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Jake and Shani are pleased when their reserve is chosen for an elephant relocation, but nearby villagers worry the animals could damage their crops. As a fence is built, Jake suspects the volunteers may not be what they seem; ivory poachers also threaten an elephant.

Tiffany’s effort to rescue her baby brother gives the fantasy adventure a family-centred goal. She faces the threat with help from the Wee Free Men, a fierce, sword-wielding clan.

This is a posthumous portrait of a teenager built from the recollections of people in his community. It explores how love and admiration can coexist with an inability to accept someone fully.

A Christmas Eve gift leads Marie and her brother into a dream adventure. They face a threatening army together, then travel to the Snow Queen’s realm.

The story centres on a shared Eid ul-Adha celebration, with children from the neighbourhood, families in need and an orphanage included in the plans.

Seven demigods travel on the Argo II, seeking the Mark of Athena while trying to avert wider conflict between Greek and Roman groups. Annabeth’s quest, shifting alliances and mythic dangers drive the adventure.

Landon and Broden’s rivalry gives way to a fantasy adventure involving strange creatures and a dangerous battle. Working together becomes central as they confront their fears.

The forest’s animals are falling ill after the pomelos are poisoned. Three friends investigate, weighing Iris’s claim of moon monsters against the possibility of a more earthly explanation, and seek a cure.

A group of four children takes on a rescue mission in a magical island setting, facing a cursed maze and its Guardian. The story also involves a revenge-seeking sorceress.

This is a dual-protagonist mystery: Alice and her tutor Iris investigate what happened to Brooke, while Alice’s earlier disappearance remains unexplained. Their search involves a reward, a suspected boyfriend and clues from Christie’s mysteries.

A fantasy adventure sends Spencer and Daisy, alongside rebels, fleeing the Sweepers. Spencer has a fabled manual and must work out how to summon the founding witches to help save education.

A comic-sounding Christmas caper brings cousins together around a shared attempt to recover their presents.

Expect a high-stakes fantasy adventure built around coordinated quests, magical talismans and an impending conflict over the mer realms.

Sage travels from Starland to Wishworld on a mission involving wishes, a deadline and the challenge of life on a new planet.

This is an animal fantasy adventure with a moral dilemma at its centre: Veil’s choices are shaped by the welcome he receives, the crime that leads to his exile and his connection to his father.

Jinny’s new role as the island’s oldest child brings care for Ess and questions about the rules. The story combines a strange, self-sustaining community with a coming-of-age dilemma about responsibility, change and leaving home.

This illustrated true story follows librarian Alia Muhammad Baker as she tries to save her library’s books when war threatens Basra. It also presents the library as a place where the community gathered.

A family-and-basketball story: Billy is caught between his father’s expectations on court and the upheaval at home, while his brother Ben’s piano recital competes with the championship game.

This is a comic school mystery as well as a friendship story: the newcomers must piece together what is happening while learning how the school’s social world works.

A close-knit scout group’s summer outing becomes a supernatural adventure, with friendship, camp routines, an unexpected encounter with the Cloud People and unicorns.

This is a large-scale conflict story in which the Nephites prepare to defend Hill Cumorah while facing threats both outside and within their community.

A playful barnyard tale built around a rooster’s jazzy new call, with animal characters facing a shared problem and finding a way forward together.

This is the concluding volume of the Beyonders trilogy: Jason and Rachel lead separate quests in Lyrian, with allies, a prophecy and a confrontation with Maldor driving the story.

This is a comic adventure about three space-minded pets facing separation from their humans, a clinic escape and a secret-laboratory mystery.

Expect a brisk puzzle adventure: children explore a new library, follow book-based clues and compete to find an escape route. The illustrations make the setting and visual puzzles part of the reading experience.

Jemmy has been made to take the prince’s beatings; when Prince Brat runs away, Jemmy is forced to go with him. Their flight turns into a ransom plot involving two highwaymen, and the boys have to cooperate.

A Hanukkah picture-book story about a family settling into a new apartment, neighbours’ practical and humorous help, and an idea for thanking them through a ninth-night celebration.

This is a fast-moving time-travel adventure about friendship, a powerful medallion and the struggle to help an island under threat. Billy and Allie encounter traps, caves, a prison and a hostile enemy as they search for a way home.

A cheerful introduction to caring for the Earth, built around manageable actions such as saving energy and reusing things. A poster gathers reminders for everyday “going green”.

A school story about a teenager who feels out of place and is troubled by her weight. When her supportive teacher is removed from school, Marcy joins a campaign to bring her back and finds confidence in using her voice.

This is a competition adventure built around mech battles, with Titch facing fierce opponents and pursuing answers about his missing father.

A murder investigation, family revelations and a prophecy converge as three siblings confront secrets that challenge their place in ThunderClan and their understanding of its rules.

Follow Erich as ordinary concerns give way to exclusion and hardship under Nazi rule. Alongside the discrimination, the story includes friends and neighbours who remain loyal despite the risk.

Ophelia is set a diamond-stealing challenge, while Oscar’s inventions and a rival cousin add complications. The caper combines a mystery-adventure plot with comic illustrations and frequent feline puns.

This is a baseball-centred school story about ambition meeting competing responsibilities. Roy wants to impress a future high-school coach, while his academic difficulties, tutoring and strained relations with teammates complicate that goal.

A first-person life story follows Aldrin from childhood towards astronaut training and the Apollo 11 Moon landing, connecting personal ambition with the achievement of a team.

This is an action-adventure fantasy about a rescue, animal-inspired powers and friends learning to manage unusual devices. The stakes extend from Charlie’s father to the world, with complications among the group as well as external foes.

Five pups have their own morning routines, then go to the park. When a raccoon takes their baseball, they join forces to get it back.

A bilingual introduction to ice hockey, covering the rink, pucks and sticks, the game’s pace, cheering and teamwork.

Kailey’s love of the shoreline turns into a campaign when she learns that development could transform its tide pools. Her plan is an art protest, and she must try something unfamiliar to her.

A young artist notices the colour, patterns, people and sensory life around him, then reimagines his everyday surroundings through art.

A paranormal story follows Alice between a small Australian town and a dreamscape built from its residents’ nightmares. Her twin’s school shooting and its aftermath shape Alice’s struggle with identity, guilt and belonging.

The children’s summer changes when a nearby fountain is prepared as a temporary home for goldfish. Neighbourhood children visit, while their grandfather’s memories connect the fountain’s earlier use with the present-day adventure.

Gabby turns to spoken-word poetry as a way to express herself while working to help save the community arts centre she loves.

Frida and Bear turn drawing into a shared game: one starts with a shape, the other completes it as a picture, and they take turns. The book also invites readers to try their own versions.

A dove, owl and whale set out to help a forest replaced by desert. Animals bring seeds from different parts of the world, and a boy brings water; together they produce a seedling.