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A summer romance and a mystery meet in a beach-town fantasy, as Sam tries to understand the unusual girls and the secrets surrounding their community.

A fast fantasy adventure combines hidden power, darkness, a threatened city and family secrets. Its mixed comic-and-narrative form may make the story’s movement between panels, captions and dialogue especially important to follow.

This is a child-centred mystery adventure combining seaside exploration, hidden places, secrecy and a rescue involving a royal child. Its appeal appears to lie in teamwork, discovery and sustained pursuit, though the ending and the intensity of the danger are not described.

A historical adventure about starting again after disaster, building friendships and trying to protect a new home from moving sand. Expect family upheaval, school conflict and an ending whose precise emotional shape is unclear.

This is a Victorian-set steampunk mystery combining deduction, action, supernatural danger and an international dispute. The central partnership contrasts Mina’s reasoning with Evaline’s practical, vampire-slaying approach.

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.

This is a gothic teen romance about an outsider drawn to a mysterious family, with a vampire question at its centre. Its main appeal is atmosphere, romantic fascination and a story about finding belonging beyond surface judgement.

This is a child-centred historical mystery about uncovering a town’s African-American past. It combines cemetery restoration, family stories, community reticence, and Raisin’s personal consequences after she sneaks out.

A fast-moving supernatural mystery about a teenager searching for her missing mother, then uncovering concealed family history and a strange inheritance. It offers suspense, folklore, friendship and a seaside setting, with the pace reportedly slowing after the opening.

A suspenseful children’s adventure about siblings investigating unsettling circumstances in a guarded Cornish house. Expect secrets, danger, teamwork and a wartime political backdrop, alongside melodrama and an intentionally improbable child-led challenge to adults.

A lively mystery about art, friendship and the consequences of a secret becoming much larger than expected. It offers suspenseful investigation alongside attention to shame, anxiety, money worries and pressure to perform.

Expect an intense crime thriller about grief, anger and the pursuit of revenge. The brothers face secrecy, hostility and danger while investigating their sister’s death, with an unsettling atmosphere and a strongly action-driven climax.

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 thoughtful speculative story about whether a digital recreation can be treated as a person. Its emotional centre is Isla’s changing relationship with her returned sister, alongside family disagreement and the island community’s divided response.

This is a supernatural survival story grounded in sibling loyalty and Filipino folklore. Its main appeal is the tension between keeping hidden, protecting a community and deciding what to believe when danger makes familiar rules unsafe.

A gently suspenseful wartime adventure with a strong historical setting. It combines a secret mission and possible betrayal with village tensions, friendship, refugee experience, and the practical importance of art, music and community.

A brisk, atmospheric whodunit offers clues to examine, several viewpoints to compare and a snowbound mansion full of secrets. Its emotional centre is the unexpected bond formed by three very different girls.

This is a team-centred science-fiction adventure about young people confronting the organisation responsible for transforming one of them. Expect secret missions, superhuman and alien abilities, technology, fights and an urgent threat affecting millions.

Expect a fast-moving school adventure set in 2507, combining pirate training, a mysterious newcomer and danger in the academy. Friendship and cooperation sit alongside sailing, knots, swords and an escalating enemy threat.

A strong choice for readers drawn to atmospheric fantasy, folklore and friendships tested by danger. Its Welsh setting, farming life and translated Welsh dialogue give the adventure a distinctive cultural texture.

A contemporary family story that brings mystery, romance and social pressures together. Its emotional centre is the siblings’ struggle with grief, secrecy, anxiety, poverty and the possibility of finding joy and support.

A family mystery and coming-of-age story set around a Cambodian funeral, offering an opening into heritage, migration, memory and the complicated ways families protect or withhold their past.

This is an atmospheric, twist-heavy missing-person mystery about a newcomer whose friendships, family history and reputation come under pressure.

A chaptered fantasy adventure about investigating a group that trades promises of protection for wealth. It combines suspense, political danger, action and questions about trust, leadership and the use of fear.

A tense, idea-led science-fiction mystery about memory and trust, with a determined young protagonist, a detailed Mars setting and steadily revealed secrets. Its strongest appeal is likely the combination of speculative concepts and interpersonal uncertainty.

This is an international secret-agent mystery built around a missing scientist, illegal gold mining and a dangerous attempt to protect a secret. Its appeal is likely the combination of investigation, peril and sibling partnership.

This is a fantasy rescue adventure centred on Molly’s search for missing turtles. Its main appeal is likely the combination of mermaids, ocean imagery, animal-keeping and an urgent mission, with danger supplied by Carlotta’s guards.

A seaside horse-riding holiday shifts from excitement to mystery and possible danger. Caitlin’s feelings about her mother’s absence sit alongside friendship, adventure and a shared effort to avert an unspecified disaster.

This is a teenage coming-of-age story shaped by mourning, secrecy, attraction and social pressure. Its focus is Skim’s emotional confusion as school events and personal relationships unsettle her.

A supernatural coming-of-age story about inherited responsibility, private secrets and a choice with potentially enormous consequences. Adam’s wish for normality collides with a frightening vision and a demand to act.

This combines speculative catastrophe, secrecy and romance: Prenna’s attempt to protect history is tested when her feelings for Ethan conflict with her community’s strict rules. The central appeal is likely the tension between collective duty and personal attachment.

A parent-preview choice for a teenager ready to discuss unequal relationships, grief and financial pressure.