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Expect a character-led coming-of-age story rather than an action thriller: Cliff’s friendships, creative ambitions, family pressures and attraction to Jillian unfold through witty, self-aware narration.

This is an illustrated historical diary that makes medieval life concrete: Tobias learns languages, manners and practical duties while readers encounter food, sanitation, work, hunting and social rules.

This is a focused contemporary family story about children’s privacy online. It offers a plot-led way to consider sharenting, consent and the consequences when a parent’s public identity depends on children’s visibility.

A lively child-led detective adventure: Emil responds to theft by following the suspected criminal through Berlin and working with other children. Its appeal lies in pursuit, teamwork and the contrast between a small town and a large, exciting city.

A historical adventure rooted in the early-20th-century Philippines, following Amihan and Mariposa as they respond to official policy and try to return to Culion. Its emotional centre is family love and friendship.

This is a tense, compassionate story about a child taking responsibility in a dangerous society. It combines family survival, Afghan history, women’s restricted freedoms and moments of hope, while leaving Parvana’s immediate future unresolved.

This is a team-centred science-fiction adventure about young people confronting the organisation responsible for transforming one of them. Expect secret missions, superhuman and alien abilities, technology, fights and an urgent threat affecting millions.

This is a playful introduction to emotional variety: a child may feel silly, brave, ready to try something new, or drawn to an unexpected choice such as pizza for breakfast. Its central invitation is to notice and discuss feelings.

This is a brisk supernatural adventure with a vulnerable protagonist, dangerous family revelations and a shifting group of companions. Its strongest feature is the contrast between witty dialogue and genuinely unsettling horror, though the story includes notably dark and graphic moments.

This offers practical discovery rather than a purely explanatory science read: readers test ideas about electricity and magnetism, then connect them with technologies such as musical instruments and space equipment.

A gentle introduction to Siberian tiger cubs, centred on their protected beginnings, maternal care and gradual preparation for independence. Its accessible presentation links animal behaviour with the cubs’ cold natural surroundings.