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Expect an emotionally crowded story: Adam’s family’s rejection of his homosexuality sits alongside uncertainty about his relationships and pressure from his boss. A ghost adds a supernatural strand to the day.

This is a supernatural fantasy about Joy’s Sight, an assassin’s threat and a consequential choice involving Ink and the Twixt. Her decision may affect those close to her.

A relationship-led coming-of-age story about a transgender teen navigating a new school, friendship and the decision to share her past. It combines first love with questions of trust and belonging.

Shane's dating advice reaches classmates and a teacher, while his own feelings complicate the rules he offers others. Friendship, attraction and the fallout when the formula becomes public sit alongside comic romantic entanglements.

Expect a layered fantasy mystery, with Polly piecing together memories and the significance of stories she and Tom invented. It also follows her changing friendships and sense of self as she grows up.

A relationship ending and the prospect of a new connection sit alongside Ronette’s determination to make the most of a chance she has been given.

A varied set of short comics follows Venus through familiar childhood interests and imaginative escapades, with a possible dreamlike trip beyond Earth.

Expect court and kingdom tensions alongside a developing romance, sibling bonds and choices about love and duty. The story also includes magic and a threatened invasion.

Will is reluctant to spend a school-assignment day at his father’s office, doubting his father will make time for him. The novel is set around the September 11 attacks and follows changes in Will’s life and relationships.

A twin-sister relationship shifts as one girl seeks interests and a style of her own. Maureen’s concern about growing apart gives the story its emotional focus.

Expect a collection of linked student perspectives rather than one continuous account, with relationships and emotional change at its centre.

This is a relationship-focused story about Mason negotiating friendship, sexual feelings and romantic hopes after Kat wants to leave their encounter behind. His interest then turns towards Colette, an adult several years older than him.

A weekend trip shifts Callie and Talya from rivals towards confidantes as they work together and share secrets. Their developing friendship is tested on the journey home.

A reluctant boy and his unexpectedly keen dog take on dog-agility classes in a humorous summer story.

The story follows Solomon’s efforts to find his own path while his family works towards independence. A cattle drive brings adventure and new sights, alongside tensions at home and the question of how Black settlers will be received.

Expect interwoven royal, military and espionage plots, set against war, political manoeuvring and a destructive blight. The story also explores identity and includes queer characters and relationships.

Owen and Hannah run a relationship-advice blog for local teenagers. Owen hopes it will bring Kamryn closer to him, but his plan uses fraudulent tactics, which lead to consequences.

Lily’s self-image as the sensible one is unsettled by a moment of attraction to Daniel. Around her, teenagers and grandparents face separate dilemmas that connect through the family.

Loula’s quest turns her wish for a sister into a playful recipe adventure with Gilbert. The story also brings in a hungry visitor after Loula has waited for her plan to work.

At its centre is Jamie’s effort to hide his sexuality and the experimental drug he hopes will change his attraction to boys. His choices also affect his connection with Celia and the people closest to him.

Beatrice, who prefers staying indoors and relies on online messaging, is sent to live with a grandmother she barely knows while her mother returns to rehab. Hoping to secure some peace, Beat tries to find her grandmother a husband. Her plans change as she spends time outdoors and meets Toffie. The story brings family circumstances, romance and an unfamiliar South African village into Beat’s summer.

Nina describes the practical change of having one home with her mother and another with her father, and living in each at different times.

This character-led story brings together bereavement, adoption and pregnancy through two young women whose hopes and family circumstances differ.

This is a contemporary family-and-romance story about Frank negotiating his parents’ expectations, his relationships and his Korean American identity. A serious illness and bereavement also shape the family story.

Becky is pursuing comedy and a relationship at the same time. As Kip’s behaviour becomes controlling and abusive, she grows more distant from friends and family.

A fantasy premise turns an expected future upside down: Liz must find her place in an afterlife where people grow younger. Her adjustment brings grief and frustration alongside friendship, love and personal choices.

A murder accusation drives this family-centred story, with Dovey trying to clear her name while her sister’s future and her brother’s safety are caught up in the conflict.

The story sets Keysha’s stage ambitions alongside romantic uncertainty: rehearsals compete for her time, and attention from her leading man adds another complication as prom nears.

Expect space adventure, espionage and a refugee’s struggle to escape, alongside telepathic communication with animals. The story also considers human–animal kinship and the position of people at the bottom of society.

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.

Bethany’s summer centres on weight-loss pressure, family tensions and unrequited affection. A failed fad diet and a clash at camp lead her to leave, only for the hoped-for escape to prove less simple or healing than she expects.

Yasmin’s daily reading routine is disrupted when the mayor’s actions threaten Book Uncle’s lending library. With friends, family and neighbours, she tries to make the community’s voice heard during an election campaign.

Ari wants a different future from the family bakery; meeting Hector brings baking and a developing romance into that conflict. The story also foregrounds decisions and the support loved ones may offer.

Expect supernatural conflict alongside grief, strained loyalties and romantic complications. Zoey’s time away from her friends runs in parallel with tensions in the group, so the book gives attention to several relationships and conflicts.

A murder, its aftermath for the victim’s sister, and the killer’s drive to prove himself to his brothers form the central strands. Secrets and a breaking wall of silence link them.

This historical supernatural story combines Gemma’s visions and the spiritual world with boarding-school life, strained belonging and an unsettling mystery around the young man following her.

The chain-letter mystery sits alongside a family complication: Livvie does not want Peter’s father to date her mother. Her work with Peter on a school project makes keeping the families apart difficult.

This is an intimate poetry collection about love, growing up and difficult feelings, including loneliness and depression. It may suit a reader drawn to personal, emotionally direct poems.

A speculative romance joins two teenagers across time, while family upheaval and other historical and supernatural elements compete for space. The central relationship may not be the novel’s only substantial focus.

At its centre is Pattyn’s search for where she belongs, as family ties, faith and her feelings about being loved come into question.

This is a romance shaped by a bid for stardom: Roxanne’s Hollywood prospects and her feelings pull in different directions. The book’s ending and the eventual outcome of her choices are unclear.

This is a Christian story about kindness and love, including loving people who are hard to like. Grampa explains these ideas through Little Cub’s questions and relationships.

This is a turbulent story about a teenager facing legal consequences and a difficult choice involving a friend and an almost-boyfriend. Expect a plot that includes several crises and a fictional drug.

A serious family story about finding belonging amid unstable housing, grief and caring responsibilities, with Cora’s tree-climbing and friendships offering threads of connection.

A school story about balancing newspaper work with a crush, friendship disagreements and a wish to try gymnastics.