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The story centres on an unlikely friendship that draws Val into risk-taking and shoplifting, with love, lies and secrets complicating the girls’ partnership.

A fast-moving spy adventure sits alongside Maggie’s school life and relationships. The central dilemma—protecting people close to her while challenging a powerful organisation—gives the action a personal focus.

Three friends enter paid sex for money and companionship, believing their own rules will keep them safe. The story follows the risks and complications that follow, alongside the girls’ different circumstances.

A fast-moving mystery-adventure pairs a boy’s search for his missing father with unusual beetles, new friendships and a colourful villain. Expect comic characters, insect facts and bursts of action.

A bleak but lyrical story about siblings navigating unstable care, homelessness and self-invention. Its poems bring attention to the dreams and difficulties of young people without secure homes.

This combines zombie attacks and an evolving undead threat with school, work, college plans and friendships. Courtney’s attempt to fund her future by selling a zombie-derived drug gives the survival plot a morally complicated starting point.

A cooking contest brings friendship and rivalry together with a mysterious ingredient whose trouble keeps growing. The premise blends school competition with a fantastical slime threat.

This is a lively circus adventure centred on Jimmy’s fascination with performing alongside tigers, a friendship at risk, and efforts to find a missing dog.

A puzzle-led adventure combines geocaching and codes with friendship, secrecy and a race to respond to a dangerous crystal’s power.

This is a story of separation and a determined attempt at reunion, with Ethan and Lena acting from different sides of the same predicament.

A determined girl searches for her missing father in a forest associated with a deadly beast, in a magical Beauty and the Beast retelling.

An adventure about belonging and independent decision-making, with Wisp’s difficulty reading stars shaping both his relationships and his attempt to migrate.

This is an adventure about a missing young horse, a search across rugged country and two sisters’ wish to establish their place there. Tracking and horse-riding are part of the search.

This is a Halloween horror story built around Ashley’s new friendships and a night that becomes frighteningly strange. The central hook is that the town feels more unsettling than its ordinary festivities suggest.

A journey story about independence, unfamiliar company and river travel, with Megan’s judgement central to how she meets uncertain situations.

This is a coming-of-age story centred on Joel’s private nighttime adventures and the changing bond with his father. Its appeal may lie in the mix of mystery, independence and family adjustment.

This combines a young woman’s magical calling with court intrigue and a family connection to the Tudor monarchy. Mary’s distrust of love is tested by her attraction to an opponent.

Secret spellcasting gives Eliza and her housemates a taste of freedom and power, but a spell’s deadly consequence changes the stakes. The book pairs boarding-school life and sisterhood with supernatural danger.

A high-profile friendship group faces pressure around reputation, secrecy and risk, with a death before graduation signalled in the premise.

This is a family-and-adolescence story about Jessica seeking attention while feeling neglected. Its opening also introduces an unsettling encounter that may help frame a conversation about boundaries and safety.

The premise sets competitive BMX racing against an urgent request from a friend. Jake’s choice brings together loyalty, a potentially dangerous errand and the hope of helping someone who is dying.

This is a paranormal summer romance with a suspenseful edge: Samara’s attraction to Caleb sits alongside her suspicion that he may be dangerous. The story also places her loved ones under threat.

A spirited family adventure combines inherited magic, sisters’ relationships and the social expectations placed on girls in Regency England.

This blends a child’s worry about a missing parent with a story-within-the-story about Marco Polo. The historical adventures give Mark something absorbing to follow while he waits.

This is a coming-of-age road story in which a young man’s hopes for his future meet financial strain, a risky offer and complications during a long journey.

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

This is a horse-centred mystery about Jas’s search for a mare she loves, with rescue-farm life and a suspected insurance fraud shaping the conflict.

This is an adventure about a trek turning into an urgent search for help. Raven’s separation from her family and difficult situation drive the story.

A circus-loving boy joins his performer uncle for a summer of clown training; the strange, increasingly frightening circus holds a mystery connected to Clown Street.

A horror premise centres on Blake facing dangerous carnival rides and a challenge with a deadline, alongside concern for his brother.

A short social story combines a child’s discoveries in Varanasi with a serious encounter involving an abandoned newborn. Stylised black-and-white illustrations are mentioned.

This is a teen story about grief, risk and a possible new relationship, set amid school conflict and illegal street racing.

This blends a murder mystery with selkie folklore and a protagonist’s discovery of her own bond to the sea. Aileen’s relationship with Jamie is entangled with secrets and danger.

A fast-moving contest story combines a hacker pursuit with Marisa’s hope of helping her family and the pressure of a tournament where winning may mean survival.

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 story about consequences and freedom: one girl regrets cheating and resents a strict punishment, while another’s rare day off takes a risky turn.

This is a historical adventure centred on Minna’s determination to stay close to people she cares about, even as she encounters the harsh realities of army life.

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 parallel-world premise turns a question about what might have been into a choice between two very different versions of life. Annie’s sense of self remains central as her circumstances change.

This fantasy adventure follows a girl pursuing knighthood in a role that conceals her identity. Its central tension links ambition, loyalty to a friend and the risk of being discovered.

This is a teenager-centred adventure involving an unusual ability and missing children, with Jess caught between social expectations and her own ambitions.

A fantasy adventure shaped by divided loyalties, perilous plans and the prospect of war, with the brothers’ relationship under strain.

A fantasy adventure centred on Juniper’s rule-breaking, risk-taking and friendship with Oak.

This combines historical adventure, time travel and family mystery. Its emotional centre is two siblings trying to make sense of divorce, relocation and separation while pursuing clues across centuries.

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.