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

Its site-by-site approach connects particular places with African American history, bringing together achievements and hardships across different periods and parts of the United States.

This is a romantic fantasy about people negotiating marriage, status, belief and social expectations in a fictional world resembling colonial America. Friendship, adventure and intrigue accompany a relationship that becomes a passionate marriage.

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.

This is a fast-moving science-fiction fairy-tale reworking, centred on determined young characters facing divided loyalties, prejudice, identity and difficult choices about power. Its adventure is accompanied by graphic violence, frightening attackers, torture, deaths and some romantic and drinking-related content.

This is a politically charged war thriller that gives competing state and federal positions some strength while showing how quickly resistance, loyalty and justice become morally difficult.

A visually varied introduction to human rights, best approached one spread at a time. Its short, simplified statements are supported by imaginative artwork, making abstract ideas available for conversation without relying on a conventional story.

Follow Nathaniel from a Jamaican plantation to England, where his belief that English soil means freedom is tested. His hopes for escape and his family’s future drive the story.

A sweeping fantasy sequel about friends divided by danger and prejudice, with witches, magic, political responsibility and a developing romance. It offers an immersive world, tense escapes and battles, while leaving parts of the journey open for a later book.

This is a personal investigation into relatives who vanished during the Holocaust. Rosen follows clues, disappointments and discoveries, while poems and family materials give emotional and historical shape to what happened.

This is a politically charged LGBTQ+ dystopia where romance develops amid authoritarian control and criminalisation. Its strongest offering is a tense exploration of how quickly rights, safety and personal freedom can be taken away.

This is a high-stakes speculative story in which contestants’ public popularity affects their chances of freedom and survival. Its central appeal is the pressure-cooker competition, while its broader focus is the treatment of young offenders and disadvantaged families.

Expect an imaginative fantasy built around ordinary household objects seen from a tiny family’s perspective. Its appeal lies in clever details, family relationships and the contrast between the Borrowers’ hidden life and the human world.

This is a socially serious novel about a child living under strict religious and family control. Its central tension concerns secrecy, loyalty and whether Martha should help reveal what her parents want hidden.

A culturally rooted historical story about a boy finding confidence through football while negotiating family expectations and hostility at school. It offers a child’s perspective on belonging, tradition and personal freedom.

This is a fast-moving historical adventure about two young people and an elephant travelling towards safety while others pursue them. Expect suspense, changing loyalties, grief, humour and questions about who has the right to claim an animal.

Expect a lively read-aloud built from twelve crayons’ letters, each with a distinct complaint and personality. Illustrations extend the written messages, while Duncan’s response invites playful experimentation with colour.

Expect an expansive superhero adventure centred on competing ideas of justice and vengeance. The story combines secret identities, combat, bereavement, romance and moral uncertainty rather than presenting a simple hero-versus-villain conflict.

A visually rich historical introduction that connects segregation, collective action and civil rights with the unfinished pursuit of freedom and justice.

Take it as a historical biography linking one person’s experiences with apartheid, civil-rights struggle and political change.