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A lively fantasy quest with a determined heroine, comic creatures and a school setting. Bronte’s pursuit of knighthood challenges traditional expectations while the story explores courage, responsibility and standing by others.
Berlie Doherty
A warm, quietly observant set of linked stories about friendship across generations, loneliness after moving, and animals needing care. Its emotional force comes from vulnerability balanced by companionship and hopeful outcomes.
Katya Balen
A lively Thames-set fantasy about three friends whose mudlarking leads to an underwater adventure. Expect imaginative world-building, comic eccentricity and an active quest rather than a quiet, realistic story.
Adam Blade
Expect a quest-led fantasy centred on bravery, friendship and teamwork. Magical creatures create danger, while the conflict is framed as a struggle against an evil wizard’s spell rather than realistic wrongdoing.
Tom McLaughlin
This is a comic political adventure about an ordinary boy whose public speech propels him into national leadership. Its appeal comes from absurd ideas, fast-changing circumstances and the contrast between childhood imagination and adult political power.
Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Ellie Snowdon
A gentle magical adventure carries a serious environmental problem: the children must respond as trees are threatened, extreme weather worsens and their village floods. Friendship and changing viewpoints help drive the response.
Dorothy Edwards
A warm sibling-centred collection in which a very young girl’s curiosity and mischief drive comic family episodes. It offers recognisable domestic situations, while some incidents may invite discussion about consequences and other people’s boundaries.
Trudy Ludwig
This is a gentle school story about feeling unseen, noticing someone on the margins and making room for them. Its central movement is from social isolation towards connection through thoughtful, practical acts.
John Steptoe
A traditional-style story contrasts two sisters: Manyara behaves harshly while Nyasha treats people and creatures kindly. Their journeys towards a king’s choice turn this contrast into a fable about pride, kindness and consequences.
Angela McAllister and Grahame Baker-Smith
This is an atmospheric circus fantasy about curiosity, belief and stepping into the unknown. Its strongest features are theatrical build-up, magical transformations and artwork that makes the mysterious Place Between feel vivid and slightly uncanny.
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