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Bo's story combines a mistaken accusation, prison labour, a dangerous tundra setting and an illegal football team. A runaway artificial intelligence adds a mystery: Bo must decide whether to trust the programme he created.

This is a historical adventure centred on Julia’s journey and the secrets of the people she meets. Her choices about trust and what to fight for drive the story.

A supernatural adventure follows Sarah as she inherits a demon-hunting mission after her parents die. Her dreams, developing powers and uncertain trust in a newly arrived cousin shape her attempt to face the threat.

This is a fantasy about recovering a lost identity and facing a choice between two worlds, framed by a quest to save Faerie and a threat to both realms.

This is presented as horror fiction, with suspense around the teenagers’ situation. How the danger unfolds and ends is unclear.

This historical romance combines a conflict over Heather and her father’s settlement and a fire with a question of whom Heather can trust. Romantic attention and danger are intertwined, while Heather remains unsure who is responsible.

This is a story about Diego’s probation and efforts to manage his anger, with trust in an adult becoming important as he begins to disclose difficult experiences.

A puzzle-led adventure combines geocaching and codes with friendship, secrecy and a race to respond to a dangerous crystal’s power.

The mystery centres on the callers’ silence and Claudia’s suspicion. The group’s investigation has “mixed results”, though what those involve is not specified.

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 wilderness adventure about Matt’s wish for solitude, his new acquaintance with Forrest, and the choices that arise as their relationship develops.

This is a fantasy adventure built around magical threats, uncertain loyalties and a plan that puts the twins at its centre.

This is a wartime secret-agent adventure, combining a sabotage mission with uncertainty about possible double agents. Its focus is action under pressure rather than a broad account of the war.

This is a fantasy about a boy caught between a prophecy and a promise, with dragons and dragonlings central to the coming danger.

A fantasy journey driven by loyalty and a rescue mission, with a former thief at its centre. Weasel’s past may shape how he approaches the people and choices he encounters.

The book combines witchcraft and a magical social event with Rachel’s choices about keeping her powers private. Dating and divided feelings add another strand to her decisions.

A fantasy about life after formal training: Serana faces challenges beyond her examinations and a future shaped by relationships and the approach of war.

This fantasy adventure centres on Isra’s effort to protect her sister and understand her newly revealed responsibility. Family loss, visions and a conflict between supernatural factions shape her search for allies.

A science-fiction comic about a newcomer living with the fallout of another person’s past behaviour, while a dangerous object puts her in peril.

A fantasy mystery pairs Cat’s investigation of a strange egg with Marianne’s decision about her own magic, while family secrets and disruptive spells complicate their efforts.

A supernatural mystery drives the plot, with Tavia trying to uncover what happened around her parents’ deaths while deciding whom to trust.

A bleak survival story combines a hostile future setting with a game-like mystery: Claudia’s choices may be controlled, while an outsider offers a possible route to protection and escape.

This is a family-centred story about Keysha’s response to her mother’s return and her brother’s romantic pursuit, with danger complicating the relationships.

Expect fantasy centred on clan divisions, family choices and competing loyalties, with a promised threat of bloodshed. The overview leaves the resolution of the characters’ choices open.

This is a fantasy adventure centred on a young thief navigating a city where words mislead and trust is difficult. The plot also brings together loyalty to family, friendship and a dangerous rescue.

A time-pressured adventure centred on Storm’s captivity and her attempt to protect her Pack. It is the series’ sixth instalment, so the wider conflict may rely on earlier books.

A circus-loving boy joins his performer uncle for a summer of clown training; the strange, increasingly frightening circus holds a mystery connected to Clown Street.

Expect a high-stakes time-travel adventure in which recovering the right keys matters as much as deciding which people Kate can save.

A myth-inspired quest story brings Greek and Roman demigods into uneasy contact, while Annabeth faces a command from her mother and worries about where she belongs.

This is a faith-centred adventure about a young person adjusting to a frightening, confusing situation. Anika draws on belief in God and her own ingenuity; the title points to a difficult relationship, though its details are not known.

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.

A teen science-fiction adventure about loyalty under pressure: Khya must decide whether to follow her clan or act to protect her brother, while relying on a rival.

This is a relationship-led coming-of-age story with a serious gang-violence strand. Its central tension brings Misha’s attraction to Dwayne into conflict with her mother’s warning and Dwayne’s concealed life.

Expect a fast-moving fantasy quest that mixes the real world with worlds from fictional books, with the Walker siblings trying to prevent a collision between them.

This is a conflict-driven fantasy about a threatened community and a young protagonist whose reputation as its supposed saviour follows an earlier deception.

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.

A Snow White retelling, the story centres on Sophie’s attempt to get away from a jealous stepmother and Gabe’s effort to bring her to his family’s castle. Escape brings new complications as their feelings grow despite existing betrothals.

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

A supernatural school story combines Lily’s new magical abilities with friendship, a crush and a conflict involving Reapers. Sebastian’s offer introduces uncertainty about whom she can trust.

A school invitation draws Travis into a sequence of puzzles and challenges, with the identity of the sender left uncertain.

A fast-moving premise combines a secretive organisation, a flight into hiding and a mystery tied to Jimmy’s new experiences. The book appears to centre on what he can prove and whom he can convince.

This is a story about uncertainty, disclosure and the consequences of a church scandal, centred on a teenager trying to make sense of an adult’s confusing attention.

This is court-centred fantasy with a murder mystery: an unexpected queen must investigate a poisoning while deciding whether, and how, to rule.

A time-travel adventure turns on Luis’s pursuit of buried treasure and his decision to take a special book home. The outline hints at trouble, leaving the nature and resolution of the consequences open.

This is a story about adapting to sudden change and deciding whom to trust. Its teenage protagonist faces shifts in family circumstances, schooling and social life.

This is a high-stakes story of cooperation under threat, alongside a relationship strained by a recent break-up and betrayal.