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This is an adventure built around a shift from exploration to an urgent rescue mission, with climate change and Greenlandic culture among the expedition’s stated interests.

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

This is a fairy-tale-inspired school adventure centred on Gilly’s effort to help her younger sister. Its setup combines familiar storybook figures with a reform-school predicament.

This is a supernatural romance-and-horror story in which a dangerous, addictive substance threatens Kaylee’s friends and draws her and Nash into trying to stop its spread.

This is a fast-moving disaster story centred on children confronting a hurricane’s danger, while also carrying family worries, illness and efforts to reach or help people and animals.

Expect an outward-looking wilderness adventure that moves from wildlife and sea-kayaking to suspense involving a ship and possible migrant smuggling. Aaron’s crush, family comparisons and changing relationships add a personal strand.

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.

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 combines a fast-moving school-and-woods thriller with questions about ecological responsibility and engineered life. Its suspense is paired with empathy for children, adults and even people who behave harmfully.

This is an emotionally serious, discussion-rich story about a child facing a serious heart problem and a radical, risky proposed treatment. Its strongest offering is access to Cameron’s viewpoint while he weighs personal, family and social pressures.

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 tense, fast-moving thriller about displacement, family separation and moral risk. Its speculative time ability creates repeated escape possibilities, while Alex’s search for safety and his father keeps the human stakes central.

A warm, imaginative school mystery combining animal shapeshifting with friendship, sensory overwhelm and family pressures. Alice’s investigation offers adventure while bringing several pupils’ struggles with belonging into the story.

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.

This is a socially focused YA novel about a young person navigating foster and group-home life, exclusion and threatened displacement, with suspense from arson and a developing romance.

This is a determined horse story about Leslie’s commitment to an unwanted animal and the demands of bringing him back towards racing. Its emotional centre is the bond between a young person and a horse facing uncertain prospects.

This is a friendship-led camp adventure built around trying to help a distressed counsellor. Expect a puzzle, secret planning, a magical element and an escapade involving another camp.

This is a horse-riding mystery about loyalty, risk and persistence. Vivienne balances training and competitive ambitions with an investigation into Joel’s death, while troubling stable events, past relationships and new feelings complicate her choices.

A school mystery driven by uncertain friendship: Chanti suspects Bethanie is hiding the truth, then searches for her after she disappears with Cole. Romance and amateur sleuthing compete for Chanti’s attention.

Expect a suspenseful mission story centred on helping vulnerable children, with a mysterious object, escalating threats and repeated setbacks.