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This is a fairground story about a disappointing mishap, an angry reaction and a dare. Morgan’s choice about the rollercoaster gives the story a focus on facing a challenge.

This is a wartime adventure centred on two friends’ interest in flying and their wish to assist the Norwegian Resistance. Finn’s ambitions and the risks of taking action sit alongside the military setting.

A lively mystery set around art, deception and relationships, with a bold young investigator at its centre. Alongside suspense, it explores artistic value, loyalty, jealousy and the difference between legal wrongdoing and deeper moral harm.

This is a compact, straightforward adventure about caring for wildlife when family work and personal convictions pull in different directions. Mystery and pursuit keep the story moving, while Maya’s choices centre responsibility, trust and competing needs.

This is a fantasy quest about trying to rescue a bonded magical animal after he is drawn into another world. Expect danger, magical encounters and mystery, with friendship and loyalty at the centre.

This is a supernatural mystery about investigating rumours, with suspense arising from a mountain setting, an eccentric family’s mansion and the possibility that the reported half-human Beast is real.

This is a determined sibling-rescue adventure rooted in a little-known historical episode. It combines family loyalty and questions about adoption with travel, danger and prejudice, while inviting readers to notice how institutions and communities treat vulnerable children.

This is a school-and-survival story about two people misreading each other. Its strongest material concerns how assumptions shape behaviour, while Mark’s growing attachment to the outdoors gives the book a reflective strand alongside its danger.

A fast-moving Hardy Boys mystery combines exploration, investigation and danger. Frank and Joe follow the mystery of a swallowed statue into tunnels and an abandoned underground city, where a criminal group threatens Bayport.

A warm, episodic family story in which each child encounters a different mishap or opportunity. It combines humour and adventure with working life, financial constraint and the affection holding a large family together.

A caring grandmother confronts a strong storm while trying to protect animals and her grandchildren. The story’s appeal appears to lie in determined action, family care and a challenge presented through weather.

This is a brisk fantasy quest built around maps, hidden identity and a legendary weapon. Its strongest appeal is likely imaginative adventure: a new world, unusual companions, magical objects and repeated danger.

This is a high-stakes young-adult mystery about loyalty, identity and truth. Nearly’s investigation crosses community, family and school pressures, with danger becoming increasingly personal.

This is an informational collection of women’s wartime experiences, spanning roles such as medical work, journalism, resistance and revolutionary activity. It presents participation on multiple sides of the Vietnam War rather than treating the conflict as an all-male story.

A quest fantasy about Daring Do trying to reach Cirrostrata, a hidden city above Equestria. Legends, ancient magic, a rare Pegasus type, a mysterious treasure and hazardous flying create the central mystery.

This is a fast-moving spy adventure centred on Cammie, Macey and their friends. Kidnapping attempts, presidential politics, school secrets and a developing relationship create a blend of danger, mystery and personal loyalties.

A football-centred mystery with a young investigator, kidnapping and criminal danger.

A fast-moving survival adventure where four children must depend on one another in an unfamiliar rainforest. Alongside practical dangers, it explores courage, trust, fear, friendship and the difficult choices needed to keep going.

A lively guide for children who enjoy practical discovery, linking real expedition experiences with achievable activities close to home. Its emphasis is on learning by trying: outdoor skills, observation, planning and cooperation rather than simply reading about distant adventures.

This is a historical mystery about a child navigating wartime separation, an unwelcoming household and unanswered questions. Gardens, hothouses and a Suffolk estate provide a vivid setting for secrets, suspicion and friendship.

This is a fast-moving virtual-reality adventure with a capable but vulnerable protagonist, combining tournament gameplay with a mystery about a threatening player and technology’s real-world consequences.

A supernatural horror story rooted in a family homecoming, with queer romance and questions of belonging. It combines frightening events with explorations of Vietnamese American identity, colonialism and family history.

This is a clue-led historical adventure about a young protagonist acting under pressure to help her imprisoned father. It offers travel, ancient objects, a companionable magpie and a mystery that links art and evidence.

