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This is a contemporary Alice-inspired story that mixes a hospital setting with dreamlike memories, friendship and an unsettled question about finding a way back.

Expect a blend of romance and a quest: Simon and his friend El Pollo face unexpected events as Simon tries to settle accounts with his past.

A ghost-communicating heroine faces a new school and joins her friend in investigating an old mystery. The adventure moves into New York’s subway system, with humour part of its presentation.

This is a school-and-friendship story about adjusting to a move and finding a place in an established group, with mysteries and bullying also in the mix.

A child’s attempt to turn gardening into a way to earn money becomes a story about balancing a personal goal with friendship and neighbourhood pressures.

A cooking contest brings friendship and rivalry together with a mysterious ingredient whose trouble keeps growing. The premise blends school competition with a fantastical slime threat.

This is an adventure about a close-knit group of boys facing strange and potentially daunting challenges, with friendship and heartbreak also signalled.

This is a supernatural adventure shaped by Zoë’s feelings for two very different boys and her responsibility to lead young shifters against the returning Mages.

This is a story about friendship and finding confidence while facing difficulties. Hobart’s new friendship with Lettie is presented as a turning point, though how he responds to the bully is not detailed.

This is a birthday-centred fantasy adventure in which Tara’s search for unusual objects brings her into contact with eccentric townspeople and new friends.

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

This is a relationship-led story about a hoped-for romance changing direction, and about Judy’s hurt and anger towards her friend. Her resolve to make the year exciting remains part of the premise.

A comic, mock-Victorian quest follows Solomon as he searches for the spoon left with him as a baby and for his birth parents, with two unusual companions.

A mermaid adventure combines friendship, island exploration and a sudden magical transformation. The girls' new abilities complicate their wish to keep living normally.

This is a friendship-and-self-discovery story centred on a prom decision, with preparations and reactions creating the immediate tension. Chloe’s experience is the focus, while her two old friends have their own preparations.

This is a story about a child facing bereavement, a move to her grandparents’ home and the possibility of going to live with her father in Ghana.

This is a story about bereavement and the effort to maintain happiness and close relationships. A rare plant Tessa’s mother entrusted to her care also features in the plot.

This is a farm-set story about an unusual friendship: Peter sees more in Ninnyhammer than the village label suggests, while Ninnyhammer helps Peter’s family.

This is a lively circus adventure centred on Jimmy’s fascination with performing alongside tigers, a friendship at risk, and efforts to find a missing dog.

A lively school-set relationship story centres on Becca’s paid schemes to split couples, with a complicated assignment bringing her back into Huxley’s orbit.

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.

A set of five separate character pairings gives the collection a friendship-focused, ensemble feel rather than one continuous story.

This is a fairy-tale school adventure built around Gilly’s punishment for theft and her discovery that the school is not what it seems. Expect familiar villains in teacher roles and a focus on good and evil.

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.

At its heart, this is a story of an unlikely friendship sustained through hardship, with music and Christian faith connected to a movement from despair towards hope.

The story centres on an unlikely friendship that brings change to a child who has felt lonely. Hugo’s unusual interests and independent ways give the friendship a distinctive character.

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

This family story follows siblings facing unexpected information about their biological parents, alongside jealousy, fear, loyalty, friendship and love.

A club-saving mystery driven by four friends’ attempt to secure money intended for their Boys Club.

A hotel-dwelling mouse gets the chance to ride a toy motorcycle, turning his wish for excitement into an adventure involving a young guest.

Expect a character-led fantasy mystery with two narrators, a homecoming and an investigation. Friendship and banter sit alongside questions of blackmail, suspicious fires and Michael’s unease about being useful.

This is a light mystery built around a missing bird and a group of friends. A nature programme provides the setting, while finding Carmen gives the friends a shared goal.

The mystery centres on the callers’ silence and Claudia’s suspicion. The group’s investigation has “mixed results”, though what those involve is not specified.

Four stories follow club members through a radio-station job, a summer camp, new friendships and a decision to move. Their circumstances bring practical responsibilities and changes in relationships into focus.

A humorous identity story that puts self-image and outside expectations at its centre, alongside the pain of grief and changing relationships.

A young band’s story is paired with advice about the principles its members say have guided them. This may suit readers interested in music, friendship or pursuing a personal ambition.

This is a high-stakes group adventure about trying to prevent war. The focus shifts from protecting the friends’ own people to a wider effort, while their plan is complicated by divided loyalties.

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

This historical story puts Myrto’s limited choices at its centre: she is given in marriage by her brother and must consider whether to accept the life assigned to her or seek another path.

A horse-centred story collection about friendship, with four separate adventures in a country-town setting.

This is a coming-of-age story centred on adversity and an unexpected friendship. Aviation enters as a new interest for Jeremy, while the larger question is whether he can find a different path from the one assigned to him.

The pairing offers two different kinds of encounter: one shaped by friendship and unequal wealth, the other by a journey and a riddle-solving challenge.

A determined schoolboy’s attempt to reclaim his place drives the adventure. The contents suggest a layered story, with sections on a battle, family matters and an inheritance.

Three linked adventures feature Stampy and friends: an interrupted outing, Barry’s castle rumour, and a forest escape involving guards, flaming arrows and dangerous mobs.

A three-case detective collection, centred on a group of young investigators. Its hooks are a mysterious fire, a missing cat and secrets surrounding Banshee Towers.

A coming-of-age story about trying to build genuine friendships after relying on an invented social life, with college offering Caroline a chance to start over.