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This is a spooky, folksy fantasy about two girls whose quarrel unleashes a graveyard full of angry ancestors. The story pairs that supernatural danger with questions of friendship, family history and finding a place to belong.

A puzzle-led fantasy adventure, with riddles readers can try alongside the characters. The appeal is the unfolding quest and imaginative mix of worlds; the story is part of a continuing series.

This is a fantasy adventure built around Conn’s apprenticeship and a mystery affecting the city. The premise links personal learning with a wider problem, without revealing how either is resolved.

This is a birthday-centred fantasy adventure in which Tara’s search for unusual objects brings her into contact with eccentric townspeople and new friends.

This is a high-stakes fantasy adventure built around teamwork, magical objects and opposing forces. Its fourth-in-series position means some character relationships or earlier events may already be established.

A lively school adventure uses a missing ant and an unusual journey to bring its class into contact with ant life. The book also aims to explain how ants work together.

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 fantasy rescue quest set among Arthurian characters, with friendship, a kidnapped companion and growing magical powers at its centre.

This is a fantasy about two girls from sharply different circumstances whose powers—or lack of them—bring them into a shared struggle. Their cooperation is central to the premise.

A portal-fantasy adventure about three girls tasked with protecting magical animals, with friendship and the natural world among its stated themes.

A lively fairy-tale adventure pairs a hair-related magical mishap with a mission to protect Grimm Academy, featuring Rapunzel and familiar fairy-tale friends.

A fast-moving fantasy finale combines a strained love story with questions of magical power, danger to Faerie and the effort to restore a theatre company.

This is a magical search story built around friendship and a missing tiara, with the loss affecting the mood of a whole community.

A magical quest gives the friendship theme a clear adventure engine: two friends need to cooperate to recover what has been taken.

This fantasy mystery combines a missing-person investigation with a city divided over the loss of magic. Mary Elizabeth’s close relationships are also drawn into the case.

A fantasy quest follows Molly as she investigates her changing magical gift and seeks a cup said to bind people together. The journey leads to a mysterious, dangerous city tied to her family history.

A culturally rooted fantasy adventure combining Filipino mythology, humour, friendship and a quest involving a stolen soul key. It places grief and family longing alongside supernatural peril, while presenting courage, empathy, gratitude and teamwork as important values.

A magical theatre rescue story combines an audition, missing talent, fairy helpers and goblin disruption. It may particularly appeal to children interested in performance, imaginative adventure and recurring fairy characters.

A lively fantasy adventure combines school settings, friendship, humour, magic and imaginative creatures. Felix and Betony must use their wits across conflicts involving Rhino, a djinn and the Japegrins, while the story builds towards a threat affecting two worlds.

A gentle fantasy adventure about two girls helping fairy allies tackle litter on a beach. Environmental care is central, alongside friendship, teamwork and a search for a missing wand.

Expect an energetic blend of imaginative field trips and science learning. The book offers factual material through class conversations, reports and illustrations, making curiosity and discovery central to the reading experience.

This offers energetic fantasy adventure, imaginative magical abilities and a friendship group facing escalating challenges. Its tone appears playful as well as perilous, with candy-based humour alongside imprisonment, manipulation and attempts to control young characters.

A short fantasy adventure centred on school, magic and recovering a stolen magical object. Its science-related problem creates urgency, while the available details do not show how the conflict is resolved.

A dark, intense revenge fantasy about a teenager confronting sexual violence, seeking to save someone important to her and using magic that comes at a stated price. Expect horror, suspense and graphic imagery.

A dark, atmospheric supernatural story combines family mystery, a dangerous isolated community, visions and romance. Its imaginative premise may appeal to readers who enjoy intense paranormal fiction, though the plot and character motivations may feel difficult to follow.

A fast-moving supernatural mystery about a lamp, an underground tomb and a struggle against unleashed evil. Expect occult imagery, threatening forces and adventure, alongside a style that may feel familiar and a plot judged predictable.

Choose this for a reader who enjoys ambitious fantasy, mythic worlds and protagonists who challenge restrictive communities. It is better approached as an imaginative, sometimes confusing journey than as a straightforward adventure.

This is a high-action fantasy that combines a village threatened by shadow spirits with political marriage, demons, magical technology and a quest. Its strongest appeal is likely its spectacle and dramatic movement rather than sustained inner development.

This is an imaginative fantasy sequel centred on magic, competing loyalties and conflict between magical and anti-magical groups. It offers friendship, compassion, courage and teamwork, but its adventure includes disturbing death imagery and broad comic material.

A richly imagined quest about grief, loyalty and finding meaning in a strange new world. Talking animals, folklore, riddles and snowbound landscapes create wonder, while the busy plot may reward patient reading.

A light fantasy adventure about two girls helping a lollipop fairy restore sweetness after a magical charm is lost.

This is a brief fantasy adventure about a lost magical feather and disrupted weather. Its appeal lies in fairies, fog and a helping mission; the complete ending and depth of the challenge are unclear.

This is a fast-moving supernatural mystery about trust, responsibility and courage under pressure. Will must investigate his apparent involvement in the theft while confronting escalating threats to his community.

This is a magical rescue adventure centred on friendship, fairy royalty and sweet treats. Its appeal lies in a clear mission: recover the stolen tiaras before their missing magic spoils a celebration.

Expect an atmospheric fantasy involving puppetry, magic, poverty, bereavement and dangerous power. Its story is eventful but unfolds slowly, with multiple characters and viewpoints that may reward patient reading.

A richly imagined coming-of-age fantasy that joins Cromwell’s England to a fairy-tale realm. Coriander is curious, persistent and resilient, but the story also brings bereavement, coercion, danger and moral conflict into her journey.

A playful fairy adventure centres on a missing magical object, a threatened sweet factory and Rachel and Kirsty’s attempt to help. Expect imaginative Fairyland elements, candy-themed magic and a clear problem-solving storyline.

This offers a magical rescue adventure built around a stolen spell book, a poisonous flower and a threatened island.

A richly imagined mystery combines Ghanaian mythology with advanced technology and a Black diaspora community in future San Francisco. Akoma’s investigation centres on family loyalty, ancestral power and trust, while the story also includes tense magical danger and morally difficult decisions.

This is a fantasy adventure about a young witch who loves robots, enters the City seeking robotics education, and confronts a secret threatening the balance between magic and technology.

A dark supernatural mystery combines witchcraft, ghosts, grief and romance. Viola’s investigation is supported by friendships and a search for justice, while the story also builds suspense through murder, dangerous spirits and unsettling deaths.

This is an imaginative fantasy adventure centred on magical theatre: Harper joins the travelling Wonderia, learns spellcraft and works with new friends while danger threatens their school. Expect theatrical spectacle, mysteries, peril and a lively, rapidly unfolding world.

An imaginative journey transforms how three children see both nature and their tower-block home. The story offers a strong visual contrast between built surroundings and greenery, then turns towards community, belonging and renewed appreciation.

A richly imagined magical-school adventure that places friendship and belonging alongside prejudice, family reputation and mystery. Ella’s determination and growing relationships drive the story, while the fantasy world draws on varied cultures and customs.

Expect a playful fantasy adventure centred on an unusual hotel, magical visitors and comic world-building. The story appears designed for momentum and imaginative enjoyment, with short chapters, action and humour rather than a complex plot.