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The story centres on two pregnant teenage sisters whose lives are shaped by fame, relationships and a society that rewards teen births. Their parallel situations create a speculative coming-of-age story about public image and private wishes.

A nonfiction introduction to teenagers’ lives in Saudi Arabia, spanning family, religious customs, traditional values and modern freedoms. Maps, statistics and translations accompany the teen-focused text.

The book follows Charley’s determination to ride and care for horses, then to build a life as a stagecoach driver. Her disguise and pursuit of her ambitions sit within a story of restricted opportunities for girls and women.

Bo's story combines a mistaken accusation, prison labour, a dangerous tundra setting and an illegal football team. A runaway artificial intelligence adds a mystery: Bo must decide whether to trust the programme he created.

The book traces Harris's path from a child attending civil-rights marches to a senator and Vice President, highlighting moments when she spoke up for herself or others.

A fantasy adventure follows Pong, marked as a fugitive after escaping prison, and Nok, who sets out to capture him. Their paths raise questions about inequality and whether law is always just.

Two young sisters leave home to join men and women preparing to march for freedom and justice. The story foregrounds young people taking part in the Civil Rights movement.

A personal life provides a route into Washington’s changing landscape and national history, with diary passages and images offering more than a straightforward overview.

A lively urban fantasy for readers drawn to spirits, unusual allies and New York history; the story balances adventure with a strand about the island’s original inhabitants.

Expect a high-stakes escape-and-resistance story involving bounty hunters, alleged human ownership and a threat to brainwaves. The plot also centres on Genie and Rian’s relationship.

A focused account of one inventive episode offers a way into Banneker's interests in science and mathematics, rather than a full survey of his life.

This historical adventure centres on work, friendship and a promise to family, with Kevin's role in helping enslaved people escape adding a serious moral dimension.

A clue-gathering mystery set around a buffalo ranch, with Nancy and her friends trying to discover who took a young buffalo.

A familiar Cinderella framework is recast as a Faerie-court adventure, with Ornella bargaining for freedom while becoming involved in danger surrounding the Winter King.

This is an escape-and-journey story set in Roman-conquered Britannia, centred on Cassia’s attempt to reach freedom and the uneasy possibility of help from Marcus.

A fantasy adventure built around two young people seeking freedom in a city where children can be bought and sold. Its central mystery and peril drive the story.

This is a supernatural romance built around Joy’s dangerous ability and a choice involving Ink and the Twixt. Personal freedom, love and the consequences for people close to her are central.

The premise centres on a young man trying to record his own times for an imagined future reader, with a looming draft decision adding personal and political tension.

A school dance troupe’s journey becomes a story of friendship and helping a young prince in danger, set against the threat of Nazi persecution in 1939.

This is a picture-led story about making art imaginatively. The animals’ unusual colours and forms are central to its appeal.

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

A historical adventure centred on Bree’s uncertain position among captors, with mystery, the hope of ransom and explicitly Christian language about courage and freedom.

An animal-rescue story centres on friendship and care, then turns to the difficult idea that caring for someone may mean allowing them freedom.

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.

A fantasy journey centred on a young protagonist whose life shifts from tightly controlled service towards travel, uncertainty and new possibilities.

This instalment centres on a final quest goal: finding the last gem before the companions can free Deltora. The Valley’s dark mysteries are presented as a challenge that courage and strength alone may not solve.

Expect high-stakes fantasy built around a threatened world, prophecy and perilous travel, with several characters facing sharply different circumstances. This is the concluding volume of a trilogy.

A compact factual guide to the Statue of Liberty’s making and upkeep, with attention to its design details as well as its public meaning. A timeline and visiting section broaden the focus beyond construction.

This fantasy finale centres on Bertie’s wish for family and the weight of choosing amid competing obligations and affections. The theatre’s uncertain state adds another strand to her dilemma.

This is a historical account centred on the assassination and its aftermath, with attention to how Lincoln’s death affected the causes of freedom and equality.

This is a large-scale fantasy adventure about dragons’ bid for freedom and the effort to stop them from taking over the world.

This paranormal novella centres on Emily’s transition from constrained family responsibilities into a supernatural life, with grief, romantic longing and a wish for vengeance shaping her situation.

This is a fantasy of political tyranny, magic and danger, with two young characters facing very different pressures: Tael is hunted, while Sebine seeks freedom and pursues sorcery.

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

A science-fiction chase and conflict centre on Tool’s resistance to engineered obedience, with human soldiers and a threat of war also part of the story.

This is a comic adventure about the pull of promised happiness and the consequences of trying to change one’s life according to another person’s teachings.

This is a magical adventure about two cousins and their dragon trying to thwart a scientist’s scheme. Expect mythical creatures, a threatened forest and a rescue challenge.

A fantasy escape story built around a prison on an immense scale, uncertain origins and a connection between Finn and Claudia, who are on opposite sides of its boundary.

A fantasy adventure blends an alternate history with invention, rebellion, spying and a developing attraction. Verity must navigate life within a powerful family while taking risks for a cause.

The premise links Adam's upheaval with the possibility of finding freedom in letting go.

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 is a high-stakes space-opera conflict about a renewed Empire, threatened freedom and the struggle to protect a family’s future, with Luke’s loyalties adding uncertainty.

A family curse and a bargain with a faerie queen set up a fantasy about loyalty under pressure. Fenella's promised freedom depends on destructive acts against the family she wants to protect.

This is a high-stakes fantasy adventure about confronting a threat across two worlds, with Jason and Koren working together towards rescue and prevention.

The story uses personified tomatoes and eggplant guards to introduce a rights concept.