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This is a family-secrets story about a young person tracing her origins and Jewish heritage across a journey from Ontario to Germany.

The story follows Solomon’s efforts to find his own path while his family works towards independence. A cattle drive brings adventure and new sights, alongside tensions at home and the question of how Black settlers will be received.

This is an angsty first-love story about two teenagers seeking more freedom while facing difficult family circumstances. Their connection matters, but the ending is bittersweet rather than a straightforward romantic resolution.

A festive teen romance pairs a breakup with a family-run sequence of blind dates. Sophie’s returned ex complicates the matchmaking, while her large family supplies the holiday bustle.

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.

Expect a mystery-driven adventure grounded in Ranofer’s aspiration to practise goldsmithing and his effort to expose his half-brother’s theft. The ancient Egyptian setting is described in substantial detail.

This is a comic story about two boys whose efforts to influence their parents’ relationship bring together family upheaval, a school event and the boys’ own changing relationship.

This is a character-led romance about two teenagers challenging family expectations, with Carly’s efforts to reunite her family and Arden’s grief shaping their paths.

A supernatural time-slip story with two heroines in different centuries, drawing together around an old family home and a mysterious returning brother.

This is a spy story about Jocelyn trying to change sides while confronting the consequences of her upbringing and divided loyalties.

A linked fantasy collection with different heroines and challenges: a rescue journey, a princess finding her own magical abilities, and a girl learning to manage dragon transformations.

A young protagonist faces a threat to animals in a family preserve while managing without his parents nearby. The story is framed as a mystery with a building sense of danger.

An adventure about belonging and independent decision-making, with Wisp’s difficulty reading stars shaping both his relationships and his attempt to migrate.

This historical story puts Myrto’s limited choices at its centre: she is given in marriage by her brother and must consider whether to accept the life assigned to her or seek another path.

A reflective story about Eveline facing a consequential choice, where family ties and the hope of a different life pull in opposing directions.

This is a family-and-work story built around a wealthy young woman being required to try low-wage jobs to access her inheritance. An intern is also brought into the arrangement.

This is a family-focused story about a teenager carrying substantial responsibilities while imagining a future beyond her home town. Her sister's pregnancy adds pressure to an already demanding household situation.

A coming-of-age story about trying to build genuine friendships after relying on an invented social life, with college offering Caroline a chance to start over.

A journey story about independence, unfamiliar company and river travel, with Megan’s judgement central to how she meets uncertain situations.

This is a coming-of-age story centred on Joel’s private nighttime adventures and the changing bond with his father. Its appeal may lie in the mix of mystery, independence and family adjustment.

A magical village adventure sits alongside a story about siblings finding a more welcoming home. Expect mysteries and eccentric characters, with the children taking an active part in what happens.

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.

Secret spellcasting gives Eliza and her housemates a taste of freedom and power, but a spell’s deadly consequence changes the stakes. The book pairs boarding-school life and sisterhood with supernatural danger.

The story follows CC as she considers her future, guided by an ancient book, alongside children from different backgrounds. Its historical notes may add context to the adventure.

This is a family-centred ghost story about three sisters trying to make sense of loss while imagining lives beyond their home and neighbourhood.

The story centres on Hortense's studies, interests and uncertain prospects amid her family's changed circumstances after the French Revolution.

A child who feels out of step with her parents encounters a relative who seems more like her, and begins to question her identity. The premise blends family secrets with a possible vampire connection.

A spirited family adventure combines inherited magic, sisters’ relationships and the social expectations placed on girls in Regency England.

This is a family story about land, dignity and independence, seen partly through Cassie's growing understanding of racial injustice. Its emotional range includes warmth and humour as well as frightening events.

This is a coming-of-age story about a young man whose inability to feel physical pain shapes his independence, relationships and understanding of empathy.

This is a story of a child separated from home and made to serve a wealthy household, with escape and the hope of reunion driving the plot.

This is a fantasy quest shaped by Linn's attempt to escape coercion and follow a mysterious path.

A story about communication and family relationships, centred on a boy who uses facts to express himself and wants to connect with people around him.

This is a contemporary relationship story shaped by differences in family circumstances and by immigration enforcement. Alma and Evan each have ambitions to leave their town, but their relationship confronts them with difficult choices.

This is a contemporary thriller about craving adventure, taking a risk and discovering that a promising escape may be dangerous.

This is a fairy-tale journey shaped by a bargain, a family’s hopes and Rose’s search for the identity of a mysterious stranger.

This is a historical coming-of-age adventure built around two young people facing sharply different forms of upheaval, with martial-arts training and escape driving their separate journeys.

The book sets Russell’s wish to escape school against Tansy’s effort to keep it open, using comic classroom mishaps along the way.

This is a story about a young person confronting uncertainty over belonging and family security, alongside an urgent journey and a new friendship.

This sequel centres on Shahrzad’s attempt to act for herself while divided loyalties and a magical curse threaten the future she wants with Khalid.

This is a growing-up story about a friendship that changes over time, with Morgan’s gender identity central to her hopes for the future.

This is a mermaid story combining surfing, family life and magic, with Lena's encounter with the mermaid and her mirror at its centre.

This is a relationship-focused story about two teenagers seeking change: Félix wants to turn his life around, while Frédérique wants to make choices for herself.

This is a story about a young woman pushing back against the future her parents want for her. June's own ambitions include travel, university and writing.

A fast-moving mystery follows Tandy as she investigates alongside her effort to clear her brother. Its suspense also comes from her fear that she may match the killer’s targets.