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This is a relationship-focused coming-of-age story about a student balancing boarding-school tensions, romantic uncertainty, writing ambitions and possible work in New York. It may suit readers interested in emotional decisions and changing friendships, though the conclusion is not fully established here.

This is a school-and-community adventure about a child trying to behave, campaign for student council and manage attention-grabbing mistakes during a Capitol trip. Its appeal centres on Keena’s lively perspective and determined efforts.

A lively story about a child whose entrepreneurial idea grows rapidly, testing friendships and responsibilities. It offers an engaging way to think about ambition, persistence and the consequences of taking risks.

A lively, first-person school story combines farcical problem-solving and slow-burn romance with serious family instability. Its emotional centre is Aideen’s habit of helping others while struggling to address her own circumstances.

A comic adventure about an underestimated child confronting a frightening threat, while the adults and children around him face the consequences of past choices. Its imaginative monster story also explores belonging, courage and changing relationships.

This is a family-and-community story in which Nadia’s interest in journalism grows alongside her understanding of Ramadan and the effects of flooding. It offers cultural, religious and environmental perspectives through a child’s developing viewpoint.

A coming-of-age story about identity, belonging and disclosure, balancing painful social pressures with friendship, family love and romantic possibility. It offers a queer Mexican American protagonist whose choices are shaped by school, faith and immigration-related family separation.

A lively choice for readers who enjoy school settings, eccentric threats and exaggerated comedy.

A tense boarding-school mystery about disappearance, grief and alliance-building. Its international, multi-ethnic and multi-religious cast includes positively portrayed queer characters, while Gothic atmosphere and several intertwined storylines create a more demanding emotional and structural experience.

This is a lively but grief-heavy coming-of-age story: boarding-school camaraderie, pranks and desire give way to questions about guilt, responsibility, idealisation and how little one person may know about another.

A magical school adventure about Twink’s enthusiasm for Fledge and the demands of becoming Games Fairy. It may suit readers interested in friendship, school life, sport and learning what leadership involves.

A school community is shown dealing with bullying, harassment, exclusion, hostile online posts and damage to a library. The central uncertainty is whether the harm can be repaired.

A school-set story about Angelica pursuing a reporting opportunity while several major student events collide. It offers a lively premise involving journalism, school traditions, competition and the pressure to make one’s work count.

This is a school-and-belonging story about Jordan moving between a prestigious school and his Washington Heights neighbourhood, while drawing cartoons and questioning how to remain himself across different worlds.

This is a character-led story about siblings trying to stay together while temporary housing disrupts ordinary routines. Its strongest concerns are grief, loyalty, education and the pressure of making adult-seeming decisions without stability.