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A character-led story follows Samson as he navigates feeling like an outsider and becomes entangled in Angel’s secrets. Its focus appears to be how people see one another, alongside suspense about the dealings and their outcome.

This is a mystery shaped by Gwen’s music-school ambitions and her effort to find out what has happened to her grandfather. Robert joins her as a fellow auditioning student.

This is a horror mystery built around siblings trying to understand several disappearances and a murder, with suspicion extending to someone living in their home.

A school-set supernatural mystery follows two teenagers amid unsettling disappearances, Natalie’s search for answers about her sister, and Will’s connection to the town’s hidden danger.

Expect a futuristic thriller centred on two teenagers from sharply different social positions. The book combines pursuit, military conflict, romance and a challenge to official narratives, with a graphic presentation of action.

A family mystery combining time-period portals, a missing mother, a threatening stranger and a house full of secrets. The story appears to build suspense through pursuit, uncertainty and questions about who is watching the family.

This is a brief, character-led story about two girls looking beyond stereotypical appearances. Its central project gives friendship and self-understanding a concrete shape, while Sable’s past adds emotional weight to her difficulty trusting others.

A thoughtful fairy-tale adventure about a girl whose exceptional singing cannot protect her from shame, manipulation or unfair judgement. Its strongest thread is Aza’s movement towards belonging and self-worth, though beauty remains a powerful force in the story.

A comic tale about a supposedly perfect new roommate disrupting Bernie's room and relationships.

Expect an adventure fantasy built around exile, disputed inheritance and supernatural threats. Its strongest distinctive feature is Jessa: a young woman presented as the focal and strongest character while loyalty and friendship shape the struggle.

A playful school fantasy about two girls navigating secrets, appearance, friendship and belonging. Frankie’s visible difference and wish to live openly contrast with Melody’s uncertainty about whether changed looks affect how others treat her.

This is a story about rebuilding sisterhood after family separation. Its magical identity swap creates comic complications while Jamie and Siri confront damaged relationships, changing ambitions and the challenge of becoming themselves.

This is a mystery thriller with a questioning teenage protagonist, combining suspected murder, danger, romance, jealousy and questions about belief. Its appeal is likely to come from following Poppy’s investigation as appearances become increasingly unreliable.

Expect a whimsical, danger-filled fantasy quest involving a fugitive mechanical vessel, Excalibur, prophecy and unusual allies and enemies. The story’s later twists are highlighted as a strength, while its ending leaves some questions open.

This is a character-led story about a teenager’s self-image and changing relationships, set alongside Cassie’s disability and her family’s circumstances. Its several viewpoints invite readers to consider how people’s inner lives may differ from what others can see.

Expect a brisk fantasy quest built around danger, escape and puzzle-solving. The book spends substantial time in Noradz, where cleanliness is enforced harshly, before moving towards a frightening confrontation in the City of the Rats.

A character-led coming-of-age novel about seeing beyond glamour, managing peer influence and becoming more independent. Humour, romance and suspense sit alongside family difficulties, social uncertainty and a serious later turn.

Expect a brisk supernatural school mystery centred on Lily’s assignment, with vampire recruitment, changing alliances, danger and a romantic thread. The story presents an unusual vampire hierarchy and an action-led plot rather than extended character development.

This is an imaginative fantasy adventure centred on three siblings navigating a strange house, shifting time and dangerous or uncertain encounters. It offers a large-scale quest alongside sibling conflict, loyalty and comic touches.

Expect a suspenseful mystery built around unreliable perspectives, teenage status and the question of whether Tasha’s near-drowning was an accident. The investigation gradually exposes strained friendships and hidden motives.

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 lively mystery about belonging somewhere new: Poppy’s unusual circus upbringing meets boarding-school traditions, while friendship and investigation draw her into a dangerous case involving an Egyptian ruby.

This offers a fast-moving mystery built around public voting, televised punishment and an apparently guilty teenager. Its strongest appeal is suspense; its central interest lies in questioning who controls justice and whose story gets believed.

