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The central tension is how a group’s attempts to pursue justice can shift towards revenge, with consequences the friends cannot control.

An adventure that moves from Sam’s return journey to England towards his renewed naval service and preparation for Trafalgar.

A dark fantasy about a young outcast learning to use her powers, with belonging and loyalty competing against rage, fear and the pull towards harming others.

At its centre is an unlikely friendship that brings together two teenagers facing loneliness and change. Their lives involve family troubles, romantic relationships and the effort to imagine a future on their own terms.

This is a school-and-family story about coping with upheaval and trying to start afresh.

This is a birthday-centred fantasy adventure in which Tara’s search for unusual objects brings her into contact with eccentric townspeople and new friends.

A lively school-set relationship story centres on Becca’s paid schemes to split couples, with a complicated assignment bringing her back into Huxley’s orbit.

This is a magical romance built around a choice with consequences: Viola has three wishes, while Jinn wants to return home. Their growing attachment makes the wishes emotionally complicated.

A dark fantasy about belonging and survival, with magic woven into a village’s superstitions. Kate’s carving skill and unusual appearance make her a target, while a bargain offers escape at a personal cost.

A perilous group journey drives the story, with the bears pursuing an imagined refuge while facing dangers, divided directions and a lasting change to their travelling group.

Expect a fantasy quest shaped by prophecy, magic and a long-standing struggle involving gods, rulers and people. Garion’s changing understanding of his origins is also central.

A fast-moving adventure combines a threatened community, a mysterious child, and a young leader’s coming of age. Its appeal may lie in the blend of danger, family loyalty and an enigmatic revelation.

A supernatural horror story about friendship, sculpting and the consequences of helping create something that can live. Davie’s own role in the creation makes his choices central to the premise.

A teen’s wish for an ordinary family life collides with the corporate control surrounding him. The story also sets personal loyalty against the possibility of exposing wrongdoing.

Expect a comic zombie story built around a prom-night spell gone wrong, teenage romance and Mia’s unexpected position as leader of the infected class.

This is a coming-of-age story about a young person pursuing creative and educational ambitions amid family expectations, changing relationships and uncertainty about her future.

A historical coming-of-age story about a family’s separation and a young person adapting to a new country, culture and language.

This fantasy finale centres on Bertie’s wish for family and the weight of choosing amid competing obligations and affections. The theatre’s uncertain state adds another strand to her dilemma.

This is a coming-of-age story about a teenage artist negotiating family strain, online belonging and a chance to pursue creative ambitions. Furry identity and community are central to Maeve’s friendships and self-expression.

A dog’s search for a home gives the story a clear emotional focus, while his journey brings both loss and hope. Expect a serious arc rather than an account limited to rescue and comfort.

This is a story about belonging, friendship and family roles, with Grace’s uncertainty about her origins alongside concern for a friend whose future feels constrained by teenage motherhood.

A year of diary entries follows Clem through school and shifting relationships. The book explores attraction, rejected advances, family life and the uncertainty of coming out, in an informal voice.

The boys’ choice is not simply about money: they consider whether a possible way to meet personal needs could also send cocaine back into their neighbourhood.

This is a story about a young person confronting uncertainty over belonging and family security, alongside an urgent journey and a new friendship.

A fantasy adventure about facing a dangerous sea creature, with friendship and family decisions alongside the central quest. It is the third instalment, so earlier books may help with context.

This combines sisterly family life and growing up with vampire appetites and danger. Its central tension includes the sisters’ effort to avoid feeding on people.

This is a school friendship story that turns into a dilemma: Beth learns of Lauren’s affair with their drama teacher and decides to act. The outline signals serious consequences but does not reveal what Beth does or what follows.

This is a coming-of-age story about a high-school student balancing friendships, school, a job and difficulties at home. Its focus is Kirk's relationships and changing circumstances.

This is a dark fantasy built around a young person’s return to a place she longs for, only to find it changed and dangerous. The house and its magic are central to the conflict.

This is a high-stakes fantasy conflict built around Amy’s responsibility for a failed mission and the danger of losing her way home.

This is a fantasy romance built around a reimagined fairy tale, with competing survival needs and a relationship that challenges Isra’s inherited beliefs.

Sunny’s confidence in a prophecy is shaken, setting up a fantasy adventure about whether destiny can be changed. The book also foregrounds friendship and questions of identity.

This fantasy romance follows Brighid as she navigates a forbidden attachment and an unexpected spiritual power, while a vision raises the possibility of danger to those she loves.

A summer romance and a mystery meet in a beach-town fantasy, as Sam tries to understand the unusual girls and the secrets surrounding their community.

This blends a murder mystery with selkie folklore and a protagonist’s discovery of her own bond to the sea. Aileen’s relationship with Jamie is entangled with secrets and danger.

This is a fantasy adventure built around Meghan’s family upheaval and discovery of a magical heritage, with a war and a dangerous prince shaping the stakes.

A supernatural romance and conflict story, with Layla's divided heritage shaping her sense of belonging and complicating whom she can trust.

A school-year coming-of-age story links Holling’s classroom life and Shakespeare reading with wider historical events and family expectations.

This is a story about shifting friendships and group belonging, as Mel reconsiders who matters to her and Jordan’s company crosses group lines.

This fantasy centres on Frost, whose feared supernatural possession complicates her attempts to find safety and connection. Suspicion among the warriors and her feelings for two men add interpersonal tension.

This is a wartime family story centred on Ada’s changing sense of identity and the tensions that follow Ruth’s arrival. Its focus is on belonging and moral choices under threat.

A parallel-world premise turns a question about what might have been into a choice between two very different versions of life. Annie’s sense of self remains central as her circumstances change.

Ava’s predicament brings together a crush, kindness and her place on a football team. Alex’s funding choice adds a school-community disagreement about supporting sport or the arts.

A story of memory, homesickness and making a life in a new place, told through Grandma Nutcracker's perspective and her advice to a visiting girl.

This is a fantasy adventure built around a stranger whose martial arts set him apart in a magical world. The contest and his unexplained origins provide the central mysteries.

Three young demigods—Percy, Hazel and Frank—face uncertainty about their pasts, abilities and place at camp as a danger to the world comes into view.