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This is a family-centred street-fiction premise, with twin brothers pulled in different directions by ambition, trouble and urgent family needs. Deion’s decision is posed, but its outcome is not given.

A fast-moving finale combines mythological adventure with questions of identity and belonging. Its emotional centre lies in characters confronting painful memories and deciding what they owe to friends, communities and the wider world.

A lively family adventure pairs a serious kidnapping situation with comic sibling behaviour and improvised plans. The children’s contrasting personalities drive much of the story, especially during their confinement and attempts to influence or outwit their captors.

This offers energetic fantasy adventure, imaginative magical abilities and a friendship group facing escalating challenges. Its tone appears playful as well as perilous, with candy-based humour alongside imprisonment, manipulation and attempts to control young characters.

A dark, atmospheric supernatural story combines family mystery, a dangerous isolated community, visions and romance. Its imaginative premise may appeal to readers who enjoy intense paranormal fiction, though the plot and character motivations may feel difficult to follow.

Choose this for a reader drawn to Greek mythology, modern fantasy and high-stakes competition, provided graphic violence and mature themes are not likely to overwhelm them.

This is a wartime story about a child trying to understand occupation, separation and moral choice. Its strongest thread is Marit’s changing view of courage, loyalty and compassion amid danger.

This is an imaginative fantasy adventure centred on three siblings navigating a strange house, shifting time and dangerous or uncertain encounters. It offers a large-scale quest alongside sibling conflict, loyalty and comic touches.

A warm football adventure uses Pickles’s humorous viewpoint to explore a family trying to stay together while money problems and housing insecurity affect everyday life.

A richly imagined mystery combines Ghanaian mythology with advanced technology and a Black diaspora community in future San Francisco. Akoma’s investigation centres on family loyalty, ancestral power and trust, while the story also includes tense magical danger and morally difficult decisions.

Expect fast-moving fantasy adventure: Emily and her friends train, discover powers and attempt a dangerous rescue while war approaches. Family tensions and questions of trust sit alongside battles and emotional uncertainty.

A warm, humorous coming-of-age story about Joe Morelli’s attempt to save his family café. Alongside business ideas and community life, Joe explores his Italian heritage and the history of Italian immigrants in Wales.

A determined girl enters a spirit world to protect her brother, recover what has been taken from her and address an enchantment threatening human and spirit communities. Folklore, gods and political conflict drive the fantasy adventure.

Expect a darkly funny, morally complicated fantasy heist: Elle rebuilds her crew to pursue a seemingly impossible rescue from the Afterlife while translating a mysterious manuscript and avoiding powerful syndicates.

This is an emotionally engaging family story about a child trying to understand separation, a parent’s newly disclosed sexuality and the limits of fixing adult problems. Friendship, humour and Pride’s community provide energy and hope.

Expect an intense crime thriller about grief, anger and the pursuit of revenge. The brothers face secrecy, hostility and danger while investigating their sister’s death, with an unsettling atmosphere and a strongly action-driven climax.

Expect a twisty, atmospheric ghost story with humour, danger and a morally ambiguous central character. Harriet’s pursuit of power drives the tension, while the surrounding friendships and queer romantic thread add warmth and complication.

This is a supernatural survival story grounded in sibling loyalty and Filipino folklore. Its main appeal is the tension between keeping hidden, protecting a community and deciding what to believe when danger makes familiar rules unsafe.

Expect an ambitious illustrated adventure in which two sibling seeds face separation, danger and uncertainty while learning about Earth’s history and living systems. Its emotional centre is family loyalty, alongside a sustained interest in survival, connection and the natural world.

A lively, voice-led coming-of-age novel combining humour and friendship with family strain, social pressure and gang-related danger. Lemar’s art and relationships offer warmth, but the story also reaches a killing and difficult choices.

Expect a fast-moving, imaginative adventure in which time travel connects family relationships, grief and responsibility. The story also makes room for humour, friendship and emotional growth, with Al facing both practical dangers and difficult choices.

A culturally rooted historical story about a boy finding confidence through football while negotiating family expectations and hostility at school. It offers a child’s perspective on belonging, tradition and personal freedom.

A spirited story about boxing, loyalty and making sense of difficult circumstances. Molly’s investigation brings mystery and emotional pressure together, while the verse-and-prose form gives her voice a distinctive, place-rooted rhythm.

Expect a quirky, high-energy family adventure combining mystery, humour and possible magic. Its strongest feature is the seven siblings’ unusual individuality alongside their shared determination to tackle problems together.

A myth-rich adventure about an orphaned boy finding allies among travelling performers while uncovering links between his father, legendary heroes and an ancient threat. Expect historical atmosphere, supernatural elements and rising suspense.

This is a coming-of-age novel about a troubled teenager finding trust, purpose and belonging through stock-car racing and an unexpected family relationship. Its appeal lies in character change, racing detail and emotional upheaval.

A faith-centred historical adventure about rebuilding Jerusalem, political danger and a young person discovering where he belongs. Expect biblical themes, journeys, opposition and an emphasis on courage, loyalty and service.

This is an action-led fantasy about three teenagers drawn into danger, mystery and Greek-mythological ideas. Alongside battles and peril, it explores memory, loyalty, family fears and the importance of trusting companions.

This is a high-stakes science-fiction thriller about searching, divided loyalties and responsibility after an epidemic. Parallel efforts to find Callie and confront Dr Cross bring the characters towards a dangerous reckoning.

A historically grounded story about fear, racial prejudice and divided loyalties, centred on Shad’s choice as his community responds to emancipation and economic insecurity.

A wintry fantasy adventure about a loved child facing separation, danger and responsibility. Its strongest apparent offerings are imaginative world-building, loyalty to family and the possibility of restoring goodwill, though the resolution is not shown.

This is a family-and-belonging story with adventure elements: Thunder’s life is shaped by rejection, care and a divided community, while a forest fire creates a serious test. Its central choice concerns whether long-built loyalty can outweigh blood ties.

A resistance adventure combines robot-chicken domination, rival human factions, a suspected spy and a rescue mission. Rayna investigates the attacks while Jesse seeks a way to free captives, including his brother.

A supernatural mystery about a teenager confronting deep fears while searching for his missing mother. It combines coastal horror, strange allies and escalating danger, with family loss and courage at its emotional centre.

This is a character-led story about siblings trying to stay together while temporary housing disrupts ordinary routines. Its strongest concerns are grief, loyalty, education and the pressure of making adult-seeming decisions without stability.