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Young members of the Tribulation Force try to escape the Global Community’s grasp and free friends, while satellite tracking may expose them. A teenager’s contact from New Babylon raises doubts about a possible rendezvous. As people prepare to take Nicolae Carpathia’s mark, the group uses computers to spread warnings about its consequences.

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.

An orphan’s question about his sister’s fate leads to a fortune-teller’s startling prediction: an elephant will guide him to her. The novel follows the remarkable events that begin with this answer.

Two friends’ attempt to save a life takes them into another world, where a sorceress threatens enslavement. Their adventure also shows the making of Narnia, with Aslan’s song bringing the new land into being.

A small railway character’s feeling of being overlooked leads into a mountain-climbing predicament, where its braking helps keep the train on the tracks.

Ninja, Cowboy and Bear enjoy doing things together, but quarrel and compete over who is best. The rivalry brings resentment before they learn to be considerate of their differences. Instructions for a whole-body game are included.

Felicity aims to enter medical school despite institutional resistance to women in science. A journey funded by a mysterious young woman becomes a perilous quest, while Felicity also navigates an estranged friendship and a suitor’s proposal.

A humorous mystery-adventure combines the runaway ostrich search with questions about the children’s family and Penelope’s origins.

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.

A climate-and-energy adventure pairs a practical problem—smoke from factory generators—with a young leader’s effort to win adults’ support for a different energy solution.

Expect a horse-centred friendship story with a spooky mystery: Elli and Jonah try to discover whether a ghost is unsettling the guests and threatening the family’s new business. The haunting is presented as a possibility to investigate, rather than an established fact.

A seriously ill boy sets off with his dog to pursue a mountain-climbing goal; his best friend faces a difficult question of loyalty. The story centres on illness, friendship and a risky runaway journey.

Linn is pushed into flight by demands to abandon her faith and marry. A mysterious arrow-shaped wound and a path through Maether draw her towards the lysefolk and a quest tied to the world's future.

Two young characters face sharply different upheavals: the girl is offered martial-arts training as a route towards strength and independence, while the boy is held hostage by his uncle and dreams of escape. Their paths are expected to meet.

This is a supernatural adventure in which Mitsuko faces a spirit's demands with help from Goranu, a mischievous shape-shifter. Japanese myths and legends shape the journey, alongside a star-crossed-love element.

A royal contest drives the plot: September must face others who believe they have a rightful claim, as familiar companions and her searching parents become part of events.

A clique friendship story about loyalty, belonging and the strain caused by one girl’s control over group membership. Each girl gets a say in the story.

Lucy and Owen’s chance meeting during a citywide blackout leads to a brief time together in New York. When they move in different directions with their families, they stay connected across distance.

A moonlit route draws David from his fishing village into an enchanted garden. The adventure includes a giant to battle, along with a flying horse and golden riches.

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 routine family car trip turns into an imaginative flying adventure when Marco puts his hand outside the open window and pictures it taking to the sky.

This closing instalment combines a kingdom’s struggle with a goddess’s curse and Atti’s frightening recurring nightmare. Its multiple viewpoints follow both the king’s court and the queen’s household.

A mysterious book links Leo's life in authoritarian Malonia with the stories of Anna and Ryan in England. Their narratives bring together personal secrets, magic, political upheaval and tragedy.

A family and friendship story set amid Cold War suspicion, centred on Marjorie's efforts to find her own voice and decide how to treat others.

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.

This is a mystery driven by two friends’ different reactions: Parker is determined to prove Evans guilty, while Matt remains cautious. Their search takes them into an antique shop, where a tense encounter unfolds.

Clara’s journey combines a Christmas Eve adventure, a ballet that recounts the Four Realms’ origins, and her effort to revise a story that may be untrue.

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.

Kate longs for the sister she never knew, and believes Emma’s return would solve her family’s problems. When a stranger claims to be Emma, she proves very different from Kate’s imagined sister.

