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A fantasy adventure about a teenager learning where she comes from and what she can do, with friendship, betrayal and choices at its centre.

Expect a tense escape-and-journey story shaped by David’s guarded outlook. New sights and ordinary comforts become striking discoveries, while the threat of being caught shadows his encounters with people who may help him.

This is a romance shaped by a bid for stardom: Roxanne’s Hollywood prospects and her feelings pull in different directions. The book’s ending and the eventual outcome of her choices are unclear.

This is a turbulent story about a teenager facing legal consequences and a difficult choice involving a friend and an almost-boyfriend. Expect a plot that includes several crises and a fictional drug.

This is a fantasy about recovering a lost identity and facing a choice between two worlds, framed by a quest to save Faerie and a threat to both realms.

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 story of survival and a divided sense of self, set against Victorian London's criminal underworld. Cora's attempt to distance herself from her actions drives the central tension.

This is a mistaken-identity adventure built around two girls who look alike but lead very different lives. Their bargain launches the story into unfamiliar settings and comic-sounding complications.

Expect a fantasy quest shaped by prophecy, magic and a long-standing struggle involving gods, rulers and people. Garion’s changing understanding of his origins is also central.

A supernatural romance premise combines a reaper, a deteriorating health situation and a protagonist caught between worlds. Its appeal may lie in the relationship and fantasy danger working together.

A fast-moving adventure combines a threatened community, a mysterious child, and a young leader’s coming of age. Its appeal may lie in the blend of danger, family loyalty and an enigmatic revelation.

This fantasy centres on a threatened kingdom, a mother separated from her egg, and the uncertain future of her son. Its main draw is a high-stakes struggle involving danger, loyalty and hopes for peace.

A fantasy journey centred on a young protagonist whose life shifts from tightly controlled service towards travel, uncertainty and new possibilities.

A dystopian story about survival under corporate control, told through a Runner’s precarious existence and an enforcer’s decision to break from procedure.

This is a coming-of-age story about a teenage artist negotiating family strain, online belonging and a chance to pursue creative ambitions. Furry identity and community are central to Maeve’s friendships and self-expression.

This paranormal novella centres on Emily’s transition from constrained family responsibilities into a supernatural life, with grief, romantic longing and a wish for vengeance shaping her situation.

The boys’ choice is not simply about money: they consider whether a possible way to meet personal needs could also send cocaine back into their neighbourhood.

A fantasy adventure about facing a dangerous sea creature, with friendship and family decisions alongside the central quest. It is the third instalment, so earlier books may help with context.

This is a supernatural quest shaped by Oz’s uncertainty about his nature. The journey offers a way to explore identity and self-control, alongside the practical fear that his wolf form could endanger loved ones.

A fantasy escape story built around a prison on an immense scale, uncertain origins and a connection between Finn and Claudia, who are on opposite sides of its boundary.

A diary-style royal comedy combines school pressures with Mia’s uncertain public role. The two stories also bring in romance, social plans and personal discoveries.

Sunny’s confidence in a prophecy is shaken, setting up a fantasy adventure about whether destiny can be changed. The book also foregrounds friendship and questions of identity.

This is a superhero story centred on a contested identity and a return to a protective role. Its account of the conflict includes both mental and physical confrontation.

This is a family story about pressure to forgive, changing identities and Joey trying to hold on to his own judgement amid unsettled plans.

This blends a murder mystery with selkie folklore and a protagonist’s discovery of her own bond to the sea. Aileen’s relationship with Jamie is entangled with secrets and danger.

This is a fantasy adventure built around Meghan’s family upheaval and discovery of a magical heritage, with a war and a dangerous prince shaping the stakes.

The story centres on a princess avoiding marriage, living as a goose girl in disguise, and a prince's immediate attraction to her. The ending and the eventual outcome of their meeting are unclear.

A relationship-led story about two boys with very different styles, whose summer work brings them together while each faces difficult private circumstances.

A supernatural romance and conflict story, with Layla's divided heritage shaping her sense of belonging and complicating whom she can trust.

This is a family-centred fantasy adventure: Birdie discovers a connection to fairy godmothers and travels to Aventurine to address a problem involving a broken talisman and a spreading shadow.

This is a wartime family story centred on Ada’s changing sense of identity and the tensions that follow Ruth’s arrival. Its focus is on belonging and moral choices under threat.

This pairs a high-school romance with a magical premise about a talent that may conflict with its holder’s own wishes.

A parallel-world premise turns a question about what might have been into a choice between two very different versions of life. Annie’s sense of self remains central as her circumstances change.

This is a space-adventure story about Tina’s unusual identity and her effort to meet a vast, seemingly heroic destiny while facing dangers she had not anticipated.

Three young demigods—Percy, Hazel and Frank—face uncertainty about their pasts, abilities and place at camp as a danger to the world comes into view.

This is a supernatural conflict story built around Sunshine’s identity, awakened powers and a threat to humanity, with a possible self-sacrifice at its centre.

This story centres on a teenager negotiating faith, attraction and the beliefs expressed around him at a Bible camp.

This is a comic, character-led story about a young person trying to help her family while handling uncertain romance and the consequences of retaliatory pranks.

A fast fantasy adventure combines hidden power, darkness, a threatened city and family secrets. Its mixed comic-and-narrative form may make the story’s movement between panels, captions and dialogue especially important to follow.

This is an emotionally intense verse novel centred on a teenager’s grief after her twin’s suicide. Its strongest focus is inward: guilt, shame, family responses, cultural belonging and the consequences of losing control.

This is an adventurous historical novel that places two vulnerable siblings amid harsh nineteenth-century poverty. Its fast-changing journey offers suspense, vivid Manchester settings and questions about family, survival and social change.

A paranormal school mystery driven by Thomas’s confusion, family upheaval and risky choices. Its humour may soften the tension, while attacks, blackouts and a mystery drug make the situation feel consequential.

A fast-moving paranormal sequel combining soul-threatening danger, investigation, humour and romance. Layla’s divided loyalties and changing abilities place personal relationships alongside a threat affecting students at her school.

This is a dark, imaginative continuation built around consequences, identity and dangerous attempts to repair a damaged world. It may suit readers who enjoy elaborate fantasy settings more than tightly focused character development.

A lively graphic mystery about music, belonging and friendship, with Chris moving from feeling like the new girl to joining a secret vigilante group. The premise offers humour, action and a hopeful outlook on not having life figured out.

This is a fantasy road-trip sequel about life after saving the world: Simon, Baz and Penny face new danger while struggling with identity, relationships and the aftermath of earlier events.