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A fantasy premise turns an expected future upside down: Liz must find her place in an afterlife where people grow younger. Her adjustment brings grief and frustration alongside friendship, love and personal choices.

This story combines an imaginative out-of-body premise with a child’s experience of bereavement. Its central appeal may be the way supernatural events and the longing for a lost friend sit alongside one another.

A friendship-led supernatural mystery turns into horror as Laine investigates Debbie’s death through the board. Expect a focus on eerie events and a threatening presence rather than a light account of friendship.

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.

This is an emotionally intense story about a teenager’s eating disorder, self-harm, grief and family relationships, with a thread of hope around recovery.

This is a family and coming-of-age story in which Rachel’s time with Izzy brings them closer. A first romance runs alongside the central relationship, rather than replacing its focus on family and loss.

This instalment combines supernatural peril with a romantic dilemma: Ever’s efforts to help Damen unfold alongside an unexpected attraction to Jude.

This is a fantasy quest driven by Luka’s effort to save his father. Enchanted companions and perilous challenges shape the journey; family love and mortality are also named as themes.

This is an adventure about a close-knit group of boys facing strange and potentially daunting challenges, with friendship and heartbreak also signalled.

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.

This is a story about bereavement and the effort to maintain happiness and close relationships. A rare plant Tessa’s mother entrusted to her care also features in the plot.

This instalment brings together friendship, Christian belief, end-times danger and an investigation into a relative’s reported death. Its conflicts include pressure to share the group’s faith as well as an external threat.

At its heart, this is a story about a bereaved teenager whose life begins to shift through an unexpected friendship with an adult neighbour.

This is an eerie mystery built around ghostly children, a prophecy and clues that Jim must interpret. The stakes are presented as serious: the overview says innocent people may die if he fails.

This is a supernatural school story in which Rose balances friendship and romantic complications with escalating danger. A winter trip becomes a rescue mission after three friends leave to face the Strigoi threat.

This is a family story about a child trying to understand her past while spending time with a seriously ill mother. It also brings Kati to a decision about whether to meet her father.

This is a grief-centred story about a student trying to move forward while feeling responsible for a family tragedy. Helping others offers Lacey a new focus, but the synopsis signals that it is not a simple or painless solution.

A high-profile friendship group faces pressure around reputation, secrecy and risk, with a death before graduation signalled in the premise.

A moody mystery about a teenager adjusting to a rural home, a child's death, and her determination to investigate. The river and surrounding woods contribute to an atmosphere of isolation and unease.

This is a school-set mystery about a teenager trying to clear her name after a boy dies following their kiss. An anonymous note gives Scarlett a reason to investigate, while her new school offers a chance to leave the suspicion behind.

This is a story of memory, friendship and finding ways to face painful experiences. Andy’s interest in daffodils and his work with Angie sit alongside the more difficult events in his life.

This is a coming-of-age road story in which a young man’s hopes for his future meet financial strain, a risky offer and complications during a long journey.

This is a fantasy adventure about a newly adopted child who discovers a hidden connection to his family’s past and chooses to help someone trapped in another world.

This is a relationship-focused story about a teenager confronting limited time and pursuing new experiences while seriously ill. Its premise places mortality and treatment close to the centre of the reading experience.

A character-led story combines inventive problem-solving with school difficulties and a mystery connected to Owen’s family. The broad arc points towards finding answers in the present, not simply solving the past.

A supernatural mystery combines a ghost’s warning, which makes Alexander a hero. Uncle Miles knows the secret story behind the ghost, whose body must be dug up and laid to rest.

A supernatural story begins with a secret visit to a grave and an unsettling discovery in a crypt. Afterwards, Alissa’s perceptions and the lives of those around her begin to change.

This is a summer story about Jane seeking adventures beyond her immediate family. The episodes include Bible deliveries with a pastor, babysitting, a balloon ride and encounters connected with her mother’s past.

A story about communication and family relationships, centred on a boy who uses facts to express himself and wants to connect with people around him.

This is a supernatural story about a girl returning to school and confronting an impossible-seeming bond with a boy she believes is dead. A famous local legend, friendship and Abbey's efforts to move on all shape the premise.

A supernatural mystery is interwoven with familiar pressures: Jack is weighing his future, dealing with family distance and managing feelings for a close friend.

This is a wartime fantasy in which folklore and the afterlife intersect with the lives of two teenagers. Friendship and belonging are named as central concerns.

This is a supernatural story about friendship and the consequences of joining in when someone is teased. Its central tension combines school relationships with a ghost seeking revenge.

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 dark school story about vampire status and rivalries, with revenge driving the conflict. Its social hierarchy and the consequences of Lilith and Cally’s encounter may be as important as the supernatural setting.

This combines a boarding-school story with ghosts, an old abbey and a mystery centred on a persistent supernatural evil. Fiona’s friendships and her efforts to confront the danger offer threads beyond the haunting.

This is an adventure story set against a family bereavement: Chad, Kate and their father try to build a new life while travelling for their company.

A gothic family mystery with fantasy elements: Annaleigh must make sense of unsettling visions and her sisters’ secret outings while questioning what happened to the four who died.

This is a family story about bereavement and its continuing effects, following Pearl as she faces life with her baby sister and stepfather after her mother’s death.

This is a story of a family fleeing discrimination and trying to reach a new home, with Desta taking on greater responsibility after a devastating loss.

This is a school-set mystery where friendship, attraction and uncertainty about what lies ahead sit alongside a potentially deadly plot.

This is an emotionally focused story about a fatal skating accident, a heart transplant and two families changed by loss and survival. Its speculative connection between the girls sits alongside realistic tensions about grief, dependence, independence and parental expectations.

A supernatural mystery about Janie, whose cemetery sketch seems to carry a message from beyond the grave. Her friendship with Bobby and Keith develops alongside questions about belonging, belief and a secret connected with the dead.

This is a relationship-focused horse story about returning, reconnecting and recognising that a beloved place or person may not determine someone’s future.

This appears to offer a mystery-oriented children’s fiction story combining school life, adventure, family relationships, grief and possible extrasensory perception.

A quiet story about losing someone important, carrying grief, and finding understanding. Bear’s friendship with the Wildcat offers companionship without demanding that he simply forget, while music and memory accompany his movement towards healing.