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Obar is enslaved on a Barbados plantation and dreams of freedom. When rebellion is whispered about, she meets Jacob, a boy from the twenty-first century who wants to help her reach the future.

The story centres on two pregnant teenage sisters whose lives are shaped by fame, relationships and a society that rewards teen births. Their parallel situations create a speculative coming-of-age story about public image and private wishes.

The book follows Charley’s determination to ride and care for horses, then to build a life as a stagecoach driver. Her disguise and pursuit of her ambitions sit within a story of restricted opportunities for girls and women.

Bo's story combines a mistaken accusation, prison labour, a dangerous tundra setting and an illegal football team. A runaway artificial intelligence adds a mystery: Bo must decide whether to trust the programme he created.

A fantasy adventure follows Pong, marked as a fugitive after escaping prison, and Nok, who sets out to capture him. Their paths raise questions about inequality and whether law is always just.

Two young sisters leave home to join men and women preparing to march for freedom and justice. The story foregrounds young people taking part in the Civil Rights movement.

A lively urban fantasy for readers drawn to spirits, unusual allies and New York history; the story balances adventure with a strand about the island’s original inhabitants.

Expect a high-stakes escape-and-resistance story involving bounty hunters, alleged human ownership and a threat to brainwaves. The plot also centres on Genie and Rian’s relationship.

This historical adventure centres on work, friendship and a promise to family, with Kevin's role in helping enslaved people escape adding a serious moral dimension.

A clue-gathering mystery set around a buffalo ranch, with Nancy and her friends trying to discover who took a young buffalo.

A familiar Cinderella framework is recast as a Faerie-court adventure, with Ornella bargaining for freedom while becoming involved in danger surrounding the Winter King.

This is an escape-and-journey story set in Roman-conquered Britannia, centred on Cassia’s attempt to reach freedom and the uneasy possibility of help from Marcus.

A fantasy adventure built around two young people seeking freedom in a city where children can be bought and sold. Its central mystery and peril drive the story.

The premise centres on a young man trying to record his own times for an imagined future reader, with a looming draft decision adding personal and political tension.

A school dance troupe’s journey becomes a story of friendship and helping a young prince in danger, set against the threat of Nazi persecution in 1939.

This is a picture-led story about making art imaginatively. The animals’ unusual colours and forms are central to its appeal.

This is a speculative adventure about the dangers of suppressing imagination, while also asking whether stories and dreams can themselves become frightening or harmful.

A historical adventure centred on Bree’s uncertain position among captors, with mystery, the hope of ransom and explicitly Christian language about courage and freedom.

Secret spellcasting gives Eliza and her housemates a taste of freedom and power, but a spell’s deadly consequence changes the stakes. The book pairs boarding-school life and sisterhood with supernatural danger.

A fantasy journey centred on a young protagonist whose life shifts from tightly controlled service towards travel, uncertainty and new possibilities.

This instalment centres on a final quest goal: finding the last gem before the companions can free Deltora. The Valley’s dark mysteries are presented as a challenge that courage and strength alone may not solve.

Expect high-stakes fantasy built around a threatened world, prophecy and perilous travel, with several characters facing sharply different circumstances. This is the concluding volume of a trilogy.

This fantasy finale centres on Bertie’s wish for family and the weight of choosing amid competing obligations and affections. The theatre’s uncertain state adds another strand to her dilemma.

This is a large-scale fantasy adventure about dragons’ bid for freedom and the effort to stop them from taking over the world.

This paranormal novella centres on Emily’s transition from constrained family responsibilities into a supernatural life, with grief, romantic longing and a wish for vengeance shaping her situation.

This is a fantasy of political tyranny, magic and danger, with two young characters facing very different pressures: Tael is hunted, while Sebine seeks freedom and pursues sorcery.

This is a contemporary thriller about craving adventure, taking a risk and discovering that a promising escape may be dangerous.

A science-fiction chase and conflict centre on Tool’s resistance to engineered obedience, with human soldiers and a threat of war also part of the story.

This is a comic adventure about the pull of promised happiness and the consequences of trying to change one’s life according to another person’s teachings.

This is a magical adventure about two cousins and their dragon trying to thwart a scientist’s scheme. Expect mythical creatures, a threatened forest and a rescue challenge.

A fantasy escape story built around a prison on an immense scale, uncertain origins and a connection between Finn and Claudia, who are on opposite sides of its boundary.

A fantasy adventure blends an alternate history with invention, rebellion, spying and a developing attraction. Verity must navigate life within a powerful family while taking risks for a cause.

This concluding instalment combines speculative fantasy with a struggle against authoritarian control. Its central pair remain committed to resisting Sigmundus, while strange realms and fanciful creatures shape their journey.

This is a high-stakes space-opera conflict about a renewed Empire, threatened freedom and the struggle to protect a family’s future, with Luke’s loyalties adding uncertainty.

A family curse and a bargain with a faerie queen set up a fantasy about loyalty under pressure. Fenella's promised freedom depends on destructive acts against the family she wants to protect.

This is a high-stakes fantasy adventure about confronting a threat across two worlds, with Jason and Koren working together towards rescue and prevention.

The story uses personified tomatoes and eggplant guards to introduce a rights concept.

Willy’s search for her imprisoned mother drives the story, while her disguise and refuge at a tavern shape her efforts to get by during the Revolution.

A fast-moving premise combines a secretive organisation, a flight into hiding and a mystery tied to Jimmy’s new experiences. The book appears to centre on what he can prove and whom he can convince.

This is a historical romance set against storms and social inequality, with Madelaine’s search for freedom at its heart. The relationship crosses a sharp difference in wealth and status.

A fantasy quest follows Molly as she investigates her changing magical gift and seeks a cup said to bind people together. The journey leads to a mysterious, dangerous city tied to her family history.

This is the concluding adventure in a trilogy, centred on Lucy and Ricardo’s efforts to help Telares’s freedom fighters. Expect high-stakes fantasy action, with a glimpse of the characters’ emotional connection.

This is a Western lawman story centred on a Black marshal whose life began in slavery. Its blend of history and invention may appeal to readers interested in a real historical figure recast through a frontier adventure.

A fantasy adventure centres on a rescue mission amid resistance to Malvel’s rule, with Tom facing capture as well as a powerful creature.

The stories centre on William’s confidence in his own schemes and his wish for freedom, excitement and adventure within a village community.