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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.

A teen social-life story about fitting in, dating and trying to manage different versions of oneself. Lucy’s three party invitations give the identity charade a practical, increasingly complicated shape.

Connor is taken to an island camp intended to make him change after coming out. He plans to escape with other teenagers and expose the camp’s secrets.

Ramona juggles several jobs and family responsibilities while living in Eulogy, Mississippi. Swimming and Freddie’s return bring a new focus, as her feelings prompt questions about attraction and identity.

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.

Louis’s reasons for joining include wages and the Union’s fight to end slavery. The story follows his experience in the Irish Brigade and brings together the perspectives of an Abenaki teenager and the Civil War.

A family’s escape from an abusive father begins as an adventure for Jayni, who adopts the name Lola Rose. As money runs out, the family’s new life becomes harder to sustain.

The book sets two rival approaches to warfare—steam-powered machines and genetically engineered creatures—against an alternate First World War backdrop, while bringing Alek and Deryn together on an airship.

A relationship-led coming-of-age story about a transgender teen navigating a new school, friendship and the decision to share her past. It combines first love with questions of trust and belonging.

A witty, sharp-edged Cinderella variation follows Becky through sudden glamour and public attention, while she tries to hold on to who she was before the transformation. Expect satire alongside questions of beauty and belonging.

Miu Lan can take many imagined forms but is unsure how to describe who they are. School brings difficult questions and trouble finding accepting friends; their mother’s love gives them comfort.

Expect a supernatural fantasy built around Daire’s visions, her newly discovered abilities and the uncertain identity of the boy she dreams about.

Expect a speculative adventure combining a search for a missing brother with demon-hunting work and interdimensional intrigue. Ehrich must also conceal his origins and work out whom to trust.

A teenage heroine’s strange inheritance draws her into a perilous struggle involving monsters, assassins and a family appeal to join the “family business”.

This is a supernatural coming-of-age story about Adam’s difficult family life and his collision with a hidden world between life and death.

The story centres on a family’s displacement and Chris’s growing awareness of poverty, cultural identity and belonging. His pull towards the landscape of his Wiradjuri ancestors gives the novel a strong focus on connection across generations.

Auralia’s unusual colour-making gift brings her into contact with rulers, a wizard and a prince with dangerous secrets. Her discovery links a personal mystery to wider upheaval across the Expanse.

A contemporary story about unreturned love, keeping secrets and Tretch’s effort to be more open about who he is. His bond with Matt and his supportive older brother sit alongside his difficulty talking with his parents.

Family ties and identity sit at the centre of Janie's story, alongside an unexpected responsibility for supporting her mother and handling family finances.

Lily’s move between two versions of Salem sets up a fantasy about altered identity and power, alongside romance and danger. Her life-threatening allergies are part of her circumstances in the first world.

This adventure combines two linked worlds, a time difference and identity-switching with a threat to both Earths. Tom and Eddie must respond to danger while secrets about their situation come to light.

Maddie’s secret interests bring her into Logan’s world of comics, conventions, live-action role-playing and video games. As she enjoys this new connection, her efforts to deny her own interests lead to deeper lies and risk losing him.

Gurl’s new invisibility ability offers a way to act in a city where she has felt out of place. The story pairs her escape plan with mysteries about identity, family history and the city’s strange inhabitants.

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.

The mystery pairs a stolen literary artefact with a frame-up: the brothers must work out who is placing pages among their things and why.

A fast-moving science-fantasy adventure follows Kincar across alternate versions of Gorth, where he must navigate a new threat and the demands of a mysterious relic.

A fantasy adventure about a teenager learning where she comes from and what she can do, with friendship, betrayal and choices at its centre.

Expect interwoven royal, military and espionage plots, set against war, political manoeuvring and a destructive blight. The story also explores identity and includes queer characters and relationships.

The story follows Melissa as she seeks the role of Charlotte in her school play and, with Kelly’s help, makes a plan to let others know who she is.

At its centre is Jamie’s effort to hide his sexuality and the experimental drug he hopes will change his attraction to boys. His choices also affect his connection with Celia and the people closest to him.

A science-fiction thriller about two teens caught between human institutions and aliens, alongside Reese’s unresolved feelings for her ex-girlfriend and David.

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.

This is a collection of perspectives on identity theft, ranging from whether the danger is growing or exaggerated to risks involving health records, social media, biometrics and financial targets.

Davis’s summer brings together questions about identity, body image, changing friendships and family relationships. Opera, Brooklyn and his particular interests are part of his everyday world, while the story centres on seeing himself as more than a single label.

This is a contemporary family-and-romance story about Frank negotiating his parents’ expectations, his relationships and his Korean American identity. A serious illness and bereavement also shape the family story.

Nic’s summer at a programme for gifted teenagers brings friendship, attraction and uncertainty when she and Battle become more than friends. The novel follows Nic as she makes sense of her feelings without needing to choose a fixed identity label.

The story follows Jacques as he tries to make sense of being Fleur’s imaginary friend and works out what that means for his identity.

Simon’s unreliable magic, the face-wearing monster and Baz’s absence set up a magical mystery. The story also gives substantial space to romance and the characters’ changing relationships.

The story centres on a child’s affectionate view of an uncle who is also Auntie Lotta, a drag performer. A parade incident and a worry about friends from different parts of Lotta’s life lead to a shared outfit combining Leo and Lotta.

A school hero whom classmates still regard as a nerd takes on a graffiti mystery, while protecting his secret identity and facing an attempt to shift blame onto him.

Tally’s pursuit of a musician tied to her family past leads her to Maddy and a love that unsettles her assumptions. Family secrets and questions of identity sit alongside friendship and supernatural elements.

A mythic adventure links a child’s changing identity with the recovery and sharing of light. The illustrated story also has an accompanying musical score on CD.

Expect a tense escape-and-journey story shaped by David’s guarded outlook. New sights and ordinary comforts become striking discoveries, while the threat of being caught shadows his encounters with people who may help him.

Catherine’s efforts to guide David sit alongside her wish for friendship and an ordinary life. New connections with Jason and Kristi bring her own choices into focus, prompting questions about difference and what it means to be normal.

A bleak but lyrical story about siblings navigating unstable care, homelessness and self-invention. Its poems bring attention to the dreams and difficulties of young people without secure homes.

At its centre is Pattyn’s search for where she belongs, as family ties, faith and her feelings about being loved come into question.