A strongly atmospheric horror adventure centred on a young carer who must recognise danger, face frightening experiences and reconnect her family after bereavement. Its emotional focus is grief and resilience as much as supernatural menace.

This is a long, character-rich coming-of-age novel in which David looks back on fear, labour, friendship and love. Its distinctive interest lies in the gap between what the younger David experiences and what the older narrator understands.

A spirited magical adventure about a girl pursuing family answers, learning witchcraft and building friendships in Hedgely. Expect a picturesque but spooky setting, folklore-inspired creatures, exciting escapes and a heroine whose courage develops unevenly.

This is a romance shaped by disability, bereavement and online friendship. Chess lets Juliet and Ronan reveal different parts of themselves, while the wider cast reinforces the idea that appearances can conceal difficult experiences.

A compact, atmospheric fantasy about courage and devotion, with a clear quest structure. Its cold landscapes and threatening folklore create suspense, while Ivan’s determination gives the story emotional purpose.

This is an adventurous, compassionate monster story about belonging, trust and moral judgement. Stitch’s openness meets Alice’s bitterness, while the journey tests how appearances shape people’s responses.

This is a grief-shaped mystery about a missing twin, unreliable memory, changing identity and dangerous investigation, with suspense complicated by school popularity and an unexpected romantic entanglement.

This is a magical quest about recovering something stolen, with familiar fairy-tale figures placed in a fresh setting. Friendship, uncertainty and problem-solving appear central as the characters decide whether the looking glass can be trusted.

Expect a playful quest presented through a very cheerful setting, with five heroes facing frozen lands, dungeons and frightening creatures while searching for stolen crystals.

Expect a relationship-led mystery: a reunion intended to revive old friendships instead exposes resentment and uncertainty. The plot combines disappearances, investigation and near misses with attention to changing group dynamics.

Expect a fast-moving fairy-tale adventure involving illness, magic, strange creatures, rival pursuers and travel through unsettling settings. Red’s fear, friendship with Goldie and changing understanding of others drive the story.

This is a grief-centred young-adult story that combines family disruption, social pressures, artistic identity, secrets and an unexpected relationship. Its emotional territory is serious, with mystery-like questioning following a sudden death.

This is a character-led family story about a child making sense of adult failures without surrendering her own needs. Cooking, artistic ambition and friendship offer purposeful threads alongside uncertainty and emotional upheaval.

This is a lush fantasy adventure about two opposing royals navigating a wish-granting contest. Its pleasures lie in mythic world-building, clever trials, banter and a developing relationship, while unfamiliar folklore terms may require patience.

This is a fast-moving animal fantasy centred on loyalty, identity and rescue. Its appeal lies in an unexpected hero, a team of contrasting companions and a magical world where appearances can deceive.

This is an emotionally intense coming-of-age story about wanting to be seen, making imperfect choices and discovering that love or friendship cannot simply replace a complicated family life.

Expect brief, tightly controlled stories that invite attention to clues, appearances and timing. The pleasure comes from the sudden turn, but the collection’s wit is often edged with cruelty, bodily discomfort and unsettling consequences.

This looks like a brisk fantasy adventure centred on a resourceful child whose habits of survival bring her into contact with real magic. Its strongest offer is the tension between streetwise independence and the possibility of trust, training and change.

This is a dark coming-of-age story about a teenager trying to claim her own identity while confronting a disturbing secret within a close mother–daughter relationship. Fairy-tale imagery frames questions about beauty, storytelling, concealment and what it means to make a life one's own.

This is a relationship-focused story about fitting into a new place, missing family, managing appearances and facing complications when a pretend-boyfriend arrangement affects Sloane and Tru’s relationship.

This is a suspenseful historical adventure about a boy surviving exploitation through observation and deduction. Its central tension combines a murder accusation with the question of whether someone treated as different can find a better fate.

This is a young-person mystery shaped by an unsettled parent–child relationship. Its Hollywood setting emphasises disguise, performance and uncertainty, while the death nearby gives Sammy a potentially dangerous problem to investigate.