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This is an emotionally intense story about a teenager’s eating disorder, self-harm, grief and family relationships, with a thread of hope around recovery.

Expect a mystery-driven adventure grounded in Ranofer’s aspiration to practise goldsmithing and his effort to expose his half-brother’s theft. The ancient Egyptian setting is described in substantial detail.

A brief, illustrated introduction to Lincoln’s life, told through selected scenes and free verse rather than a comprehensive biography.

A child who is not believed takes it upon herself to prove she witnessed a robbery; the story also touches on family and belonging.

A short, high-interest story about a teenager facing distress, secrets and changing friendships. The plot centres on Darcy’s efforts to recover and support a friend, rather than on an informational account.

This illustrated family-history story traces Jewish roots through generations and connects them with African-American and Geechee heritage. A recurring Friday-night candle-lighting tradition remembers the family’s Jewish ancestry.

A family story about Poppet encountering a new sharing dynamic when her mother gives attention to her big brothers.

A reflective story about Ruby’s grief and regret, with friendship tensions and a quirky town celebration alongside the serious feelings.

Expect a historical novel that shifts between ancient, wartime and present-day settings, with an emotional thread linking experiences across time.

Expect a fantasy adventure that mixes family upheaval, secret-society mysteries, powerful relics and threats described as difficult to destroy.

This is a spooky, folksy fantasy about two girls whose quarrel unleashes a graveyard full of angry ancestors. The story pairs that supernatural danger with questions of friendship, family history and finding a place to belong.

This is a family and coming-of-age story in which Rachel’s time with Izzy brings them closer. A first romance runs alongside the central relationship, rather than replacing its focus on family and loss.

A quiet, carefully arranged story about how much can be happening at once. Jodie’s duck drawing provides a home-centred thread, while the surrounding scenes widen the view to other people and places.

A historical story about a girl’s attachment to a Japanese doll during wartime, and the pressure to choose between that personal bond and national loyalty.

Louis is a bookish, sensitive boy in a world where physical toughness is prized. The novel examines how family and neighbourhood expectations shape his sense of himself, alongside his growing feelings for Ray Anthony.

Ava’s central challenge is deciding what to wish for when she wants to put her family back together. The story’s magic makes that hope depend on choices with potentially high stakes.

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.

This is an animal fantasy built around a quest for belonging and restored honour, with ravens and wolves linked through an ancient partnership.

A small gift links children and travellers across the Silk Road, with each person adding to its story. The journey offers a child-sized way into the route’s geography and the different communities along it.

A camp story centred on an outsider’s struggle to belong, with music and a strand of mystery alongside the summer activities.

A sibling-centred historical story combining middle-school pressures and family strain with interest in space and the Challenger mission.

A playful family problem drives three increasingly fanciful attempts to help. The story combines comic writing and illustrations with a fairy-tale-style resolution.

A broad tour of India featuring photographs combines places, wildlife, history and culture with details about family life, food and the economy.

Expect darkly comic family fiction with a grisly premise, a teenage relationship and a private-detective thread. The story also includes a fatal consequence linked to a prank.

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

A romance pairing a socially isolated young woman rebuilding her life with a rock singer described as accustomed to pursuing women. Their contrasting experiences drive the relationship.

This is a bleak but ultimately hopeful family story: the children’s resourcefulness and the quiet help they receive are set against hardship and cruelty in their community.

A family adventure centred on four siblings, moving from a lively home scene towards travel and new places. Early chapters mix playful banter with an unexpected accident.

Expect an intergenerational family story shaped by biblical parallels, with identity and love among its central concerns. Its tone is described as often brutal, so the emotional register may be intense.

A fantasy caper built around a criminal boy’s plan to ransom a fairy, with high-tech opponents and a possible clash between species.

This is a comic story about two boys whose efforts to influence their parents’ relationship bring together family upheaval, a school event and the boys’ own changing relationship.

A historical family story about wartime change, German-American prejudice and Carl’s first summer living away from home.

This is a fantasy quest driven by Luka’s effort to save his father. Enchanted companions and perilous challenges shape the journey; family love and mortality are also named as themes.

Courtney’s journal puts her own account at the centre; the outline also mentions her friends, school and café job.

This is a supernatural adventure about friendship and a hidden world, mixing demons, martial arts, strange creatures and large-scale battles.

This is a teen romantic comedy about trying to repair a relationship after a mistake, set in a school where gender and sexuality norms are unusually playful.

This combines a rhyming Christmas story with a hands-on cake-making tradition, so it may suit families who want an activity to accompany the reading.

At its centre is an unlikely friendship that brings together two teenagers facing loneliness and change. Their lives involve family troubles, romantic relationships and the effort to imagine a future on their own terms.

This is a football story with a family-move dilemma: Oliver has found a place on his new team and begun to make friends, but another move may take both away.

This is a family-and-summer-adventure story: Becky faces changes at home while spending time with relatives in Australia, where outdoor adventures bring enjoyment alongside challenges.

A fantasy romance about a curse, a prince’s transformation and Harper’s arrival in a magical land, with disability and family hardship also part of her story.

This is a sports-centred story about competing loyalties: Alex wants to concentrate on baseball, while his relationships and Matt’s return complicate the season.

This is a character-led romance about two teenagers challenging family expectations, with Carly’s efforts to reunite her family and Arden’s grief shaping their paths.

This is a quest-driven adventure built around Andy's connection to a grandfather he has never known, with magical artefacts and attraction-inspired settings adding a fantastical element.

Expect a supernatural conflict tied to a possible family move, rather than a story centred only on the mansion’s history or the ski lodge.

This is a school-and-family story about coping with upheaval and trying to start afresh.