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Antonio’s father has taught him that women cannot be trusted and that a man should have more than one partner. Miesha has her own guarded approach to romance, and their games bring both to question whether love is real.

A long-held dream draws Lazlo towards a lost city, where the journey brings him into contact with a legendary warrior band and questions about gods, history and the blue-skinned goddess in his dreams.

This is a fantasy adventure in which a group of Guardians tries to stop Pitch from making children afraid. Jack Frost, who is not usually a hero, becomes an important ally.

A paranormal story follows Alice between a small Australian town and a dreamscape built from its residents’ nightmares. Her twin’s school shooting and its aftermath shape Alice’s struggle with identity, guilt and belonging.

A supernatural adventure follows Sarah as she inherits a demon-hunting mission after her parents die. Her dreams, developing powers and uncertain trust in a newly arrived cousin shape her attempt to face the threat.

Why Do We Sleep? by Cathy Evans, illustrated by Polya Plavinskaia, introduces sleep through topics including body rhythms, dreams, sleep stages, animals and hibernation. It also covers sleep-related myths and ways to think about sleep habits. Bright collage-style illustrations accompany short sections of information, with a glossary and a flow chart about sleep quality.

A gentle-seeming fable centres on two children seeking a rare, mysterious sight. Its main appeal is the island setting and the Princess’s brief, encouraging message about dreams and self-belief.

A child’s love of dance meets unequal opportunities: she is allowed into lessons but kept at the back. The story also brings her aspiration into contact with Janet Collins’s achievement.

This is a magical friendship adventure built around a camp-night problem: the girls are kept awake by bad dreams while Sabrina has yet to recover her magic.

This story brings together a hidden prince with magical powers and Jemma’s ambition to attend stage school, offering both fantasy adventure and a family-centred goal.

A family holiday becomes a rescue adventure through magical realms, where the sisters must find allies and learn to use powers they did not know they had.

This is a historical sea-adventure romance shaped by bereavement, displacement and conflict. Rosie’s circumstances bring her into Raider’s pursuit and the wider naval war, with danger and romantic feelings both central to the premise.

This is a suspenseful mystery built around Charity’s restricted life, her unexplained condition and a dream that seems connected to a hidden part of the house.

This is a speculative adventure about the dangers of suppressing imagination, while also asking whether stories and dreams can themselves become frightening or harmful.

This is a mystery-romance centred on a heart transplant: Leah and Matt try to understand the death of Matt’s twin, while facing the possibility of a relationship and an uncertain future.

This is a high-school story about striving for popularity and cheerleading success, with romantic interest complicating Ellynne’s hopes. Her weight loss is part of how the story describes her pursuit of beauty.

A cast-centred look at the 2009 Fame film, combining background on the earlier film and spin-offs with profiles of the relaunched film's performers.

The story centres on friendship, Jedi training and a shared mystery. Anakin and Tahiri must decide what their dream means and whether to act on it.

This is a fantasy adventure built around a frightening dream figure, a prophecy and a young protagonist facing a threat. The story also promises secrets and magic.

Nine retold legends explore the place of dreams in Hawaiian tradition, including stories of divine messages, romance, prophecy and guidance.

This is a poetry collection with a spiritual frame: it is presented as a way to speak with God while reflecting on everyday feelings and experiences.

A friendship-centred story follows Tilly as she responds to her friend’s bridesmaid news by trying to make her own bridesmaid dream come true.

This is a supernatural horror story about a shy teenager whose dream relationship becomes controlling and threatening. Its main appeal is the uncertainty over what is real, while its fast pace repeatedly shifts between mystery, pursuit and grotesque danger.

Expect a comic family road-trip adventure about a child chasing a television opportunity, with embarrassment, sibling irritation and determination shaping the journey.

A playful fantasy adventure turns ordinary holes into a doorway to familiar story characters. Andrea’s journey combines imaginative problem-solving with a heartfelt wish connected to her mother’s lost smile.

This is a horse-focused story about Tilly and Magic Spirit, whose close partnership is linked with pursuing dreams.

This is a teenage horror story about arriving at camp as an outsider, facing peer hostility, and encountering a dreamcatcher alongside Louella’s offer of lasting togetherness.

Expect a festive fantasy built around bedtime, dreams and exploration. Maddie and Murphy encounter the North Pole’s Christmas world and respond to a problem, offering imaginative material for shared reading and discussion.

This is a story about enjoying an unexpected passion and resisting pressure to conform. Arthur’s dancing becomes a way for the group to reconsider its assumptions, with acceptance, apology and friendship central to the resolution.

This offers an imaginative quest built around dreams, magic, wizards and a threatened fantasy land. Miranda’s movement through distinct settings may appeal to readers who enjoy fairy-tale-inspired adventures and determined protagonists.

A reflective, image-led book for readers who enjoy dipping into stories rather than following a tightly plotted journey. Its strongest appeal is atmosphere: dreams, animals, wildness, hope and space for private interpretation.

A fast-moving fantasy about siblings protecting a rare book while confronting tyranny, imprisonment and loss. Expect mystery, magical adventure and moral decisions, alongside darker material involving death, torture and violence.

This is an imaginative rescue adventure about two brothers whose shared dreams become dangerous. It follows Malky’s efforts to understand what has happened to Seb and to act despite fear, while family change and friendship shape his choices.

A determined young footballer wants school-team success and dreams of professional recognition, but a setback at trials leaves him under pressure.

This is an encouraging poetic address to dreamers. It presents ambition as a process involving time, setbacks and uncertainty, and values the effort and passion involved rather than promising that every dream will come true.

An imaginative dream-world adventure about twins whose difficult relationship changes as they confront danger together. It combines mystery, magic and family revelations with a darker strand involving nightmares, bodily peril and control of thoughts.

A playful, illustrated story that uses rhyme and a small central character to explore dreams, fears and courage. Its chapter structure may support reading aloud in short sittings and revisiting key ideas together.

This offers a gentle, imaginative way into questions about origins, adoption, belonging and family. Its woodland journey, animal encounters and illustrated fairytale atmosphere may invite close shared reading.

A sombre, imaginative story about sisters, a sleeping princess and a dreamworld shaped by inner struggles. Expect more emotional and psychological exploration than fast-moving adventure, with fairy-tale wonder alongside painful material.

This is a football-centred story about aspiration, practice and a hoped-for moment of success. It also presents encouragement from a father and the boy’s wish to earn recognition from teammates.

A fast-moving fictional coming-of-age story about a Korean American teenager chasing a place in K-pop, while negotiating friends, family expectations, identity and the realities behind performance culture.

This is a high-stakes coming-of-age story about trying to become a K-pop star while navigating outsider status, friendship, romance and an industry that demands perfection. Its setting offers a close look at training culture and the pressures surrounding public success.

This is a slow-burning, atmospheric thriller for readers who enjoy uncertainty, dreamlike fantasy and family mysteries. Its strongest interest lies in how Shelby’s changing understanding of herself reshapes the story around her.

A reflective story of two girls connected through dreams, grief and a Welsh poem. Its interest lies in the developing bond between contemporary school life and an imagined medieval world.

Lara balances football training with her friends’ ideas for a school business competition. The book follows her effort to pursue sporting ambitions while managing friendship, feelings, competition and apparent pressure from people who enjoy seeing her struggle.