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This is a coming-of-age story about a teenage artist negotiating family strain, online belonging and a chance to pursue creative ambitions. Furry identity and community are central to Maeve’s friendships and self-expression.

A good fit to consider for readers drawn to eccentric fantasy, absurdist humour and a heroine whose identity may be more complicated than she expects.

A group of feral cats must respond to threats to their homes and nearby landmarks, while three newly arrived kittens seem to have an unexpected appeal.

A family’s flight and search for safety are placed alongside information about Iraq, refugee experiences and possible ways to help. The book links one family’s story with wider circumstances.

A historical adventure about starting again after disaster, building friendships and trying to protect a new home from moving sand. Expect family upheaval, school conflict and an ending whose precise emotional shape is unclear.

A culturally grounded vampire story pairs supernatural suspense with a teenager’s struggles over home, family, trust and belonging. Its unusual perspective may invite thoughtful discussion as well as emotional preparation.

This is a historical story about children managing family responsibilities and practical work during a storm, while also facing uncertainty about illness, separation and an immigrant family’s future.

A fantasy adventure centred on an ageing Clan member’s promise, loyalty and search for a way to help his community. Graystripe’s departure creates a tension between staying faithful to home and seeking answers elsewhere.

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.

This is a compact historical adventure centred on curiosity, travel and discovery. Michele’s encounters with visitors seeking beauty, adventure and something elusive create an inviting story about how an unusual arrival can open new possibilities.

This is a gentle woodland story about preparing for a storm, helping neighbours and recovering after Badger’s home is damaged. Detailed illustrations and a hopeful rebuilding sequence support shared reading and discussion.

A fast-moving mystery-adventure about children building a home together while uncovering secrets around a missing billionaire, a threatening uncle and a possibly real sword-wielding protector.

This is a family-and-friendship story about adapting to relocation, comparing yourself with a successful sibling, and rebuilding trust when sisters begin keeping things from one another.

This is a school-centred story about a boy discovering that writing can attract attention and create change. It connects personal effort with homelessness, employment barriers and the limits of a well-intended community proposal.

This is a serious, emotionally intense story about bereavement, abuse and recovery, balanced by friendship, romantic connection and the possibility of accepting help. Tyler’s choices drive the movement towards a different future.

A warm, humorous portrait of childhood unfolds through linked episodes rather than one tightly described plot. Family, school, neighbours and memorable mishaps give the book an affectionate, community-centred feel.

This is a richly illustrated mermaid adventure about protecting a home from development. Its diary format, playful language and underwater world may invite shared reading, visual exploration and discussion.

A visually led story about migration, courage and belonging, with no written narration to settle meaning. Its animals and expressive images invite readers to infer what leaving, travelling and arriving might involve.

A playful, high-energy quest turns familiar ideas upside down. Its central appeal is the combination of gaming-style adventure, colourful illustrations, unusual allies and a clear goal: return to the real world.

A fast-moving dystopian adventure combines a family search with uncertain alliances, a lottery camp and an environmental mystery. Its central pull is whether belonging means escaping Earth or helping protect it.

A gentle, fantastical story about a statue searching for a place where she feels important and accepted, then discovering the warmth of familiar community. City scenes and animal characters support the emotional journey.

A lively conservation adventure centred on teamwork among rainforest animals.

This is a serious, emotionally focused novel about returning home, confronting painful memories and imagining a future beyond harmful family dynamics. Flooding and climate danger provide an urgent backdrop, while romantic love adds another strand.

This is a refugee journey told through Sami’s changing circumstances: a familiar life in Damascus gives way to displacement, danger and attempts to rebuild in England. Family bonds, guilt, anxiety, kindness and discrimination shape the experience.

A warm story about a child whose busy family weekend becomes an unexpected learning experience. It offers a lively picture of shared work, celebration and community, while making room for a child’s worry about disappointing school expectations.

A lyrical island story about making connections when home means different things to different people. Tilda’s friendship with Albie brings questions of belonging, change and loss into a landscape shaped by community memory and the natural world.

An imaginative journey transforms how three children see both nature and their tower-block home. The story offers a strong visual contrast between built surroundings and greenery, then turns towards community, belonging and renewed appreciation.

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.

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.

This is a wartime story about a child whose ordinary village life is disrupted by evacuation, military preparations and a missing cat. It combines danger, friendship and a later family connection across generations.

This is a tender story about settling somewhere new while carrying memories of the past. It combines sadness with hope, showing how familiar relationships and community support can matter during change.

A strong choice for readers drawn to atmospheric fantasy, folklore and friendships tested by danger. Its Welsh setting, farming life and translated Welsh dialogue give the adventure a distinctive cultural texture.

This is a music-themed community story about neighbours learning that their individual choices affect others. Its central movement is from clashing sounds and complaints towards listening, cooperation and a shared performance.

Expect an energetic adventure built around Lunar’s survival, a dragon-human bond and the threat facing Mars. The story offers dangerous journeys, planetary mythology and young characters learning that protecting home may involve wider responsibilities.

A warm, food-centred anthology links different residents and stories through one neighbourhood. Its imaginative meals and restaurants frame questions about family, culture, home, love and loss, while the short-story structure offers changing characters and perspectives rather than one continuous plot.

A lively school story about performance, homework and the consequences of making excuses. Zaritza’s schemes create comic trouble, while her disappointment and developing alliance with Eden give the story a more reflective strand.

This is a socially focused YA novel about a young person navigating foster and group-home life, exclusion and threatened displacement, with suspense from arson and a developing romance.

This is an identity-and-belonging story in which changing place does not resolve Rico’s outsider feelings. It offers a serious exploration of race, friendship, family strain and the search for home.

This is a multi-character story about lives meeting in a threatened home, with Sunday and Rosa’s experiences bringing questions of refuge, Britain and belonging into focus.

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.

A reflective story about a young person navigating embarrassment, family responsibilities and first love while her community faces forced relocation. Expect character-focused writing, social tension and a strong sense of place rather than constant action.

This is an emotionally involving story about a child who expects another temporary placement, then develops attachments through shared work and danger. It offers suspense alongside questions about what makes somewhere feel like home.

This offers an expansive adventure about children navigating an unfamiliar island, with suspense, secrets, strange companions and a strong sense of place. Its appeal lies in combining recognisable family life with mythic fantasy and an unfolding mystery.

A family move becomes a lens for exploring belonging, cultural identity and relationships across a divided setting. Liyana’s viewpoint connects private family change with wider tensions involving Jews and Palestinians.

A sports-centred family crisis story: Josh hopes exceptional baseball performance will win a house and help his family after his father’s departure and their move to a smaller home.