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The central tension is how a group’s attempts to pursue justice can shift towards revenge, with consequences the friends cannot control.

The story puts Jade’s wish for her parents to reunite alongside her father’s new marriage plans, with a developing relationship also complicated by uncertainty.

A short, high-interest story about a teenager facing distress, secrets and changing friendships. The plot centres on Darcy’s efforts to recover and support a friend, rather than on an informational account.

This is a spooky, folksy fantasy about two girls whose quarrel unleashes a graveyard full of angry ancestors. The story pairs that supernatural danger with questions of friendship, family history and finding a place to belong.

A playful fantasy adventure built around a birthday party repeatedly interrupted by monster alarms, with Princess Magnolia balancing her guests’ celebration and her secret superhero identity.

This is a contemporary story about a teenager navigating love, secrecy and family strain. Astrid’s imagined connection with people travelling overhead gives her a private way to send care beyond the small town where she feels constrained.

This is a story about bereavement, family strain and a young person facing pressure to protect people and institutions around her after an assault.

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

A school-year story about wanting to be seen differently, finding a close friend and coping with a parent’s drinking at home.

A fashion-and-school story about Emma’s invented persona, Allegra Biscotti, and the pressure of keeping it up.

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.

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

A friendship-focused story about the gap between who Amanda seemed to be at camp and who she feels she is at home, with a secret complicating new and existing friendships.

A child who feels out of step with her parents encounters a relative who seems more like her, and begins to question her identity. The premise blends family secrets with a possible vampire connection.

This is a playful school-and-museum escapade built around Iris trying to keep her determined lion hidden. Its central appeal is likely the comic predicament, though the book’s ending is unclear.

This is a mystery shaped by Gwen’s music-school ambitions and her effort to find out what has happened to her grandfather. Robert joins her as a fellow auditioning student.

A tense story about wanting to belong while becoming wary of a group’s rules and its leader. Jack’s choice to challenge Duncan is presented as carrying a personal cost.

This is a growing-up story about a friendship that changes over time, with Morgan’s gender identity central to her hopes for the future.

An underground adventure drives a story of family secrets, shifting loyalties and Will's search for belonging. Expect revelations alongside a society described as harsh and experiences signalled as horrific.

A close-quarters story pairs a winter survival predicament with a developing connection between Autumn and Dax, who initially seem very different.

A fantasy adventure blends an alternate history with invention, rebellion, spying and a developing attraction. Verity must navigate life within a powerful family while taking risks for a cause.

A gothic supernatural story blends Cynda’s uneasy place in a changed family with a mysterious guest and the haunting history of an isolated inn.

A teen relationship story with a mystery at its centre: Mia’s guardedness, her ties to two brothers and strange events around their friendships drive the setup.

This is a relationship-centred story framed by domestic violence and alcoholism, rather than a light romance.

This is a relationship-focused story about secrecy, competing romantic feelings and a family life under strain. Lexi’s effort to appear as though everything is fine connects its dating and home-life threads.

This is a friendship story shaped by change and a difficult choice: Abby must decide what to do after discovering that Hilary has an eating disorder.

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 supernatural romance and conflict story, with Layla's divided heritage shaping her sense of belonging and complicating whom she can trust.

This is a suspense-led adventure about a brother searching for his missing sister inside an Imperial academy, with secret affiliations and loyalty tests driving the plot.

A historical family mystery follows two cousins, their linked heirloom necklaces and the secrets they discover at a manor. The First World War’s approach interrupts their reunion and shapes what happens next.

A suspenseful dystopian premise follows Luke from isolation towards contact with others, then into a school where he is hiding his identity.

This is a friendship mystery led by an imaginative young detective. Its stated mix of humour and intrigue may appeal to readers who enjoy wondering what is behind a friend's puzzling behaviour.

A spy adventure and a first-high-school experience meet in Maggie’s New York assignment, with friendship and attraction complicating her efforts to keep her cover.

A mystery-adventure about friends investigating an abduction while coping with unusual abilities and strained group bonds. It may appeal to readers interested in crime-solving with a supernatural twist.

This combines a murder investigation with teenage attraction and secrecy. Aphra’s isolated resort life and her curiosity about the guests bring the mystery and relationships together.

This is a Moon-colony mystery about a boy seeking answers after his father fails to return from a mission officials deny ever happened.

This is a comic, character-led story about a young person trying to help her family while handling uncertain romance and the consequences of retaliatory pranks.

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.

A family mystery combining time-period portals, a missing mother, a threatening stranger and a house full of secrets. The story appears to build suspense through pursuit, uncertainty and questions about who is watching the family.

A fast-moving YA mystery with a wry protagonist, social commentary and an extravagant Southern setting. It combines questions about identity and family with secrets, revenge and danger beneath formal manners.

A paranormal school mystery driven by Thomas’s confusion, family upheaval and risky choices. Its humour may soften the tension, while attacks, blackouts and a mystery drug make the situation feel consequential.

A fast-moving paranormal sequel combining soul-threatening danger, investigation, humour and romance. Layla’s divided loyalties and changing abilities place personal relationships alongside a threat affecting students at her school.

A dark Tudor fantasy finale centred on magic, danger and strained relationships.

This is a reflective recovery story about memory, identity and relationships. Olivia’s attempts to reconstruct her past bring questions about whether remembered experience, present feeling or other people’s accounts should define who she is.

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.