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A wilderness adventure about a boy and a dog whose friendship is built through loyalty, determination and mutual help. It may appeal to readers who enjoy animal companions and stories of resilience.

This is a family-centred story about a child caught up in his parents’ marital difficulties. Its central interest is how Nick emotionally redefines his relationships when the secure family arrangement he knows is disrupted.

A social-skills story about a lively child learning that conversation involves listening as well as sharing. It offers a clear situation for discussing turn-taking, volume and considerate behaviour.

This appears to be a playful story about recovering a missing smile through a magical adventure. Its central appeal is imaginative discovery, while the emotional reason for Chloe’s lost smile remains unexplained.

An accessible Angry Birds story centres on four characters who feel out of place and meet through an anger-management class.

Ollie repeatedly tries to fly, while Jack joins his experiments and continues to support him. The attempts include natural materials, a kite and homemade clockwork wings; one attempt ends in a crash, followed by a broader understanding of what it means to soar.

This is a grief-centred coming-of-age story about responsibility, disorientation and finding a personal way forward.

This is a child-centred adventure about adapting when a summer is unexpectedly restricted. Paddy’s companionship with Fenway and imaginative journeying appear to provide the story’s main movement, while the broken arm creates the initial change in circumstances.

A lively life story follows Rickenbacker from adventurous boyhood and family work to mechanical exploits, auto-racing success and later wartime distinction. The book also places his life within early twentieth-century America.

This is a relationship-centred story about a teenager navigating divided family life, a new school and an upsetting experience that becomes difficult to disclose.

A football-centred story about ambition, exclusion and family support, alongside factual material about African football and celebrated players.

A tender story about upheaval, belonging and hope, centred on Gregory’s move away from home. School, art and an unexpectedly direct friendship offer points of connection as he faces difficult parts of his past.

This is a coming-of-age journey about an adopted teenager exploring Chinese roots while facing unfamiliar surroundings, uncertain family answers and a developing relationship during a study programme.

This is a mystery-tinged coming-of-age story about Bobby noticing something troubling around his teacher, while friendship, romance-like awkwardness, team responsibilities and a changing post-war world complicate everyday life.

A hands-on introduction to Impressionism, linking familiar artworks with techniques such as shimmering brush strokes, colour rectangles and pointillism. Its activities may give readers ways to explore ideas practically while learning about artists and their artistic world.

A friendship story about two students facing an unexpected pregnancy, competing plans and difficult choices before graduation. Julia’s response involves practical ingenuity and ideas drawn from literature.

This is a supernatural story about helping others, beginning with a quiet girl whose family is affected by her brother’s illness. It combines school friendship, hidden identity and magical abilities, with trust tested by Aria’s secret.

This is a hopeful story about a girl whose ambitions are obstructed by family problems and caring responsibilities. Her appeal for change grows into a community project, while the seriousness of her father’s drinking remains part of the emotional backdrop.

This is a story about private writing, family expectations and a journey that does not go to plan. Owen’s efforts to control the situation meet questions about honesty, responsibility and his granddad’s changing behaviour.

A coming-of-confidence story about a shy student discovering that comedy can give her a public voice, while success and romance pull her towards competing priorities.

A humorous school-and-family story about Franklin navigating sixth grade, shifting relationships and concern for Sarah, while developing greater self-awareness and accepting help from kind, determined adults.

This is a horse-centred mystery about coping with a deeply embarrassing setback. Nina’s uncertainty about a possible ghost creates a spooky thread, while her friends’ support may keep the story grounded in companionship.

A reflective story of illness, darkness and separation: Edward Temple faces a frightening period without sight, while the people he loves remain physically near but seem emotionally distant.

This is an imaginative fantasy centred on chronic illness, transformation, belonging and divided loyalties.

This offers supernatural suspense driven by recurring disaster visions, clues and urgent decisions. Family loyalty, social belonging, romance and responsibility sit alongside the mystery, with a quick-moving plot and a teen protagonist trying to protect others.