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This is a supernatural school story in which Rose balances friendship and romantic complications with escalating danger. A winter trip becomes a rescue mission after three friends leave to face the Strigoi threat.

A diary-centred story about a girl facing romantic uncertainty and the possibility of change in her close friendships and their families.

A space adventure centres on Rex’s grand ambition, which draws his friends into a conquest and leads to trouble with the Galactic Alliance.

This is a story about friendship across sharply contrasting family beliefs and values, with the girls’ connection set against wider social divisions.

A mystery about identity and family trust, alongside a school project that brings Sam together with Caroline, who may help him read. Sam’s own difficulty reading is central to how he seeks answers.

This is a Halloween horror story built around Ashley’s new friendships and a night that becomes frighteningly strange. The central hook is that the town feels more unsettling than its ordinary festivities suggest.

A comic, awkward story about a teenager’s romantic idealisation, alongside lessons in responsibility and friendship. Its focus is as much on how Les sees people as on whether he gets what he wants.

A school production becomes unsettling when apparent sabotage and the possibility of a real phantom both enter the picture. Brooke’s concern about Zeke’s enthusiasm gives the spooky mystery a friendship angle.

A school story about teasing, worries about keeping up in class and the search for friendship, with Jeff and Nick's homemade comic as a creative outlet.

This is a school-and-friendship story shaped by Lou’s loyalties and feelings. The blurb’s turn towards things going wrong promises a change in tone, but does not explain its nature.

Arwel and the Rugby Zombies still need to play an international match to face their shameful past, but Arwel is less willing to help. Attention from sixth-former Trish and a change in his self-image complicate matters. Martin, Glen and Beth try to make him see the error of his ways, while organising a match involving the maverick monsters and Arwel’s dad.

A magical funfair adventure centres on Bobbi’s stolen magical object and Kirsty and Rachel’s attempt to help. The outline sets up a problem, but does not reveal its resolution.

This is an urgent search-and-rescue story set against a supposed apocalypse, with friendship and a possibly romantic attachment in the mix.

A school dance troupe’s journey becomes a story of friendship and helping a young prince in danger, set against the threat of Nazi persecution in 1939.

At its heart, this is a friendship story about two young people pursuing different ambitions while confronting pressures in their lives and community.

A first-person story follows Rose as she navigates bereavement, family strain, anger and a potentially complicated school romance. Her sharp, self-aware voice includes wordplay and direct asides to the reader.

A summer job turns into a mystery involving a frightening costume, stolen money and suspicion falling on Clay’s friends. Clay decides the incidents are connected and sets out to investigate.

This is an animal-character adventure that pairs challenges and friendship with reflection on helping others. It also includes love, loss, fear and loneliness.

A fairy-tale rescue quest centres on recovering a magical slipper and helping Cinderella return in time for a ball.

This is a children’s detective story built around a contest between two school sleuthing clubs and a missing item. The details given do not establish whether the mystery is solved successfully.

This is a dark story centred on a young person’s growing fixation on fire and the strain in his friendships. Its account signals destructive consequences, but does not explain their nature.

This is a fantasy about managing powerful magic alongside travel, friendship and uncertain relationships. Undine’s inner conflict and Trout’s feelings give the story a personal focus as well as a magical one.

A supernatural horror story about friendship, sculpting and the consequences of helping create something that can live. Davie’s own role in the creation makes his choices central to the premise.

This is a pony-camp story that brings together fitting in and the possible loss of a valued shared place. Brooke also turns to online friends for help.

A childhood story about music, friendship and adapting when illness interrupts a much-loved activity. Millie is an imagined character; Oscar Peterson’s childhood and musical path provide the real-life inspiration.

Ana hopes to manage her problems like Ruby Redfort, her favourite fictional detective. A school spelling competition worries her, while her mischievous classmate Carlitos gets into trouble. Ana must face her fears and consider what it means not to leave a good friend aside.

This is a contemporary-feeling story about a teenager whose hopes for a pivotal school year are disrupted, leaving her to reckon with guilt and changed relationships.

This is a magical, fairy-tale adventure in which two girls help fairy friends after a theft disrupts familiar stories. Its appeal may lie in seeing storybook worlds become tangled.

This is a detective-style mystery centred on Marika’s efforts to understand the unusual attention surrounding her new friend. The appeal is likely to be the puzzle and its successive twists.

A story of an unusual friendship and a boy questioning where he belongs, with a kidnapping that brings danger and uncertainty into his life.

This is a friendship story about staying connected through a major change, alongside the social challenges of starting junior high.

A high-profile friendship group faces pressure around reputation, secrecy and risk, with a death before graduation signalled in the premise.

A romance-and-intrigue premise combines Angelica’s new friendship with a boy and puzzling behaviour from people close to her.

This is a summer-camp story about rebuilding confidence after a frightening experience, alongside the challenge of making friends. Surfing and camp life provide the setting for Cassie's personal and social difficulties.

This story brings together a wetland ecosystem, a newcomer’s view of town divisions and a friendship that opens onto Blackfoot culture and stories.

This is a friendship story about two friends adjusting to change while one faces an eating disorder and possible self-injury.

This is a fast-moving fantasy adventure built around a team’s dangerous mission, clues and a pursuit. Its unusual janitor-magic premise may appeal to readers who enjoy school settings with high-stakes fantasy.

This is a story about a teenage online creator coping with bereavement and a changed social world. It brings together family loss, online attention and the uncertainty of starting at a new school.

A treasure hunt, a friendship disagreement and an unexpected return of help shape this undersea adventure.

A pony-centred story about Jess’s riding holiday, her hopes of riding a favourite pony and the suspicion that follows a run of trail accidents.

This is a fashion-centred school rivalry, with four friends competing over a Halloween accessory design. The sketches and patterns add a hands-on creative element alongside the fictional story.

A friendship-focused story about the gap between who Amanda seemed to be at camp and who she feels she is at home, with a secret complicating new and existing friendships.

This is a friendship story set against coercion and injury, with a fantasy of flying and wartime flying stories in the mix.

This collection offers three distinct high-school perspectives on fitting in, loyalty and changing relationships, rather than one continuous story.

This instalment focuses on the pressure of keeping a place in a school social circle, alongside friendship and a contest for Social Chair. Its Hollywood setting adds a show-business backdrop.

This is a tense friendship-and-mystery story about loyalty, truth and the consequences of agreeing to lie in court. Shana’s choice is made in the context of her belief that Carrie is facing abuse.