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This is a high-stakes story about sisters, secrecy and political power, centred on Frey’s struggle to protect Rafi while confronting a life shaped by someone else’s identity.

A comic, mock-Victorian quest follows Solomon as he searches for the spoon left with him as a baby and for his birth parents, with two unusual companions.

This is a story about a child's determination and hope in the face of serious illness, shaped by the Japanese paper-crane legend and the history of Hiroshima.

A determined girl searches for her missing father in a forest associated with a deadly beast, in a magical Beauty and the Beast retelling.

This is a life story about persistence and nursing reform, with attention to Nightingale’s unhappy early years as well as her work in wartime hospitals.

This is a clue-led adventure: the sisters pursue a family mystery, and their determination to unmask their enemies drives the investigation. Expect suspense alongside the puzzle.

This is an animal-versus-human adventure centred on Drue’s determination to find her missing cat, with a world-scale conflict and a hidden tribe widening the mystery.

This is a coming-of-age journey shaped by separation, escape and travel, with Beck trying to make his own way and understand his childhood.

A brisk life story links Chrétien’s difficult school years with his later political rise, while acknowledging both achievements and public criticism. It presents determination as a central part of his story.

This concluding instalment combines speculative fantasy with a struggle against authoritarian control. Its central pair remain committed to resisting Sigmundus, while strange realms and fanciful creatures shape their journey.

This fairy-tale romance centres on Violet’s effort to become Prince Richard’s bride, despite a contest designed to settle his marriage as an affair of state rather than passion.

An animal story centres on communication, persistence and Louis’s wish to win Serena’s affection. Friendship with Sam and Louis’s efforts to make amends also shape the plot.

Expect an outdoor adventure centred on a dog’s determination to find her team, rather than an account of the race rules or a factual guide to the Iditarod.

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 could suit a reader interested in historical romance and stories of escape, while also inviting careful thought about how slavery and racial identity are represented in popular historical fiction.

This is a compact, straightforward adventure about caring for wildlife when family work and personal convictions pull in different directions. Mystery and pursuit keep the story moving, while Maya’s choices centre responsibility, trust and competing needs.

A clue-led wildlife mystery about three children trying to discover who stole three white wolf cubs. It offers suspense, travel and a determined group of friends, with danger connected to a cliff and a rescuing effort.

This is a portal-fantasy adventure about a prince whose expected dragon-slaying destiny is unsettled after he reaches a seemingly ordinary American city. Hidden magic, disguised dragons and villainous teachers create a playful mystery around identity and purpose.

This is a school-and-sport story about a deaf boy seeking belonging and recognition. Its central interest is how Landon responds to exclusion and whether friendship and determination change his place within the team.

This is a fantasy quest about trying to rescue a bonded magical animal after he is drawn into another world. Expect danger, magical encounters and mystery, with friendship and loyalty at the centre.

Expect a lively, melodramatic adventure driven by disguise, pursuit and political danger. Sovay’s search expands from personal betrayal into treason, espionage and revolutionary conflict, with romance threaded through the action.

This is a supernatural mystery about investigating rumours, with suspense arising from a mountain setting, an eccentric family’s mansion and the possibility that the reported half-human Beast is real.

This is a short magical football story centred on loneliness, family support and social change. Its central tension comes from Timmy being treated differently before and after demonstrating an unusual ability.

This is a suspenseful animal mystery centred on Sammy’s determination to respond to the threat to his family’s sheep. Its strongest appeal is likely the steadily escalating question of what is killing or taking the animals.

This is a fantasy adventure about a determined girl trying to undo the consequences of her mother's sacrifice. Its main engines are infiltration, uncertain loyalties and the risk of pursuing someone who may be dangerous.

This is a fast-moving science-fiction adventure centred on a determined heroine trying to save her family across several worlds. Expect suspense, danger, sacrifice, sibling loyalty and a sweet but possibly rushed romance.

A lively introduction to a deaf baseball player whose practical solution to communication barriers became part of the sport. It combines biography, baseball history and bright illustrations celebrating persistence and ingenuity.

This is a high-action fantasy that combines a village threatened by shadow spirits with political marriage, demons, magical technology and a quest. Its strongest appeal is likely its spectacle and dramatic movement rather than sustained inner development.

This is a historical adventure following Ronald through arrests, escapes, travel, military service and political upheaval connected with Prince Charlie, Fontenoy and Culloden. Its emphasis is on movement, danger and varied incident.

A caring grandmother confronts a strong storm while trying to protect animals and her grandchildren. The story’s appeal appears to lie in determined action, family care and a challenge presented through weather.

A fast-moving modern Cinderella story centres on a girl using her singing talent to seek a different life. Expect familiar fairy-tale patterns, family conflict and a performance-driven route towards independence.

Caraval offers an immersive fantasy built around uncertainty: Scarlett must find her missing sister while trying to decide what within the game is real. Sisterly protection, escape from control and choosing one’s own path are central strands.

This is a setting-led adventure about determination, faith, travel and attachment to an animal. Its strongly romanticised treatment of events may be as important to discuss as Momo’s bravery.

This sequel combines supernatural adventure, nineteenth-century London, a love triangle and moral choices about loyalty. It offers determined female characters and selfless friendships, alongside mature romance, substance dependence and violent confrontations.

This is a richly layered historical coming-of-age novel about a book-loving girl negotiating family duty, education, friendship and romance while a murder’s consequences reach into her community.

This is an ocean adventure about attempting something others doubt, preparing carefully, coping with difficult conditions and discovering capability. It also brings ocean wildlife and pollution into the story through Lucy’s classmates.

A focused biography about curiosity, family support and persistence: Louis Braille loses his sight, encounters inadequate books and develops a six-dot system to make reading and writing more accessible by touch.

A warm, humorous adventure about a determined young inventor, with imaginative technology, a strong female lead and a clear focus on why sleep matters.

A short, atmospheric seaside adventure that turns into a ghost story. Its strongest features are Cherry’s determined project, the mounting storm, the twist, and an emotional exploration of death and grief.

This is a fast-moving fantasy adventure centred on a fierce, guarded heroine. Expect a dangerous rescue journey, strange creatures, corrupted magic and evolving friendships, alongside a serious exploration of loss, guilt and anger.

This is a warm, mystery-led story about wanting to belong while pursuing an unusual ambition. Its seaside setting, humour, family secrets and theme of self-acceptance may particularly suit readers drawn to determined protagonists and magical possibilities.

This is a clue-led historical mystery with an active young protagonist, a strong seaside setting and a family crisis at its centre. It offers atmosphere, teamwork and a determined character whose limb difference is part of her life, not the whole plot.

A gentle adventure about curiosity becoming a shared project. Arthur and his father respond to rumours about the forest by building towards a view beyond it, while bread, neighbours, a storm and a dog add warmth, suspense and opportunities to notice how the community responds.

This is a playful story about turning an impossible wish into a sequence of experiments. Its appeal lies in the boy’s imaginative plans and the surprising distinction between a star in the sky and something star-shaped.

Expect a bleak flooded setting, solitary travel, danger from other young people and a determined search for family. The ending is described as positive, although the journey is repeatedly presented as harrowing and gloomy.