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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.

A ghostly quest combines danger, memory and moral choices. Riley’s efforts to free her friends and other spirits give the story an emphasis on understanding rather than defeating pain by force.

This is a supernatural mystery with a strongly suspenseful premise: a murdered teenager’s spirit seeks answers.

This is an atmospheric supernatural mystery about identity, family neglect and an attempt to change a dangerous future. Its humour sits alongside isolation, approaching evil and difficult family relationships.

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.

A reflective picture-book story about Eva’s connection to Ethiopia after adoption. It contrasts difficult access to water and food with practical comforts in her new home, while holding memory, loss and belonging together.

A heartfelt time-travel adventure about a boy trying to understand and help his grandfather, with humour alongside grief, family upheaval and the unsettling effects of Alzheimer’s.

This is a character-led fantasy about recovery, political negotiation and widening loyalties. Chaol’s treatment and Nesryn’s separate path give Antica importance beyond scenery, while romance and the approaching wider conflict develop alongside them.

A challenging dystopian story about censorship, conformity and media distraction, with strong literary ideas alongside deaths, suicide attempts, substance misuse and frightening pursuit. Its central value lies in inviting readers to question how information and independence are protected.

This is a serious historical novel about Hiroshima’s bombing and its long aftermath for one family. Its movement between prose, poetry and haiku gives the story a distinctive shape, while the paper cranes connect grief, promises and hope.

This is an outdoor adventure about a child investigating her grandmother’s disappearance, helping eagles in difficulty and discovering a stronger sense of belonging in the mountain community.

A short, visually expressive story about a newcomer, suspicion and the possibility of belonging. Its emotional centre is the contrast between what the animals assume and what they learn about the stranger’s past.

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.

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.

A warm, imaginative friendship book that treats caring for a ghost as an everyday responsibility. It combines playful instructions and gross-out food details with a broader portrait of companionship lasting through major changes in life.

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 child-centred detective adventure in which solving a mystery becomes a way to learn about Gran’s life, memory and the importance of understanding people as individuals.

This offers a tense journey story alongside a close account of sibling care. Clem’s storytelling, memories and uncertain perspective add emotional depth, while the political setting invites reflection on belonging, surveillance, displacement and how families preserve hope under pressure.

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.

A family roadside stop becomes a meeting point between a child's embarrassment and her parents' difficult memories. Watercress offers a compact story about family history, migration, hardship and a growing understanding between generations.

This is an imaginative, unsettling science-fiction story about cloned people, social control and the meaning of a ‘real’ life. Its strongest appeal is likely its unusual premise and willingness to leave difficult questions unresolved.

A witty, emotionally serious story about teenagers confronting illness, love and mortality. It combines an accessible prose style with grief, brief sex, some swearing, drinking and reflections on literature, fate and what makes a life matter.

A poetic supernatural romance centred on desire, identity and difficult choices. Immy’s love for Claudia is intertwined with blood hunger, recurring lives, past mistakes and the sustaining bonds among three vampires.

A thoughtful wartime story about displacement, difficult loyalties and the stories people tell to explain frightening events. It offers an accessible surface narrative alongside deeper questions about guilt, power, family conflict and how childhood experiences can endure.

A warm, mystery-shaped family story in which Xanthe investigates Nani’s past with friends, alongside magical visions, archaeological clues and a rooftop garden. It links family care with history, migration, friendship and belonging.

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.

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.

A lyrical bedtime story where songs carry Shona from childhood dreams into a later moment caring for her ageing father. It offers Scottish cultural language, imaginative pictures and a strong sense of family continuity.

This is a dual-timeline adventure about a girl’s search for a lost family object and her discovery of an older generation’s wartime story. Its focus falls on loyalty, memory, courage and helping others in crisis.

This is a war story centred on women’s practical support: feeding, nursing-related work and driving ambulances. Midge’s changing understanding of courage moves the narrative from imagined adventure towards demanding service and confronting wartime consequences.

This is a reflective true story about a child encountering a forest fire and witnessing people and animals shelter together. It offers historical atmosphere, vivid nature imagery and a striking picture of shared vulnerability during disaster.

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.

This is a magical rescue story set alongside a child’s difficult response to a parent’s remarriage. Its most distinctive idea is that solving the immediate problem involves both a vision of the future and forgotten memories.

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.

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.

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.