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This is a light fantasy about friendship, sport, cooking, family friction and magical encouragement. Jess’s failed gesture towards her mother creates the immediate conflict, while Ms. M’s arrival brings comic, surprising support.

A family-centred coming-of-age story about coping with a parents’ impending divorce while living with grandparents, learning origami and forming new connections. Its emotional concerns are serious, but the presentation is described as honest, compassionate and sometimes humorous.

Gertie is pressured to behave badly before the ball, seeks instruction from fairy-tale villains, and instead forms an alliance with the Wolf. The story playfully questions who is truly good or wicked.

This is a poignant historical family story about isolation, hardship and perseverance. Its emotional centre is Laura’s longing to help, belong and reunite her family, alongside compassion for a vulnerable turtle.

This is a character-led school story about a young person who is often judged by her behaviour but wants to belong, make friends and change direction. Its central appeal is the possibility of second chances.

This offers an atmospheric supernatural mystery centred on mortality, family loyalty and a young woman questioning restrictive social expectations. Its emotional appeal lies in Gothic tension, romance and Signa’s developing self-understanding.

This is a family-centred coming-of-age story: Katy’s energetic adventures give way to pain, dependence and gradual change. Its strongest appeal lies in a vivid household, an imperfect heroine and a sustained focus on how relationships respond when ordinary life is disrupted.

This is a family-centred story about conflict, estrangement and the possibility of reconnection. Its emotional movement comes through arguments, secrets, memories and understated gestures rather than a simple ideal of affectionate family life.

This is a warm, funny story about a child finding purpose and companionship through an alphabet project with her grandmother and other residents. It balances playful language with the emotional reality of memory loss and a pressured family life.

This is a historical storm-survival story focused on a child unexpectedly caring for her younger brother. Its central interest is Carrie’s quick decision-making as flooding and the hurricane place their home in danger.

This is an animal-rescue adventure centred on a puppy aspiring to be a sheepdog, her self-doubt, a missing lamb and an injured hiker. Its strongest appeal appears to be urgent action alongside a character trying to discover what she can do.

This is a coming-of-age story about bereavement, relocation and belonging, set around a veterinary clinic. Evie’s enjoyment of animals contrasts with uncertainty over family arrangements and where she should live.

This is a story about private writing, family expectations and a journey that does not go to plan. Owen’s efforts to control the situation meet questions about honesty, responsibility and his granddad’s changing behaviour.