Expect a dark faerie-court story driven by Jude’s effort to secure a place among people who despise humans. Politics and power take centre stage; romance is a subplot rather than the main focus.

Expect a varied collection of contemporary fantasy, with each contributor bringing a distinct take on trickster characters. Coyote, Raven and Anansi appear among the named story subjects.

Expect a varied collection: familiar fantasy stories sit alongside comic verse, puzzles and other writings. Tenniel’s illustrations appear in the inner pages.

The collection brings together eighteen macabre tales from Horowitz Horror and More Horowitz Horror.

A tower theft mystery unfolds through 13 robberies and the loss of the numbers from an ancient emerald clock. Solving riddles and examining detailed illustrations helps readers investigate the case and pursue a related hunt for 12 buried numbers.

A fantasy adventure about Fort and his friends trying to prevent Damian from summoning the Old Ones. Prophecy, magic, visions and uncertain alliances drive their search for answers.

A time-travel fantasy links a family’s decision to hibernate through a world crisis with a parallel tale of a princess trapped in time. Sigrun and her friends try to address the crisis rather than leave it to others.

The mystery centres on an old murder investigation, a rare coin and a collector who threatens Charlie to protect a secret.

A comic monster adventure turns an insect bite into a startling transformation, with Lud’s new abilities first seeming enjoyable and then becoming something he must stop.

Nine family episodes link baseball to changing lives in Brooklyn, from 1845 onwards. Expect a multigenerational story rather than a single player’s season, with moments of achievement and heartache.

A picnic outing turns frightening when the grork, already wary of turples, hears a tree creak and runs into a dark wood. The greep and grork reunite and go home singing.

Kofi’s diary perspective places a young witness amid British attacks on Ghanaian towns and the destruction of the Asantehene’s palace in Kumase.

Helmuth secretly listens to BBC news on an illegal short-wave radio, then distributes leaflets challenging what people are told. Arrested and tried for treason, he awaits execution while memories reveal how he reached this point.

Ready’s resourceful exploits and the balloon ascent set an adventure in 1853 San Francisco, with the city’s post-gold-discovery daily life as part of the setting.

A young artist paints animals in imaginative colours and forms, taking pleasure in the finished pictures. The story celebrates making art freely rather than trying to match familiar expectations.

A fashion-focused school story about Emma's designs, a magazine opportunity and the secret identity she creates. Friendship, school life and a new crush add competing demands.

Riven’s military mission takes her from a war-ravaged parallel world to modern Earth, where she must find and bring home Caden while trying to fit in.

This is a Moon-colony mystery about a boy seeking answers after his father fails to return from a mission officials deny ever happened.

This is a playful story about turning an impossible wish into a sequence of experiments. Its appeal lies in the boy’s imaginative plans and the surprising distinction between a star in the sky and something star-shaped.

A focused, dual-narrative historical novel about displacement, survival and access to water. Its language is spare, but the experiences include war, deaths and severe deprivation, balanced by perseverance and collective problem-solving.

A gentle story about moving from a very small comfort zone into wider experiences. Mabel’s journey offers opportunities to discuss fear, curiosity, confidence, changing seasons and supporting someone who is hesitant.

A family’s fear grows as a huge black dog watches their home. Small Hope faces it, leads it on a chase, and discovers a playful way to bring it inside.

A gentle nature story combines a small character’s change of circumstances with information about oak trees, seasons and the many species associated with them.

This is a creative introduction to feelings, using alphabetic rhymes and animal imagery to give emotions memorable forms and language. It may work especially well as a shared conversation book.

This is an active read-aloud: children can watch each animal, hear a movement prompt, and answer “I can do it!” before copying the action. The sequence introduces body parts and movement words through repetition and colourful collages.

This is a gentle story about staying emotionally connected when physical contact is not possible. It offers several concrete, non-touching ways to show affection, while keeping the reason and duration of separation unexplained.