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This is a story about a reluctant ranch summer, a horse partnership and a discovery that gives Paley a reason to act bravely.

A fantasy mystery follows Vega as she deciphers clues after Quentin disappears, facing dangers beyond her village and within it. The story centres on investigation, secrecy and a heroine risking her life.

A dog-centred adventure pairs an unlikely companionship with Fritz’s military past, including a tour of Iraq. The story also introduces a hurricane and trouble in the dogs’ town.

This is a science-fiction adventure about a would-be pilot investigating her father’s wartime actions while confronting unsettling discoveries about her world.

A lively mystery set around art, deception and relationships, with a bold young investigator at its centre. Alongside suspense, it explores artistic value, loyalty, jealousy and the difference between legal wrongdoing and deeper moral harm.

Expect a tense wartime adventure centred on a boy whose loyalty is unsettled by family revelations and encounters with Nazi brutality. Its main appeal is the combination of suspense, historical setting and moral awakening rather than light-hearted adventure.

This is a compact, straightforward adventure about caring for wildlife when family work and personal convictions pull in different directions. Mystery and pursuit keep the story moving, while Maya’s choices centre responsibility, trust and competing needs.

This is a horse-centred mystery-adventure about Hailey, her friend Elaine, and Freedom, a foal with unusual connections to the past. Suspense grows through a disappearance, a dangerous flood and a threatening adult figure.

Choose this for a reader who enjoys brisk fantasy quests, pirates, magic, monsters and loyal friendships. It is especially suited to someone willing to follow an ongoing series rather than expect every thread to settle at once.

This is a fantasy quest about trying to rescue a bonded magical animal after he is drawn into another world. Expect danger, magical encounters and mystery, with friendship and loyalty at the centre.

This is a brisk child-centred mystery in which Benjie’s enthusiasm for spying and Pete’s protective actions help uncover burglaries. Suspense comes from the family’s vulnerability and Benjie’s capture, while humour and animal loyalty soften the danger.

This is a supernatural mystery about investigating rumours, with suspense arising from a mountain setting, an eccentric family’s mansion and the possibility that the reported half-human Beast is real.

A mystery-led magical-school adventure with a distinctive idea: Charlie can hear voices in photographs. Its strongest pull is uncovering hidden histories while deciding whom to trust inside an institution that feels secretive and controlling.

This offers a gentle coming-of-age story about finding a voice, resisting people-pleasing and building trust through friendship and romance. It also brings family relationships, music, social media and a disconnected summer setting into the same narrative.

Expect a fast-moving science-fiction adventure centred on young people facing captivity, rescue, alien encounters and perilous travel. Its strongest appeal is likely imaginative problem-solving and the contrast between threatening and protective beings.

This is a fast-moving supernatural mystery about trust, responsibility and courage under pressure. Will must investigate his apparent involvement in the theft while confronting escalating threats to his community.

This is a high-stakes young-adult mystery about loyalty, identity and truth. Nearly’s investigation crosses community, family and school pressures, with danger becoming increasingly personal.

An adventurous Arctic quest gradually becomes a confrontation with powerful institutions and adults who control children’s lives. Lyra’s courage, unusual companions and truth-seeking device drive a story that leaves moral boundaries deliberately unsettled.

Expect a brisk fantasy quest built around danger, escape and puzzle-solving. The book spends substantial time in Noradz, where cleanliness is enforced harshly, before moving towards a frightening confrontation in the City of the Rats.

A quest fantasy about Daring Do trying to reach Cirrostrata, a hidden city above Equestria. Legends, ancient magic, a rare Pegasus type, a mysterious treasure and hazardous flying create the central mystery.

This is a supernatural camping adventure centred on two siblings confronting a frightening creature. Its strongest offer is atmosphere: mountains, forest, a loch and an ancient cave frame mystery, family interaction and danger.

This is a fantasy adventure about cats, competing Clans, prophecy and hidden motives.

A dark, imaginative adventure for readers who enjoy secret societies, mythological creatures and determined protagonists. Its strongest hooks are the hunter trials, the forest’s threats and Winnie’s effort to reclaim her family’s standing.

A tense survival adventure places young people in a natural disaster and gives Dylan and Louie difficult practical and emotional problems to solve. Its strongest thread appears to be movement from suspicion towards cooperation.

