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The children try to raise money for their family's New Year meal by selling crafts. Their market attempt fails; a shrine visit and a thoughtful gift precede an unexpected turn of fortune.

An adventure about a girl who must cope with a tropical island’s challenges, while confronting her belief that a little litter does not matter.

Adele is a welcoming café owner who struggles with rainy days and wants to stay in bed. Someone begins leaving her small gifts; the story follows her curiosity about who is doing this and why.

Joelle’s grief over Dance Away and her frustration about the lost chance to ride together at a show shape her reluctance to care for the orphaned foal.

A dinosaur mother’s search for a safe nesting place leads from a world of predators to a modern farm, where keeping her hatchlings safe brings a rescue mission.

Nikki is balancing summer plans with uncertainty about a visiting student's interest in her and the possibility of hurting Brandon. A personal decision sits at the centre of the story.

This is a story about siblings who have been moved between foster homes and an older couple who invite them into their lives. It centres on belonging, trust and the possibility of a loving home.

A princess faces a conflict between her father’s boundary-setting order and the choice to help an injured stranger. The story presents this as a retelling of the Good Samaritan parable.

A missing puppy and a magical recipe drive the adventure, with baking and familiar village locations alongside the fantasy. The search is presented as a shared effort by Ellie and Basil.

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 is a relationship-led coming-of-age story: Jan’s connection with Al helps him consider a different direction, while his bond with Jodi, books and writing also enters that change.

A lively myth-inspired quest begins when Monkey and his companions set out to retrieve scriptures said to help people become peaceful and kind.

Nurses’ tasks, tools and care for healthy and sick patients are introduced through English and Spanish text, photographs and a picture glossary.

Michelle’s flight from home leaves her isolated in New York. Devon first appears to offer kindness and shelter, but the story turns towards her exploitation and a struggle to survive.

A good deed brings Rupert a golden goose, but a feather-stealing attempt sets off a growing chain of people stuck to the bird. The tale pairs this comic predicament with Plasticine illustrations.

This is a grief-centred story about a teenager facing her mother's death, state care and successive foster homes. It also follows her relationships with friends and the possibility of finding family in unexpected places.

Expect a fantasy adventure centred on a riding competition, a lost magical helmet and help from two friends. Horses, fairies and goblins are part of its story world.

The biography follows Nightingale from studying nursing and visiting hospitals to caring for injured soldiers in Turkey and pursuing changes in hospital care.

A real-life adventure about a runner and a stray dog whose companionship develops during an ultramarathon, followed by Leonard’s effort to bring Gobi home.

This fantasy instalment follows several connected conflicts: Zoey’s opposition to Neferet, Rephaim’s struggle to remain free of his father’s influence, and the arrival of Aurox, created as a weapon.

A collection of true childhood stories, written by children and adults recalling their own childhoods. They touch on friendship, choices and qualities including honesty, kindness, forgiveness and perseverance, with cartoon strips featuring the Souper Kids.

A practical introduction to maths in marine-animal care, combining three work-based stories with problems for readers to solve and a toolbox of examples and exercises.

A beaver’s careless choices damage the forest and affect its animal inhabitants. After a falling tree prompts him to reflect, he tries to put things right and becomes gentler.

The guide covers verbal threats, physical confrontation, social exclusion and cyberbullying. It offers advice on responding, building self-esteem and helping a friend, and asks readers to consider their own conduct too.

This is a story of upheaval and endurance, with Sara’s inventive inner life and kindness at its centre. Her changed circumstances bring loneliness, hunger and cold, alongside friendships and the possibility of renewed happiness.

A close-up account of eaglets growing up, combining a narrative thread with factual sidebars and reference features.

A twisty teen murder mystery, driven by Emma’s investigation and Sutton’s emerging memories. Expect secrets, suspicion and tense relationships alongside the central question of who killed Sutton.

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.

Hina and her mother welcome a stray kitten into their home. Hina learns about caring for it, then faces the kitten’s disappearance and the worry of losing something she loves.

The trip’s plans are thrown off when Maddie’s mother arrives. Alongside the New York outing and clothing quest, the story centres on strained friendships and Maddie’s behaviour towards her companions.

Lily, her mum and their dog Poppy care for three abandoned kittens overnight. Poppy’s own early experience of being hand-reared connects her gently to the kittens’ care.

This is a festive fantasy adventure centred on missing Snowball, a baby Bigfoot. The children balance school and sanctuary responsibilities as they try to help, with mythical animals and winter weather part of the setting.

This is a wartime survival story about a young person taking responsibility for someone in danger, set against the upheaval of occupation. It combines perilous escape with human kindness and morally complicated choices.

A friendship-and-rescue story set amid occupation, food shortages and Nazi soldiers in Copenhagen. Annemarie’s family shelters Ellen, then Annemarie faces a dangerous task connected with keeping her friend safe.

A tiny animal’s arrival brings a care puzzle: Joshua nibbles the letter before Mr Benjamin can finish reading its instructions. The opening centres on practical care and the zoo’s response to its new arrival.

This is an illustrated animal adventure about aspiring to be a hero, searching for magic, and getting a chance to help a friend. Its final question leaves Monty’s wish unresolved.

A friendly guided tour introduces museum roles and spaces, with Stub meeting characters responsible for protecting and archiving artworks. The combination of artworks, playful characters, fun facts and a glossary gives the story an informational strand.

Faith’s story centres on loss, difficult care at home, leaving, and seeking help through prayer. Her Christian faith is central to the way the story presents her hardship.

A hands-on introduction to guinea-pig care, from selecting a pet and preparing its home to feeding, cleaning, grooming and safe handling. Photographs accompany the practical instructions.

A structured introduction to hornet biology follows the queen, workers and developing young, then compares hornets with other insect architects. Diagrams and a hands-on activity add visual and practical ways into the subject.

A practical collection of ideas for mourning: remembering someone who died, expressing feelings, finding support and taking small steps in daily life. It includes guidance on difficult circumstances such as suicide and accidental death.

This guide combines practical pet-care topics—such as feeding, handling and getting ready for a hamster—with background on hamster history, life cycle and behaviour.

Expect a comic, surreal quest rather than a straightforward illness story: Cameron and his companions encounter fantastical figures and ideas while searching for a cure.

This is a practical workbook about responding to difficult feelings rather than expecting them to disappear. It offers mindfulness, self-kindness and values-focused exercises for everyday life.

A retelling-inspired adventure gives readers choices that affect Goldilocks’ fate. Blank spaces let children add illustrations, and the story’s choices are linked with respect and empathy.

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.