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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.

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

An adventurous survival story told through horses’ understanding of humans and the natural world. Its strongest material is the herd’s gradual cooperation, set against historical violence and repeated threats to life.

This is a frontier adventure about two friends seeking new beginnings, with danger arising after a mistake. Its central appeal appears to be action combined with a friendship tested under pressure.

A buoyant, unusual adventure pairs a determined child with a loving guardian and a rooftop community. Its imaginative freedom sits alongside peril, precarious living, family uncertainty and moments of physical harm.

This is a child-centred story about moving from hospital into a spirit world, where imaginative freedom, friendship and questions about life after death shape Jamie’s experience.

A suspenseful historical mystery set around Pompeii, combining a children's investigation with vivid historical detail and the looming eruption of Vesuvius. Expect friendship, curiosity and adventure, but also sorrow and frightening material near the conclusion.

A gentle family story centred on two male penguins who care for an egg and raise Tango. Its main emphasis is belonging, parenting and adoption, with wider questions about what makes a family.

This is a school-set novel about how a group experiment changes relationships, authority and public debate. Its central interest is the tension between belonging and independent judgement, with the school newspaper representing a challenge to growing conformity.

A thoughtful speculative story about whether a digital recreation can be treated as a person. Its emotional centre is Isla’s changing relationship with her returned sister, alongside family disagreement and the island community’s divided response.

A fast-moving rescue adventure about courage, loyalty and learning to trust. Wolves are central companions, while Feo’s journey brings danger, humour and a friendship that develops under pressure.

Expect an ambitious animal epic rather than a gentle animal tale: the rabbits travel through perilous landscapes, develop their own culture and stories, and confront competing models of leadership and community.

This is a sustained post-apocalyptic survival story in which blindness, predatory plants and human power struggles reshape everyday life. It offers danger, moral choices and competing ideas about how society might be rebuilt after catastrophe.

This is a character-led coming-of-age novel about identity, secrecy, family and finding community. Its emotional centre is Amir’s attempt to reconcile his Muslim family life, sexuality, fear and desire for freedom.

This is an imaginative, unsettling quest about two dependent beings trying to build a home rather than achieve isolation. Expect comic absurdity alongside menace, moral complexity and sustained questions about freedom, family and survival.

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 playful, visually inventive story about someone whose familiar life changes unexpectedly. Olga’s journey may invite laughter and sympathy while leaving room to wonder how a person can pursue freedom without discarding their history.

A magical rescue adventure about Gwen, Flora and Moonlight searching for Evie and the other Spell Sisters. Its main ingredients are friendship, courage, enchanted powers and a struggle to save Avalon from Morgana Le Fay.

This is a historical novel about a newly freed Black family confronting the gap between legal freedom and lived opportunity. Matty’s story combines fear, discouragement and community life with an eventual movement towards hope.

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.

A lively fantasy adventure turns James’s isolation into companionship aboard a giant peach. Its appeal lies in extravagant invention, jokes, songs and a varied group whose different abilities support the journey.

Expect dystopian suspense centred on a threatened city, missing teenagers and a strained reunion. The story appears to combine danger with unresolved feelings between people separated by the City’s upheaval.

A tense historical escape story about friendship, freedom and courage, following Lark and Zenobia as they evade cruel pursuers and seek the Underground Railroad. The narrative includes mistreatment, enslavement, danger, capture and separation.

A speculative coming-of-age story about faith under pressure, as Jacob’s sheltered life meets doubt, outsiders, attraction and the possibility that his community’s promised future may not unfold as expected.

This combines speculative catastrophe, secrecy and romance: Prenna’s attempt to protect history is tested when her feelings for Ethan conflict with her community’s strict rules. The central appeal is likely the tension between collective duty and personal attachment.