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Maggie’s prized Shopkin disappears during a camping trip with her friends. Her suspicion falls on Ava, who has been admiring it; Maggie follows clues while the group’s friendships are under strain.

A magical-object theft sets up an adventure around lifeguards, helpfulness and an award. Rachel and Kirsty are involved as the fairies’ plans are disrupted.

A comic fantasy about an impossible hat problem becomes a story of a boy facing royal authority. Its absurdity and escalating predicament may suit a shared read with room to pause and talk.

A Christmas-gift caper centres on a boy’s strong wish for a games console and his plan to recover the presents taken from him and his cousins.

This is a comic animal-detective adventure built around an investigation, a mistaken accusation and a race involving a lost city and treasure.

A three-case detective collection, centred on a group of young investigators. Its hooks are a mysterious fire, a missing cat and secrets surrounding Banshee Towers.

This is a space-race adventure in which three cadets monitor rival ships and become involved in uncovering foul play connected to Titan’s crystal-mining operations.

A comic farmyard contest drives the story, while the contestants’ prize turns out to be something quite different from the honour they expect.

A Christmas gathering brings Evelyn together with children from three other families. Their shifting enthusiasms, quarrels and plans, including attic explorations, shape a story described as a fictionalised account of childhood.

A child’s family memories meet the excitement of a planetarium visit and the world of theatre, with a play that openly says mistreating people is wrong.

A pony-centred story about Jess’s riding holiday, her hopes of riding a favourite pony and the suspicion that follows a run of trail accidents.

A fantasy finale built around a race for a contested crown, with September’s companions caught up in the upheaval and her parents searching for her.

This is a school-and-sibling story built around a flag-football rivalry and a dispute over extra test time. The twins’ different concerns give the competition more than one stake.

Expect comic mishaps, wordplay and exaggerated solutions to ordinary problems, rather than a realistic account of family life.

A lively historical sports story, centred on the surprising circumstances of an Olympic marathon rather than a straightforward account of a conventional race.

A comic-spirited business scheme sits alongside a story about friendship, bereavement and learning to express feelings.

This is a story about consequences and freedom: one girl regrets cheating and resents a strict punishment, while another’s rare day off takes a risky turn.

A space-sports adventure that combines competition with questions about how athletes train and how fair contests can work across different planetary conditions.

A child-centred sports mystery combines a disputed accusation with clues to interpret. The appeal is likely to rest on following the investigation, rather than on sports details alone.

Expect a structured debate rather than a single narrative: articles address whether a wall is justified, practical, affordable or preferable to other approaches to immigration and border security.

Ava’s predicament brings together a crush, kindness and her place on a football team. Alex’s funding choice adds a school-community disagreement about supporting sport or the arts.

A warm-hearted adventure balances the sisters’ humour and imaginative games with their efforts to endure unjust treatment and help others.

A school-lunch mystery gives Marin room to investigate, with clues, traps and suspects; the comic presentation mixes narration, dialogue and varied illustrated layouts.

A light fantasy adventure centred on an imposed responsibility, a puzzle and a changing environment. The story’s interest appears to come from Rani working out what matters most while managing the troublesome clouds.

A teen romance is set against a school-wide disagreement about whether basketball-team money should be shared. Romantic choices become part of the girls’ attempt to pressure the boys towards compromise.

A comic fantasy mystery built around unusual weather, an imprisoned uncle and a determined group of friends.

This is a serious, trauma-focused novel in which two sisters face the effects of abuse, family disruption and foster care. It also follows attempts to find support, speak openly and begin recovering.

Expect a football-centred childhood story rather than an account of Burglar Bill. Its unofficial team, friendships and setbacks provide comic energy, while the reflective voice gives the book a poignant, nostalgic dimension.

This is a clue-led children’s adventure about investigating a disappearance after an accusation of theft. Its central appeal is the Secret Seven working together, with a younger sibling presented as a possible complication.

A character-focused story about wanting recognition and facing a sibling’s departure. The pageant provides a lively setting for exploring rivalry, while the family storyline brings a more serious emotional thread.

An energetic race story where the excitement of competition is balanced by moments of empathy. Its strongest message is that a satisfying result can involve kindness, fair choices and sharing, not simply finishing first.

This is a school-set mystery with five clever outsiders at its centre.

This is a school-and-survival story about two people misreading each other. Its strongest material concerns how assumptions shape behaviour, while Mark’s growing attachment to the outdoors gives the book a reflective strand alongside its danger.

This is a Halloween mystery built around competition, investigation and adventure.

A sports mystery built around a strained friendship, team pressure and an investigation into threats and sabotage. The buried-treasure connection adds historical intrigue, while danger raises the stakes beyond the football pitch.

This is a playful but pointed reworking of nursery rhymes. Pollution, smoking, oil, logging, food access and over-consumption appear through jokes, reversals and striking black-and-white illustrations rather than straightforward explanation.

A buoyant, unusual adventure pairs a determined child with a loving guardian and a rooftop community. Its imaginative freedom sits alongside peril, precarious living, family uncertainty and moments of physical harm.

A playful magical adventure centred on pottery, crafts and recovering a missing object. It offers a straightforward conflict between Rachel and Kirsty and Jack Frost, with creativity forming the story’s distinctive setting.

A playful animal tale builds humour around a toothache and a reversal of fortune. Its clearest offering is a simple situation in which laughing at another character’s discomfort comes back to the laugher.

This is a time-travel adventure centred on friendship, fairness and an orphan’s vulnerability. Its historical setting and Christian-life framing may offer a lively starting point for discussing how stories represent justice and belonging.

A tense school story about belonging and the cost of acceptance. Jericho’s growing unease gives readers a close view of how group loyalty can compete with judgement, while the initiation exposes humiliation, coercion and danger.

This is a fantasy story about a girl pursuing knightly training in a setting where some people oppose female participation. Its underdog premise sits alongside bullying, training injuries, conflict, war, kidnapping, death and a brief reference to suicide.

This is a humorous but emotionally unsettled school-and-family story about coping when several losses and humiliations arrive together. Camille’s resilience is central, though the path towards it is described as difficult.

This is a fast-moving school-status story about rivalry, recognition and attempts to regain social advantage after a contested success. Its central interest is how the girls navigate competition within an elite social world.

This is a brisk detective adventure built around a mountain-bike race in Costa Rica. Nancy supports her friend while investigating efforts to stop a leading cyclist, with several possible suspects and a time-pressured mystery.