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This is a friendship story shaped by serious illness and anticipated loss. Jory’s changing relationships and her struggle with anger sit alongside the practical and emotional support the characters offer one another.

Andie’s staged haunting is a response to family hardship and her wish for reassurance after her mother’s death. The story brings bereavement together with money problems, absent adults and the strain on her sister.

A family-centred adventure moves from the Bobbseys’ home to a summer stay at Meadow Brook, with comic mishaps and a run of outings and surprises.

A horse-centred story about a foster teenager offered another home and a chance to build trust, alongside Christian themes and practical horse-related back matter.

A dystopian survival adventure about Jen and Father, an AI who has cared for her since she was a baby. Their search for a new home brings danger, new connections and a difficult secret.

A camp story centred on an outsider’s struggle to belong, with music and a strand of mystery alongside the summer activities.

A family adventure centred on four siblings, moving from a lively home scene towards travel and new places. Early chapters mix playful banter with an unexpected accident.

This is historical fiction in verse, giving three young women distinct perspectives on the Salem witch trials and the choices made as accusations spread.

This is a fantasy about a child hoping to repair a family in distress, with consequences that reach beyond her home. Its blend of magic, loss and jeopardy may appeal to readers who enjoy emotionally rooted adventures.

At its heart, this is a story of an unlikely friendship sustained through hardship, with music and Christian faith connected to a movement from despair towards hope.

This is a family story about children trying to make sense of a broken engagement and hoping the adults will get back together. It also gives words—and their impact—a prominent role.

The siblings’ journey is framed around hardship and the hope of a new life, with survival left uncertain. It may suit readers drawn to historical adventure and difficult journeys.

This is a coming-of-age story centred on adversity and an unexpected friendship. Aviation enters as a new interest for Jeremy, while the larger question is whether he can find a different path from the one assigned to him.

A perilous group journey drives the story, with the bears pursuing an imagined refuge while facing dangers, divided directions and a lasting change to their travelling group.

A family story about Kate's hopes for a missing sister and the complications that follow when someone claims to be her.

At its heart, this is a story about a bereaved teenager whose life begins to shift through an unexpected friendship with an adult neighbour.

This combines an adventure about surviving natural disaster with Zoey’s family-history questions and hopes about her parents. The two diary voices offer a way into both girls’ experiences.

This is a friendship story set against coercion and injury, with a fantasy of flying and wartime flying stories in the mix.

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

This is a mystery shaped by Gwen’s music-school ambitions and her effort to find out what has happened to her grandfather. Robert joins her as a fellow auditioning student.

A fantasy mystery built around Billy’s hope of finding his missing father, with a Christmas countdown, puzzles and help from his best friend.

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.

These poems offer a portrait of an important friendship: Blue shares time, conversation and everyday pleasures with Damon, while Damon works out who he is.

This is a family-and-baseball story in which a father’s return from prison unsettles Xavier. His anger on the field puts his ambition under pressure, while the possibility of repeating his father’s path hangs over him.

This is a historical account centred on Jack’s testimony, alongside photographs and context about the Holocaust. It follows his imprisonment, efforts to survive, liberation and search for family.

This is a wartime survival journey centred on two sisters, with Malini taking responsibility for Banni after they lose contact with their parents.

A friendship and show-business adventure centred on Hetty’s ambitions, her loyalty to Diamond and unresolved feelings for two people from her life.

A Christmas story centred on a child’s expectation of a special visitor, with an unexpected arrival of ships adding wonder to the holiday.

A mysterious prediction sends Peter on a search for the sister he believes may still be alive, with an elephant tied to the possibility of finding her.

A tense dystopian adventure about survival, loyalty and resistance after societal collapse. William’s attempt to find someone who has disappeared places personal devotion alongside questions about Terrafall’s authority and promises.

This is an emotionally focused story about a fatal skating accident, a heart transplant and two families changed by loss and survival. Its speculative connection between the girls sits alongside realistic tensions about grief, dependence, independence and parental expectations.

This is a high-stakes survival story about three teenagers fleeing danger, with friendship and hope providing emotional counterweights to fear, loss and an uncertain journey.

This is a historical diary about a family trying to remain together amid Gold Rush hardship. It offers domestic perspective as well as danger, grief and ethical choices, with a generally bleak atmosphere and attention to friendship over sudden wealth.

This is a dual-perspective story about displacement, war, foster care, grief and connection. Dawn and Johar’s messages and calls offer a route towards hope, while their journeys expose sharply different forms of upheaval.

This is a school-based mystery about a girl who is unsure of her future, notices suspicious behaviour, and decides to investigate. It combines career imagination, friendship and possible jewel theft.

This is a school-and-friendship story set around Valentine’s Day. Patti notices a newcomer’s distance, considers whether to send a valentine, and takes part in organising a themed dance, while her brother’s bullying adds a more serious concern.

This is a grim historical adventure about unjust punishment, endurance and friendship. Its atmosphere is bleak, but Tom and Midgely’s imagination gives the story a counterweight of resourcefulness and hope.

This is a character-focused story about friendship, identity and growing independence. Henry’s heritage and Marcus’s emerging self-confidence create different but connected journeys, with humour and affection balancing angry confrontations and social pressure.

A determined young princess faces political danger while trying to protect her family and kingdom. Expect brisk fantasy adventure, humorous touches, action, inventive world-building and a child protagonist who takes responsibility in a crisis.

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 child-centred story of family violence, escape, and movement towards a peaceful future. Its central offer is understanding: it gives Starr’s experience a narrative shape while retaining hope.

Expect a humorous, energetic child’s voice alongside genuine family uncertainty. Lucy tries to manage several summer problems, including a peer conflict and concern about whether her parents will divorce.

This is a historical horse story about two sisters seeking security while caring for an injured animal. Its emotional centre is Margret’s wish to keep both Flynn and a dependable home.

A lyrical, illustrated account of Henry Brown’s life under slavery, his family’s forced separation, and his dangerous escape in a box.

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.