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This is a faith-centred family and school adventure in which Lenten choices sit alongside a spelling bee and a Bigfoot quest.

Trinket seeks seven stories that will help her become a bard like her missing father. Her adventures draw on magical and folkloric figures, and the last tale reveals what happened to him.

The group’s final summer adventure begins when Amelia joins them to investigate a spooky old house. Their unexpected discovery of stolen goods turns a quiet town into the setting for a mystery.

Felicity aims to enter medical school despite institutional resistance to women in science. A journey funded by a mysterious young woman becomes a perilous quest, while Felicity also navigates an estranged friendship and a suitor’s proposal.

The story centres on friendship under pressure and a powerful invention whose control could affect money, culture and politics.

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.

The scouts are unsettled after time-related events, and Jen sets out to encourage them through a search for a jackalope. They encounter a young cowgirl living in the woods with unusual animals.

A family’s financial hardship leads to the sale of Joe’s collie, Lassie. After repeated escapes, Lassie is taken far away, and the novel follows her arduous attempt to return home.

Expect a fantasy adventure centred on a riding competition, a lost magical helmet and help from two friends. Horses, fairies and goblins are part of its story world.

A close-knit scout group’s summer outing becomes a supernatural adventure, with friendship, camp routines, an unexpected encounter with the Cloud People and unicorns.

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

A family’s fortunes change when a company launches a free rival to Ray’s anti-hacker programme. Heather and Ray then face escalating trouble, including a journalist’s kidnapping, a flight from the company and Ray’s capture.

A family’s beach day is presented as a fun adventure.

A wish-granting magical book sets off the central adventure, with Tiga and her friends trying to rescue Fran. Witches, Silver City and glittery magic shape the story.

The central pressure is practical: Pierre takes on a long voyageur journey to earn money for his family after his father is injured. The trip is physically demanding and places him among older, teasing brigade members.

A family-centred adventure moves from the Bobbseys’ home to a summer stay at Meadow Brook, with comic mishaps and a run of outings and surprises.

Expect a puzzle-led adventure with travel, rival teams and historical mysteries, rather than a quiet standalone story. The search also touches on the Cahill siblings’ parents and the circumstances of their deaths.

Peter’s plan to make his mum a Mother’s Day pie leads him and his friends to seek strawberries in Mr Tod’s garden, where the fox has his own pie-making intentions.

Expect a space-camp adventure in which George and fellow campers face a cave rescue and a threat to their station. Friendship is an explicit theme alongside the action.

A comic animal adventure driven by clever schemes and escalating trouble. Mr Fox’s efforts to feed his family widen into a rescue for other hungry animals.

A prehistoric survival adventure follows Dusk, an unusual bat-like creature rejected by his colony. When predators attack, he helps lead survivors towards a new home, while facing questions of belonging and difference.

A fairy-tale adventure centres on friendship across a forbidden boundary, with a second elf pursuing contact for a darker purpose. Piffels’s choices place loyalty to his friend and people at the heart of the story.

A fast-moving mystery-adventure pairs a boy’s search for his missing father with unusual beetles, new friendships and a colourful villain. Expect comic characters, insect facts and bursts of action.

A dystopian survival adventure about Jen and Father, an AI who has cared for her since she was a baby. Their search for a new home brings danger, new connections and a difficult secret.

The appeal is in a lively, wayward hero whose choices propel a string of comic and perilous adventures. The book also offers a clear thread of advice about behaviour and responsibility.

A historical adventure told as a young scribe’s journal, combining an expedition plot with an ancient Egyptian setting.

A fantasy adventure centred on a boy and a cat whose unexplained disappearances lead towards ancient Egypt.

A warm, lightly playful set of stories about a young bear and his mother, mixing everyday family moments with a fanciful journey.

A family adventure centred on four siblings, moving from a lively home scene towards travel and new places. Early chapters mix playful banter with an unexpected accident.

Expect a blend of romance and a quest: Simon and his friend El Pollo face unexpected events as Simon tries to settle accounts with his past.

A storm sets off a search for Danny’s missing parents, while a new ability to hear plants and animals draws him into a supernatural struggle.

A hotel-dwelling mouse gets the chance to ride a toy motorcycle, turning his wish for excitement into an adventure involving a young guest.

A playful family-and-space adventure builds around Dad’s alien book, then turns the imagined story back towards the family. It combines encounters with aliens with a romantic turn.

Three linked adventures feature Stampy and friends: an interrupted outing, Barry’s castle rumour, and a forest escape involving guards, flaming arrows and dangerous mobs.

This is a comic adventure built around a holiday, an unusual dog-led mission and danger from a crocodile and hunter. The humour includes farting-dog jokes.

This adventure combines a pursuit in Havana with a family-history mystery and a threatened Florida treasure. Its plot spans several settings and strands rather than following just one quest.

This is a coming-of-age story centred on Joel’s private nighttime adventures and the changing bond with his father. Its appeal may lie in the mix of mystery, independence and family adjustment.

This is an animal-character adventure that pairs challenges and friendship with reflection on helping others. It also includes love, loss, fear and loneliness.

This is a suspenseful underground adventure, combining a missing-child predicament with mystery, treasure and a hazardous journey towards home.

This is a clue-led adventure that shifts from a family day out to a more serious hunt, with Disneyland, hidden treasure and the Disney legacy at its centre.

This blends a child’s worry about a missing parent with a story-within-the-story about Marco Polo. The historical adventures give Mark something absorbing to follow while he waits.

Expect a comic adventure built around a family held hostage by pirate cats, with light suspense and lively visual presentation rather than a purely realistic story.

This is a fantastical rescue adventure in which a group’s journey becomes difficult and unpredictable. Akiko’s decisions and ability to cope in an unfamiliar place are central to the outline.

This is a school-and-circus story about fitting in and trying to contribute when you lack an expected skill.

A friendship-led story contrasts Cornelia’s retreat into books with the lively travel stories of her neighbour. It may appeal to readers who enjoy imaginative adventures shared through conversation.