An energetic historical adventure where two young performers move from local danger into espionage, using acting, observation and quick thinking while travelling between Cumberland and London.

Expect an imaginative treasure hunt in a world of vampirs and werwolves, driven by danger, mystery and changing trust. The book combines supernatural adventure with Tibor and Roza’s need to decide whom to believe.

A high-stakes myth-inspired adventure about rescuing a sister and confronting powerful gods. It offers determined protagonists, alliances between unusual characters, imaginative battles and a story shaped by African and Caribbean cultural and spiritual influences.

Expect a fast-moving, imaginative adventure in which time travel connects family relationships, grief and responsibility. The story also makes room for humour, friendship and emotional growth, with Al facing both practical dangers and difficult choices.

This is a wartime story about a child whose ordinary village life is disrupted by evacuation, military preparations and a missing cat. It combines danger, friendship and a later family connection across generations.

This is a brisk, fantastical adventure about determination, danger and becoming a firework-maker. Lila’s journey combines perilous tests, a family predicament and a spectacular public performance, with illustrations contributing to the imagined world.

Expect an energetic treasure-hunt adventure involving tunnels, caves, ruins, a hidden weapon and suspected betrayal. Its central appeal is discovery under pressure, with Tom’s street-smarts and his friends’ trust tested as the expedition unfolds.

This is a tense wartime story about an ordinary teenager taking increasingly dangerous steps to help others. Its strongest emphasis is on courage that exists alongside fear, rather than fearlessness.

A spirited magical adventure about a girl pursuing family answers, learning witchcraft and building friendships in Hedgely. Expect a picturesque but spooky setting, folklore-inspired creatures, exciting escapes and a heroine whose courage develops unevenly.

A tense wartime adventure about a young Muslim protagonist whose family and community face Nazi occupation. Safiyyah undertakes dangerous errands, while the mosque becomes a place of sanctuary for persecuted Jewish people.

Expect a lively, illustrated fantasy quest built around an underdog team. The story combines dungeon challenges, comic world-building and a friendship arc, while Kit’s impulsive decision creates the central problem.

A dramatic piece of narrative nonfiction about Blondin’s repeated Niagara tightrope crossings, it combines historical events with page-turning suspense. The visual presentation makes the falls, height and risky feats central to the reading experience.

This is a child-focused historical account of persecution, concealment and courage during the Holocaust. Its central contrast is between a community’s ridicule of Anton and his decision to protect Jewish neighbours at great personal risk.

A visually rich life story about a pioneering pilot and writer: adventurous flights, difficult conditions and wartime service lead towards Saint-Exupéry’s literary work, while the illustrations invite close attention beyond the basic biography.

This is a brisk, imaginative adventure built around a homemade submarine, an unusual crew and a far-reaching search. Its appeal lies in successive challenges and travel, while Atlantis may remain more tantalising than fully explored.

Expect a tense supernatural adventure combining ghost investigations, dark humour and escalating danger. The team’s changing relationships matter as much as the cases, while Lucy’s contact with ghosts brings disturbing experiences and difficult choices.

Lavender offers a suspenseful, humorous animal story in which an anxious rabbit faces social pressure and danger. Its central movement is from wariness to determined action, with a reassuring heroic outcome for Lavender.

A faith-centred historical adventure about rebuilding Jerusalem, political danger and a young person discovering where he belongs. Expect biblical themes, journeys, opposition and an emphasis on courage, loyalty and service.

This is an adventure about a child travelling with family, meeting someone new and confronting fear. Brazil, the ocean and rainforest provide the setting for Lea’s changing relationship with excitement and risk.

This is a high-stakes historical adventure about four teenagers undertaking a dangerous sabotage mission after an earlier attempt has failed. Its setting combines wartime urgency with prolonged exposure to freezing conditions.

A historical adventure about loyalty and determined problem-solving, set in the Florida Keys in 1912 as Eddie investigates the accusation against his father.

This is a historical time-travel adventure built around Amelia Earhart’s planned 1937 flight. Young investigators pursue the mystery of her disappearance while confronting danger, secret plans and questions of faith.