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A dragonrider fantasy with political upheaval at its heart, the story follows two young competitors whose shared past and opposing family histories complicate their choices about power and loyalty.

Turtle’s new life brings family secrets, scams and a treasure hunt into an adventure set against hard times in 1930s Florida.

The novel follows a friendship that begins with Natalie finding Tulip exciting, despite her lies and behaviour at school. Their invented games draw other people into the girls’ increasingly unsettling play.

Jillian faces a move, a changed family and summer camp, then gets a break from camp and makes a new friend through catsitting. Neighbour-watching leads her and Emily towards a mystery and an attempt to help.

A lively animal adventure centres on Butter’s energetic dancing, the bears’ search for him, and their adjustment to his transformation and independent path.

Expect family friction, Hollywood satire and a newcomer navigating celebrity attention. Molly and Brooke’s relationship is central, alongside the effects of Molly’s bereavement and her move into an unfamiliar family.

Zoe must make sense of a changed life, including new technology and a social position unlike the one she remembers. Her efforts to revive her friendship with Jonah sit alongside questions about popularity and returning home.

Hannah faces disappointment over basketball selection alongside a friendship that is becoming more distant. Her effort to improve her game and confidence gives the story a sporting goal as well as a relationship question.

This character-led story brings together bereavement, adoption and pregnancy through two young women whose hopes and family circumstances differ.

A family-centred story about two teenagers who leave home for London: Jade is impulsive and angry, while shy Honey is unsure about going. The trip challenges their expectations and changes how Jade thinks about home.

This is an angsty first-love story about two teenagers seeking more freedom while facing difficult family circumstances. Their connection matters, but the ending is bittersweet rather than a straightforward romantic resolution.

Art is Perry’s favourite activity, and drawing gives him a way to express what he finds hard to say. The competition creates an opportunity for that communication.

The story follows three girls whose friendship grows through music and through what D reveals about lives beyond their Queens neighbourhood.

The story puts Jade’s wish for her parents to reunite alongside her father’s new marriage plans, with a developing relationship also complicated by uncertainty.

A speculative romance joins two teenagers across time, while family upheaval and other historical and supernatural elements compete for space. The central relationship may not be the novel’s only substantial focus.

A wintry fantasy adventure pairs truck-driving and mechanical problem-solving with magic, rebellion and a difficult journey. Sylvi’s attachment to Winter and her response to change sit alongside the action.

This combines zombie attacks and an evolving undead threat with school, work, college plans and friendships. Courtney’s attempt to fund her future by selling a zombie-derived drug gives the survival plot a morally complicated starting point.

A family story about Floss’s choice to live with her father, whose failing café brings financial strain and upheaval. School friendships add another thread, and the ending is open rather than fully settled.

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.

This is a supernatural adventure about friendship and a hidden world, mixing demons, martial arts, strange creatures and large-scale battles.

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.

This is a school-and-family story about coping with upheaval and trying to start afresh.

A ghost-communicating heroine faces a new school and joins her friend in investigating an old mystery. The adventure moves into New York’s subway system, with humour part of its presentation.

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.

A mermaid adventure combines friendship, island exploration and a sudden magical transformation. The girls' new abilities complicate their wish to keep living normally.

A lively, comic animal adventure, with an eccentric family and a cat whose unusual condition drives the plot. Billy’s collecting hobby and the pet-show challenge add extra strands to the story.

This is a story about a child facing bereavement, a move to her grandparents’ home and the possibility of going to live with her father in Ghana.

The story combines a teenager’s discovery about her identity with fairy lore and a perilous journey. Aoife’s friendship with Shay becomes important as she tries to make sense of what is happening.

A supernatural mystery follows Triss as she tries to understand why her memories and body feel changed, while uncovering secrets about her family and strange forces around them.

The story combines a household mystery with whimsical fantasy: Henry tries to discover what Harvey’s unusual work means, while music, poetry and kindness shape the characters’ experiences.

This is a family story about children trying to make sense of a broken engagement and hoping the adults will get back together. It also gives words—and their impact—a prominent role.

A humorous identity story that puts self-image and outside expectations at its centre, alongside the pain of grief and changing relationships.

A diary-centred story about a girl facing romantic uncertainty and the possibility of change in her close friendships and their families.

A crime thriller about witnessing violence, living under police protection and trying to build a new identity, with athletics and relationships also part of Joe’s changing life.

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 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 worried search gives the opening a suspenseful edge, while Caroline’s resentment adds a family-change thread. The extract leaves both Casey’s fate and Caroline’s adjustment unresolved.

A family upheaval and a determined musical ambition set the story in motion; the journey also gives Maya room to reconsider what makes a place feel like home.

This is a friendship story about two friends adjusting to change while one faces an eating disorder and possible self-injury.

This is a story about a teenage online creator coping with bereavement and a changed social world. It brings together family loss, online attention and the uncertainty of starting at a new school.

This fantasy centres on family roles, hidden pasts and political change. Anselm’s effort to understand what has happened connects uncertainty within his family to a wider, shifting world.

This historical story centres on Young-Wolf’s suspicion of Kirkland and his growing uncertainty about the missionary’s teachings.

The book pairs a holiday linked to Analí’s birthplace with a story about friendship facing possible change. Both strands centre on the girls’ relationships and experiences.

This is a family-centred journey story, with domestic changes and travel sharing the focus. The trip brings together family life, new pets and an episode of danger at sea.

Dani’s diary follows her as she faces the aftermath of rape and a court case, adjusts to a new school, and draws on support from Reggie and people around her.