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Alex Bell
Expect a vivid underwater fantasy adventure led by a determined engineer, with a submarine expedition, imaginative creatures, perilous conditions and a group learning to trust one another.
Emily Lloyd-Jones
A fast-moving futuristic spy thriller follows Augusta as she lives under a secret identity and confronts a violent hostage situation. Alongside action and humour, it explores family separation, responsibility after a fatal mistake, surveillance and the costs of technological progress.
Channelle Desamours
This offers atmospheric supernatural suspense, a mystery to unravel and a protagonist forced to face personal and communal secrets. It may suit readers who enjoy eerie settings, countdowns, twists and psychologically unsettling dilemmas.
Paul Stewart
A brisk school-football story turns one costly mistake into a problem about friendship and blame.
Mark Pett
A public mistake changes how she sees herself, with humour and acceptance easing the pressure to perform flawlessly.
A visually led story about recovery after a frightening fall, with humour, expressive emotion and a clear movement from avoidance towards renewed possibility. Its ending offers hope, while leaving room to discuss different ways of coping.
Matthew Syed
This is an encouraging, practical exploration of how practice, perseverance, support and learning from mistakes may help people develop skills. Its central message is hopeful, though the emphasis on becoming “awesome” can make achievement feel like the main measure of success.
Robin Jacobs
A playful search story built around surprise: Louis’s failed-looking tricks become an entertaining show. Its visual humour, colourful illustrations and diverse audience create a warm, upbeat reading experience, with a final reveal involving the rabbit.
Chris Chatterton
A hands-on farm visit structured around feeding animals, riding a tractor and joining in with rhymes. The sliders and flaps make shared participation central, while Niko’s mistakes introduce persistence without making the book’s ending clear.
Preet Chandi
A lively guide for children who enjoy practical discovery, linking real expedition experiences with achievable activities close to home. Its emphasis is on learning by trying: outdoor skills, observation, planning and cooperation rather than simply reading about distant adventures.
Lisa Thompson
A lively mystery about art, friendship and the consequences of a secret becoming much larger than expected. It offers suspenseful investigation alongside attention to shame, anxiety, money worries and pressure to perform.
Safa Ahmed
Expect a cosy magical adventure centred on romance, enchanted baking and a spell that goes wrong.
Jennifer Killick
A creepy, energetic adventure that combines frightening creatures and suspense with banter, humour and an emphasis on four unlike students learning to support one another.
Becky Albertalli
A contemporary coming-of-age romance about Simon’s identity, friendships and first relationship, told alongside anonymous email exchanges. It offers LGBTQ+ representation, humour and emotional growth, while placing personal discovery alongside school conflict and online communication.
Mairi Hedderwick
This is a warm, richly observed set of island stories about a child whose moods, wishes and adventures feel changeable and recognisable. Family routines, community life and humorous mishaps provide the setting, while the illustrations add substantial detail to explore together.
Helen Rutter
A choice-driven story about finding a voice when other people control the decisions. Fred’s move to a new school brings pressure, friendships and opportunities to pursue his art, while each reader’s choices shape a different route.
Meg Grehan
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.
C.S. Lewis
This is an imaginative fantasy adventure about siblings entering a winter-bound world and taking part in its liberation. Its moral framework includes courage, sacrifice, repentance, forgiveness and explicitly Christian allegory.
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