred fantasy with a murder mystery: an unexpected queen must investigate a poisoning while deciding whether, and how, to rule.