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This is a speculative story about unusual experiences, medical scrutiny and a meeting shaped by bereavement. Emery’s wish for an ordinary life sits alongside the mystery of her loops.

A paranormal Jack the Ripper mystery follows Abbie from bereavement and hospital volunteering into visions, murder investigations and a dangerous hunt. A romance also develops alongside the historical setting.

This fantasy centres on conscience, grief and an unlikely bond, set against danger to a kingdom’s survivors. Its central tension is whether Jordam can resist his violent impulses.

A fast-moving supernatural murder mystery about twins, secrets and social performance, with a strong identity-swap premise. It offers suspense and clues, while leaving the central crime unresolved at the close.

This is an emotionally focused story about a fatal skating accident, a heart transplant and two families changed by loss and survival. Its speculative connection between the girls sits alongside realistic tensions about grief, dependence, independence and parental expectations.

A culturally rooted fantasy adventure combining Filipino mythology, humour, friendship and a quest involving a stolen soul key. It places grief and family longing alongside supernatural peril, while presenting courage, empathy, gratitude and teamwork as important values.

A witty, humane fantasy about growing into responsibility while facing fear, prejudice and loss. Tiffany’s work as a witch centres on caring for people, while the story also brings darker threats and emotionally difficult relationships.

Expect a warm family story with humour and emotional depth. Batty’s efforts to earn money, her singing talent and the changing relationships around her provide several strands beyond the central grief.

This is a relationship-focused horse story about returning, reconnecting and recognising that a beloved place or person may not determine someone’s future.

This is a short, issue-focused story about a bereaved teenager navigating care, exploitation and attachment. Its strongest offering is a morally unsettled relationship in which practical survival and harming others are kept in tension.

This is a short, otherworldly survival story about bereavement and rebuilding a life. Its central movement is inward: Green's damaged identity gradually changes as she accepts help and reconnects with care.

This volume combines bereavement and strained trust with a supernatural tournament confrontation. Its strongest emphasis appears to be action, escalating power and combat, while the emotional consequences of Genkai’s death remain important.

This is a family-centred story about a young person encountering an inn and its residents while learning more about his grandfather.

This is an emotionally serious but often humorous story about a child trying to solve an illness he cannot control. Its interest lies in Colin’s urgency, bold schemes and changing understanding of help, responsibility and loss.

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.

A fast-paced adventure follows Ollie into The Haven, a child-run refuge and investigation network. The story combines criminal danger, missing children, bereavement and a threat to London, with friendship developing between Ollie and Dodge.

A serious, emotionally charged story about a bereaved child facing prejudice, instability and threats to her bond with Joe. It may invite empathy, but its portrayal of rescue and belonging appears partly sentimentalised.

A fantastical mystery carries a grieving teenager through questions of compassion, identity and who gets to control another being’s story. The emotional centre is mother loss rather than the supernatural premise alone.

This is a humorous, emotionally serious story about a guarded young person whose magic, friendship and care for her grandmother bring questions about love, loss and opening up.

A grief-centred verse novel combining letters, school and home life, and cryptid mystery. Its emotional focus is Noah’s search for connection and belonging while navigating loss and identity.

This is a tender but potentially painful story about a child living alongside a seriously ill sibling. Nature, friendship and imaginative activity offer connection, while the family faces worsening illness and possible bereavement.

A warm picture-book story about welcoming a mysterious, vulnerable stranger, forming attachment, experiencing sudden separation and extending hospitality to others like him. Its imaginative setting leaves room to discuss belonging without explaining everything about Mister Toots.

A quiet story about losing someone important, carrying grief, and finding understanding. Bear’s friendship with the Wildcat offers companionship without demanding that he simply forget, while music and memory accompany his movement towards healing.

A gentle family story about love, loss and renewal: a child learns about Grandad and Gramps’s life together, then helps Grandad move towards new adventures while keeping shared memories alive.

A mythic sea adventure carries Phoebe through danger, quests and encounters with gods and monsters, while her real-world worries about Cass, memory and loss remain central.

This is an emotionally serious friendship story rather than a straightforward adventure. Its imagined kingdom, school conflicts and family pressures lead into an unsoftened account of bereavement.

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 heartfelt speculative romance about two teenagers whose connection reaches across time. It pairs contemporary family difficulties and first love with reincarnation, mysterious music and imagined past and future lives.

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 tender animal friendship drives the story, alongside real fear about death and being eaten. Charlotte’s efforts to protect Wilbur invite reflection on loyalty, courage and sacrifice, while the ending’s loss may be deeply affecting.

This is a character-centred story about a bereaved young person trying to manage ordinary responsibilities while carrying several earlier losses and a turbulent inner life.

This is a nature-centred coming-of-age story about grief, friendship and caring for a wild bird. Will and Omar’s discovery of an osprey nest creates an adventure while reflecting their own unsettled lives.

A reflective mystery about a family facing a child’s worsening health, with magical or unexplained elements entering an isolated summer. The emotional centre is Janine’s determination to reach Ricky when fear and protection keep them apart.

This is an emotionally intense contemporary teen novel about a fiercely angry, isolated girl whose connection with Nate opens a possibility of hope before serious harm tests that possibility.

This is an emotionally direct survival story in which a young narrator records movement, deprivation and painful memories. Its outlook is hopeful, but the route towards help includes frightening and distressing experiences.

This is an ambitious story about music, courage and human connection across several historical settings. It offers mystery, fantasy and emotionally serious struggles, with separate children's stories eventually shown to be interwoven.

A mystery-driven story about a vulnerable boy confronting loss, secrecy and uncertainty. Its emotional centre is the relationship between Gabe and Vernon, alongside questions about memory, wartime suffering, courage and finding family.

This is a serious story about grief, starting over and noticing possible harm in another family. Its central tension comes from Randy’s uncertainty about what she has seen and what, if anything, she can do.

A tender family story about spending meaningful time with a frail grandmother, facing her death, and finding a loving image that helps Xiao Le and his mother live with loss.

This is a grief-centred story about a child facing repeated family upheaval, resisting dependence, and encountering an orphaned wolf pup. Nature, animal care and an unfamiliar landscape appear to shape Nika’s emotional experience.

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 suspenseful story about grief, musical fascination and a child trying to be heard when unsettling damage affects her community.

A story about loving and wanting to protect an animal while respecting another family’s responsibility. It may invite thoughtful discussion about grief, boundaries and what practical help really means.

A story about holding on to a friend’s memory while making room for someone new. The bicycle and its distinctive squeak connect remembrance, care and changing relationships.

This is a family-centred story about grief, unexpected belonging and a difficult question: should love, biological connection or a child’s established home decide where she belongs?