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Lee Roddy
A serious historical story about three young people caught in the American Civil War. It combines personal hopes with slavery, bereavement, family separation, divided loyalties and danger, giving particular weight to Nat’s determination to gain freedom and reunite his family.
Eliot Schrefer
This is an adventure about a reluctant return, responsibility towards vulnerable animals and urgent rescue during violent unrest.
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Browse all 3 booksEmily A. Duncan
This is a dark fantasy story built around competing loyalties, divine communication, hidden identity and a dangerous effort to end a long war.
Megan Wargula
A grief-and-adventure story about a child entering middle school, forming a team with friends and investigating why local dogs are being mistreated, alongside paranormal elements and Cherokee-gold legends.
Tiffany FitzHenry
This is a speculative romance about identity, reincarnated lives and a consequential choice. Its central tension combines scientific discovery with questions about destiny, attachment and whether personal relationships can carry world-changing consequences.
Nicola Pierce
A serious wartime story about children caught up in the Battle of Stalingrad, combining personal loss, frightening danger and pressure to take part in fighting.
A child-focused introduction to global warming, combining scientific explanation with lively illustrations and practical discussion of how people might help. It may suit shared reading about climate change, especially when an adult can clarify what remains unexplained.
Jack Orth
This is a historical animal-centred story about responsibility: Billy’s affection for animals leads him to question a travelling show and seek a more secure life for them.
Robert B. Parker
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.
Helen Falconer
A fantasy adventure about two friends separated between fairy and human worlds, each facing different responsibilities. Its central tension is whether they can protect people and relationships while conflict between humans and fairies grows.
Marni Bates
A teen relationship collection about prom, attraction and reputation, with romance complicated by friendship or popularity, and with one relationship facing public opposition. Its three strands suggest social awkwardness rather than straightforward fairy-tale endings.
Frances Hardinge
This is a dark fantasy about a girl resisting ghostly possession, navigating a powerful family and escaping through a country affected by war. It offers supernatural peril, moral uncertainty and a determined central character.
Sue Stauffacher
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.
Philip Caveney
A quest fantasy built around exploration, prophecy and peril. It combines jungle survival, a warrior tribe and an enemy group, comic touches and supernatural danger, moving the trio through dangerous encounters towards a lost city and an enemy who cannot be killed.
A. G. Howard
This is a dark fantasy about divided loyalties: Alyssa’s ordinary plans collide with Wonderland’s dangers, while family relationships and remembered or forgotten truths complicate her choices.
Pittacus Lore
A science-fiction collection built around missing people, alien enemies and the survival of Lorien. Its three linked stories follow Sam, Adam and Sandor through captivity, atonement, defence and discoveries that may affect the war.
Stephanie Meissner
Expect an introductory, activity-led exploration of colour, combining explanations with projects.
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