A fast-moving survival adventure where four children must depend on one another in an unfamiliar rainforest. Alongside practical dangers, it explores courage, trust, fear, friendship and the difficult choices needed to keep going.

This offers immersive folklore, a slow-building relationship and a heroine confronting shame about her magic. It may suit readers who enjoy gothic atmosphere, complex myth-making and emotionally difficult fantasy rather than a light fairy-tale retelling.

This is a warm but perilous time-slip adventure about a child coping with frightening family circumstances. Its emotional centre is the growing trust between two boys who must care for one another while trying to return home.

This is a spooky rescue adventure centred on a frightened boy trying to protect his brother. Expect cemetery and crypt imagery, supernatural games, riddles and sustained suspense, alongside friendship and compassion.

A brisk historical mystery follows Lily and Tom from their travelling life into a more dangerous search involving a carved treasure, a new friendship and hidden family secrets. Its accessible prose and illustrations may suit readers who enjoy adventure but prefer shorter chapter books.

A richly imagined adventure about mapmaking, friendship and courage under authoritarian rule. Isabella must act when murder, imprisonment and a friend’s disappearance unsettle her island, leading her towards magic and danger in the Forbidden Territories.

This is a clue-led historical adventure about a young protagonist acting under pressure to help her imprisoned father. It offers travel, ancient objects, a companionable magpie and a mystery that links art and evidence.

A fast-moving rescue adventure about courage, loyalty and learning to trust. Wolves are central companions, while Feo’s journey brings danger, humour and a friendship that develops under pressure.

A fast-moving supernatural adventure places young characters in conflict with corrupt authority. Its strongest features are the shadowy coastline, escalating danger and clear moral stakes; its spiritual allegory is direct rather than subtle.

This is a high-pressure survival mystery built around an unseen shooter, a confined setting and secrets among friends. Its interest lies in suspense, shifting trust and how people respond when cooperation becomes necessary.

Expect a tense survival mystery built around kidnapping, an isolated camp, family betrayal, shifting suspicion and deaths. Its emotional centre is Liv’s effort to retain her moral judgement when silence might feel safer.

Expect a fast-moving, atmospheric slasher mystery built around teenage friendship, investigation and uncertainty about whether a haunting is real. The central appeal is suspense and clue-following rather than realistic crime analysis.

This is an imaginative fantasy adventure about siblings entering a winter-bound world and taking part in its liberation. Its moral framework includes courage, sacrifice, repentance, forgiveness and explicitly Christian allegory.

Expect a brisk, spooky adventure led by a frightened but determined child. The book foregrounds mystery, supernatural danger and emotional bonds rather than realistic horror, with hope alongside its darker elements.

This is a historical family story about rebuilding after hardship. Ellie’s practical courage, connection with nature and willingness to help others sit alongside grief, difficult choices and uncertainty about what people have experienced.

Expect an imaginative treasure hunt in a world of vampirs and werwolves, driven by danger, mystery and changing trust. The book combines supernatural adventure with Tibor and Roza’s need to decide whom to believe.

Expect a fast-moving, imaginative adventure in which time travel connects family relationships, grief and responsibility. The story also makes room for humour, friendship and emotional growth, with Al facing both practical dangers and difficult choices.

A thoughtful, atmospheric family mystery in which Kate’s investigation opens difficult questions about death, secrecy and belonging. Its suspense is closely tied to emotional upheaval rather than adventure alone, and the ending involves significant family change.

Expect an energetic treasure-hunt adventure involving tunnels, caves, ruins, a hidden weapon and suspected betrayal. Its central appeal is discovery under pressure, with Tom’s street-smarts and his friends’ trust tested as the expedition unfolds.

Expect a fast-moving school adventure set in 2507, combining pirate training, a mysterious newcomer and danger in the academy. Friendship and cooperation sit alongside sailing, knots, swords and an escalating enemy threat.

This is an adventurous nature-centred novel about Orla’s investigation into a disease damaging plants and harming people. It combines magical plant knowledge, travel, friendship and questions about how people can work towards a common good.

A spirited magical adventure about a girl pursuing family answers, learning witchcraft and building friendships in Hedgely. Expect a picturesque but spooky setting, folklore-inspired creatures, exciting escapes and a heroine whose courage develops unevenly.