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This is a spooky, folksy fantasy about two girls whose quarrel unleashes a graveyard full of angry ancestors. The story pairs that supernatural danger with questions of friendship, family history and finding a place to belong.

A historical story about a girl’s attachment to a Japanese doll during wartime, and the pressure to choose between that personal bond and national loyalty.

This is an animal fantasy built around a quest for belonging and restored honour, with ravens and wolves linked through an ancient partnership.

This is a comic story about two boys whose efforts to influence their parents’ relationship bring together family upheaval, a school event and the boys’ own changing relationship.

Sticky notes spread around the school, carrying both friendly and cutting messages.

This is a football story with a family-move dilemma: Oliver has found a place on his new team and begun to make friends, but another move may take both away.

Three separate dog-centred adventures offer distinct starting points: Alpha’s life before leadership, Sweet’s search for a Pack, and Moon’s transition after disaster. The collection’s emphasis is on survival and life among Packs.

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 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 story about two sisters rebuilding everyday life after losing their parents, with new friendships and a small-town community shaping their sense of home.

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 magical village adventure sits alongside a story about siblings finding a more welcoming home. Expect mysteries and eccentric characters, with the children taking an active part in what happens.

This is a pony-camp story that brings together fitting in and the possible loss of a valued shared place. Brooke also turns to online friends for help.

A Minecraft-inspired adventure pairs an outsider character with a bullied girl as monsters enter her school. The characters team up under pressure.

This is an adventure about dogs trying to find a home amid fragile alliances and a new threat. It may suit readers drawn to animal-centred fantasy and survival stories.

This is a post-war story about a young person whose understanding of home and family is unsettled by a discovery. It connects private identity with the way a community remembers a difficult past.

A prehistoric coming-of-age story about exclusion, belonging and Tao's ambition to paint in caves.

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 maritime survival adventure follows Fable’s effort to leave an island and seek a place with her father, while building a working alliance with West.

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.

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 is a search for family origins shaped by questions of belonging: Malou knows little about her beginnings, and a new location offers possible clues. The specific answers remain undisclosed.

This instalment centres on belonging and shared territory, with uncertainty about whether the Clans can maintain their fragile balance. It offers a community-level conflict rather than a clear account of how that tension resolves.

A fast-moving fantasy finale combines a strained love story with questions of magical power, danger to Faerie and the effort to restore a theatre company.

A good fit to consider for readers drawn to eccentric fantasy, absurdist humour and a heroine whose identity may be more complicated than she expects.

A fantasy adventure following four bear cubs from different circumstances as their paths lead to a shared destination and a struggle to survive.

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.

A school-and-friendship story centred on Lucy’s place in her group, with her friends’ public exploits providing a contrast to her private fear.

This is a story about the gap between public admiration and genuine understanding. Multiple memories build a picture of Joel, while the community’s difficulty accepting him shapes the tragedy of his life and legacy.

A useful choice for readers drawn to supernatural mystery, secretive communities and a protagonist whose unusual inner connection may be more than imagined. Its central relationship is presented as both compelling and dangerous.

This is a space-adventure story pairing a missing-crew mystery with a cadet-in-danger situation. Data’s search for identity gives the external crisis a personal dimension.

This story combines the anticipation of a first cheerleading competition with a friendship problem: Maddy is left guessing why another girl has turned against her.

This is a community-conflict story as well as a first-love plot: Hoodie is caught between someone he cares about and the Orthodox Jewish community he has always known.

This historical story centres on Esther’s place in a royal court and the danger facing her people. It combines a threatened community with a possible romance.

A boarding-school mystery about belonging, conformity and noticing when a prestigious institution’s promises may come at a cost.

This is an energetic animal fantasy about survival, territory and loyalty. Expect danger, competing packs, resource shortages and a protagonist forced to make difficult choices between established relationships and a new community.

This is a socially engaged sports novel: football brings two North American teenagers into contact with marginalised local players, while different experiences of race, class and belonging become increasingly difficult to ignore.

A lively graphic mystery about music, belonging and friendship, with Chris moving from feeling like the new girl to joining a secret vigilante group. The premise offers humour, action and a hopeful outlook on not having life figured out.

This is a grief-centred thriller about vulnerability, belonging and coercive influence. Ruby’s attraction to Fox’s community develops gradually, shifting the atmosphere from apprehension towards horror as its rules and secrets become more troubling.

A fast-moving finale combines mythological adventure with questions of identity and belonging. Its emotional centre lies in characters confronting painful memories and deciding what they owe to friends, communities and the wider world.

This is a child-centred historical story about family work, community strain and changing social relationships. Its central challenge is how a small act of welcome might matter when prejudice and hardship affect a whole town.

A fast-moving horror mystery places two newcomers inside a cheerleading squad beset by danger. Its central appeal is suspense: the sisters must work out what is happening while the threat to the team escalates.

This is a child-centred mystery adventure combining seaside exploration, hidden places, secrecy and a rescue involving a royal child. Its appeal appears to lie in teamwork, discovery and sustained pursuit, though the ending and the intensity of the danger are not described.

This is a young-adult story focused on Marisa’s family party, with social life, dating and driving forming part of its adolescent setting. Its distinctive angle is the meeting of Cuban family customs and an uptight neighbourhood.

A historical adventure about starting again after disaster, building friendships and trying to protect a new home from moving sand. Expect family upheaval, school conflict and an ending whose precise emotional shape is unclear.