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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.

Expect a school-and-basketball story that also follows Pippa's efforts to fit in without feeling ashamed of her family or background.

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.

This is a paranormal school adventure about discovering an extraordinary identity, navigating exclusion and questioning rules. It combines dragon lore, friendship, attraction, danger and a determined protagonist who resists simply going along with authority.

This offers a suspenseful teen mystery centred on secrets, fear and investigation, alongside questions about popularity, friendship and family history. The central situation involves twins, unresolved crimes and threatening messages.

A thoughtful friendship story with a suspenseful edge, this novel explores how exclusion, secrets and personal circumstances can affect relationships. Its three narrators encourage empathy, though bullying and isolation may merit preparation or discussion.

This is a school and family drama about a quiet teenager confronting public lies, persistent bullying and a frightening home atmosphere. It also follows her growing connections with Elijah, Aunt Polly and the mysterious ‘red pen’ correspondent.

A contemporary coming-of-age romance about Simon’s identity, friendships and first relationship, told alongside anonymous email exchanges. It offers LGBTQ+ representation, humour and emotional growth, while placing personal discovery alongside school conflict and online communication.

A good choice for shared reading about family history, friendship and how the past shapes present relationships. Its historical strand offers substantial discussion, while the school setting gives children an immediate way into questions about belonging and courage.

Choose this for a reader who enjoys high-action horror, suspense, twists and science-fiction menace, and who may also appreciate friendship, teamwork and witty dialogue. It is designed to be creepy and exciting rather than calm.

This is a grief-centred novel with a supernatural frame, offering a serious exploration of contradictory feelings rather than a light adventure. Its short, spare narration contrasts with the monster’s larger, ambiguous tales.

This is a character-led coming-of-age novel about identity, secrecy, family and finding community. Its emotional centre is Amir’s attempt to reconcile his Muslim family life, sexuality, fear and desire for freedom.

A tense climate-emergency adventure that combines rising floodwater and urgent problem-solving with questions about identity, friendship, bullying and finding courage. The children’s changing relationships are central to the story’s momentum.

This is a relationship-focused story about identity, secrecy, belonging and pressure. It places Evan between a secret boyfriend and a friendship drawn towards a group promising protection and status.

This is a fast-moving fantasy adventure about a vulnerable child, a remarkable instrument and adults who seek to exploit its power. Its central appeal is the tension between healing as a gift and healing as something others may exploit.

A story about openly expressing identity when family disapproval, peer abuse and romantic uncertainty create pressure. Evan’s determination is central, alongside the consequences of hostility towards his sexuality and gender expression.

This looks like a character-led story about an unlikely friendship formed amid loneliness, secrecy and competing space programmes. It combines an animal’s struggle to trust people with a child’s effort to understand unsettling changes around her.

A brisk, suspense-led adventure combining school bullying, inventive technology and an unusual creature. Its strongest appeal is likely the partnership between Kiran, Roz and the data beast, while the wider crime-and-injustice storyline remains only partly visible.

This is a dark young-adult story combining school harassment, bereavement, possible messages from beyond the grave, and an attraction complicated by suspicion. Its central appeal appears to be emotional tension around trust, imitation and hidden motives.