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This is a serious story about a teenager navigating disrupted care, mental-health difficulties and treatment. Tentative connections with other young people sit alongside a troubling crossing of therapeutic boundaries.

This is a coming-of-age story about Nick's emerging romance with Bobby and the gap between his private self and a public image shaped by others.

This is a child-centred historical story about family work, community strain and changing social relationships. Its central challenge is how a small act of welcome might matter when prejudice and hardship affect a whole town.

This is an emotionally charged teen novel about being seen beyond labels. Its central relationship brings together romance, loneliness, grief, bullying, disability-related experience and efforts to reclaim confidence and possibility.

A clear, child-centred novel about a girl whose education and future are threatened by family expectations and coercive power. It offers determination, moral courage and hope alongside serious social injustice.

This is a serious, emotionally layered coming-of-age novel about how family difficulties, social media and friendship choices shape Taylor’s life before and after catastrophe.

A gentle, direct introduction to anxiety, depression and loneliness, centred on the beginning of a supportive friendship. It makes talking, seeking help and finding suitable support networks part of the story.

A sombre, imaginative story about sisters, a sleeping princess and a dreamworld shaped by inner struggles. Expect more emotional and psychological exploration than fast-moving adventure, with fairy-tale wonder alongside painful material.

A humorous, emotionally serious story about a boy facing bullying, family disruption and caring responsibilities, with a fantastical wish premise. It may offer reassurance while still presenting difficult circumstances that merit thoughtful discussion.

This is a friendship-led coming-of-age romance centred on one adventurous day before graduation. Philadelphia provides the setting while secrets, old relationships and worries about the future put pressure on the group.

A dual-perspective story about two university students trying to belong while managing depression, anxiety, relationships and self-identity. Poetry and late-night journal entries give the book an intimate, emotionally direct form.

This offers a poetic, character-led account of a young person facing anorexia and other mental-health difficulties, with attention to treatment, relationships, bullying and the possibility of accepting help.

A tender coming-of-age story about coping with family change, mental ill-health and school upheaval. Magic, mystery and friendship give Phyll ways to explore belief, choice and the possibility of making a new beginning.

This is a grief-centred magical-realist family story, combining a search in Taiwan with memories, ghosts, art and questions of cultural and personal identity.

This is a grief-centred coming-of-age story about surviving a friend’s suicide and finding ways to reconnect with life. Its emotional movement includes painful loss alongside family support, friendship, art, and possible first love.

This is a comic family story about children learning to see beyond their grandmother’s intimidating manner. Its linked episodes mix practical hardship, rule-breaking schemes and generosity, with the relationship developing across successive summers.

This is a historical family story about a child living with hunger, poverty and uncertainty, while Christmas highlights what the family cannot afford. Booky's spirited response sits alongside serious pressure at home.

This is a teenage coming-of-age story shaped by mourning, secrecy, attraction and social pressure. Its focus is Skim’s emotional confusion as school events and personal relationships unsettle her.

This is a family story about depression seen through a child’s eyes. Its movement from confusion and self-blame towards help and hope may support a careful conversation about what illness can change.