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A climactic fantasy adventure brings Charlie and his friends together to confront dangerous magic, protect his parents and seek answers about the Red King’s heirs.

A warm-spirited fantasy about a young bruja negotiating family rules and friendship, with returned spirits bringing a magical mystery. Leo’s grief over her mother’s death and her friend Caroline’s bereavement sit alongside the bakery, spellwork and community celebrations.

A fairy adventure brings sewing and other creative activities together with a stolen-thimble problem for Rachel and Kirsty to tackle.

A protective enchantment is failing, sending Tilja and her companions into a hostile Empire in search of the magician who made it. Tilja’s unexpected importance to the quest puts an ordinary girl at the centre of a fantasy adventure.

Expect a fantasy mystery with travel, magical beings and a murder investigation. A venomous snakebite and a cult that makes the twins targets give the adventure a dangerous edge.

Expect whimsical, village-based adventures built around a woman, her sixteen cats and small quests. Cakes and playful naming share space with fantastical travel; the outings include a jumble sale and an annual village festival.

The book turns seasonal change into a shared activity: children are invited to tap, pat, clap or wiggle, then watch the tree develop from bare branches to blossoms and apples before its leaves fall.

A fantasy adventure about a teenager learning where she comes from and what she can do, with friendship, betrayal and choices at its centre.

Rachel and Kirsty follow a trail involving buzzing bees as they try to find Saffron. The story belongs to a fairy adventure series in which missing fairies are being sought.

A magical saxophone and a TV talent contest drive the adventure, as Rachel and Kirsty try to stop Jack Frost’s goblin band and protect their fairy friends.

A magical farm mix-up sets up a rescue adventure: Rachel and Kirsty try to help Penelope recover her foal while the baby animals make unexpected sounds. Fairies, farm animals and friendship are central elements.

A Halloween mystery follows Chris and his friends as they investigate a missing bicycle and weigh a magical explanation against rational clues.

A cheerful-sounding fantasy quest centres on cakes, birthday celebrations and the search for a missing charm, with Rachel and Kirsty racing against time.

This is an illustrated animal adventure about aspiring to be a hero, searching for magic, and getting a chance to help a friend. Its final question leaves Monty’s wish unresolved.

This fantasy adventure follows two young knights from village defence into a quest involving dragons, unseen enemies and a threat to the crown.

Expect briskly comic fantasy built around a prickly heroine, a house whose doors disrupt ordinary space, and household tasks that become magical complications. Familiar characters from the Howl books also appear.

Edward discovers his Guardian powers and must learn to use them while trying to save his mother and friends from the Jackal. The story involves wings, magic and the afterlife.

A light fantasy adventure about two girls helping a fairy recover a stolen charm and put baking back to rights.

Simon’s unreliable magic, the face-wearing monster and Baz’s absence set up a magical mystery. The story also gives substantial space to romance and the characters’ changing relationships.

This is a fantasy adventure in which a missing magic wand disrupts the weather on Rainspell Island. Rachel and Kirsty try to outsmart Jack Frost and keep the Earth clean and green.

A dark fantasy about survival, belonging and self-discovery, following Liza as she leaves a fearful town and seeks her missing mother. The post-war world mixes hostile nature, visions and faerie magic.

A child-centred fantasy adventure about friendship across very different ways of life, with a final episode that invites readers to decide what really happened.

A magical search story links flowers in the human world with fairies’ petals. Rachel and Kirsty help Danielle and the other Petal Fairies look for what has been scattered.

A playful, romantic fantasy about finding courage to approach someone you like, told through both Zuzana’s and Mik’s perspectives and shaped by an elaborate treasure hunt.

A wintry fantasy adventure pairs truck-driving and mechanical problem-solving with magic, rebellion and a difficult journey. Sylvi’s attachment to Winter and her response to change sit alongside the action.

Expect a grim, disorientating fairy tale rather than a reassuring adventure: Otto is often frightened and uncertain, while magic offers power without straightforward control.

Expect a high-action fantasy about survival, loyalty and choosing what sort of person to become, rather than a romance-led story. Aina’s assassin role and the consequences of her choices are prominent.

A fantasy mystery built around missing magical objects and unusual animal behaviour, with two friends at the centre of the search.

This is a coming-of-age fantasy about belonging and ambition, shaped by a martial-arts contest, a prophecy and a web of linked destinies.

This is a spooky, folksy fantasy about two girls whose quarrel unleashes a graveyard full of angry ancestors. The story pairs that supernatural danger with questions of friendship, family history and finding a place to belong.

Ava’s central challenge is deciding what to wish for when she wants to put her family back together. The story’s magic makes that hope depend on choices with potentially high stakes.

A fast-moving basketball fantasy about a determined young player whose extraordinary shooting wish brings sudden sporting success—and whose story turns on playing for the love of the game.

A supernatural romance-and-peril finale, with two intertwined strands: Sydney’s pursuit of a former enemy and Adrian’s investigation of spirit magic. It is the sixth Bloodlines book.

A puzzle-led fantasy adventure, with riddles readers can try alongside the characters. The appeal is the unfolding quest and imaginative mix of worlds; the story is part of a continuing series.

This is a fantasy adventure built around a search, a resistance and a mystery about stolen powers. Its appeal may lie in the blend of strange technology and magic.

This is a magical friendship adventure built around a camp-night problem: the girls are kept awake by bad dreams while Sabrina has yet to recover her magic.

This instalment combines supernatural peril with a romantic dilemma: Ever’s efforts to help Damen unfold alongside an unexpected attraction to Jude.

A fantasy romance about a curse, a prince’s transformation and Harper’s arrival in a magical land, with disability and family hardship also part of her story.

This is a fantasy adventure built around Conn’s apprenticeship and a mystery affecting the city. The premise links personal learning with a wider problem, without revealing how either is resolved.

This is a birthday-centred fantasy adventure in which Tara’s search for unusual objects brings her into contact with eccentric townspeople and new friends.

A familiar fairy tale becomes a mystery for Rachel and Kirsty at a storytelling festival.

This story brings together a hidden prince with magical powers and Jemma’s ambition to attend stage school, offering both fantasy adventure and a family-centred goal.

This is a fantasy about a child hoping to repair a family in distress, with consequences that reach beyond her home. Its blend of magic, loss and jeopardy may appeal to readers who enjoy emotionally rooted adventures.

A linked fantasy collection with different heroines and challenges: a rescue journey, a princess finding her own magical abilities, and a girl learning to manage dragon transformations.

This is a high-stakes fantasy adventure built around teamwork, magical objects and opposing forces. Its fourth-in-series position means some character relationships or earlier events may already be established.