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A character-led coming-of-age novel about seeing beyond glamour, managing peer influence and becoming more independent. Humour, romance and suspense sit alongside family difficulties, social uncertainty and a serious later turn.

This is a humorous contemporary fantasy-romance about luck, self-knowledge and changing feelings. Its appeal lies in Jude’s creative interests, playful narration and a central magical question that gradually becomes a question about personal responsibility.

A contemporary coming-of-age romance about Simon’s identity, friendships and first relationship, told alongside anonymous email exchanges. It offers LGBTQ+ representation, humour and emotional growth, while placing personal discovery alongside school conflict and online communication.

This is a warm, socially focused story about a child questioning expected crushes and trying to preserve friendships. It offers room to discuss belonging, queer self-discovery, honesty and the possibility that friendships can change without ending.

Expect a character-led science-fiction story built around rivalry, secrets and a gradually changing relationship. Its school setting includes debate and sparring, while family power, past harm and ethical questions appear to broaden the focus beyond romance.

This is a character-led road story about a teenager responding to family upheaval and her mother’s illness. Its appeal lies in unusual fellow travellers, shifting perceptions and questions about love, loyalty and identity.

A friendship-centred magical-realism story combining unusual talents with family hardship, secrets and a search into Cottonwood Hollow’s past.

This is a suspenseful romantic story about recovering memory while navigating danger, secrets and complicated loyalties. Its central appeal appears to be the interplay between emotional relationships and an increasingly threatening past.

This is a dark historical escape narrative: Alice seeks freedom from family control, but her new community’s leader may impose a different form of entrapment. Its shifting viewpoints broaden the story beyond Alice’s experience.

This offers a tense, puzzle-like story about identity, memory and competing political demands. Its appeal lies in uncertainty and twists, while its mood is notably darker and more violent than the preceding book.

A dark, high-concept thriller about bodily change, fear and the search for answers. The opening promises urgent medical horror, while the story later becomes more character-driven and ends with disturbing violence.

This is a coming-of-age romance shaped by gang involvement, school difficulty, secrecy and danger.

A dark psychological mystery about secrecy, observation, memory and identity. Theo’s search alongside Andy promises uncertainty, while the story keeps asking whether the danger lies outside her or within her own understanding.

This is a grief-centred young-adult story that combines family disruption, social pressures, artistic identity, secrets and an unexpected relationship. Its emotional territory is serious, with mystery-like questioning following a sudden death.

This is a brisk supernatural adventure with a vulnerable protagonist, dangerous family revelations and a shifting group of companions. Its strongest feature is the contrast between witty dialogue and genuinely unsettling horror, though the story includes notably dark and graphic moments.

This is a supernatural mystery centred on shared mind-entering abilities, danger and personal discovery. Vee’s family and friendships appear important as she tries to understand what is happening.

This is a coming-of-age story about being open with oneself and others. Its journey structure brings Bradley into contact with varied people while he explores friendship, attraction and belonging.

This is a coming-of-age story about social expectations, self-doubt and disrupted assumptions. Jodi’s reliance on astrology is challenged by events surrounding her birthday, opening a path towards revelations and adventure.

This is a child-centred story about making sense of an unusual experience while navigating family beliefs, friendship and possible involvement in investigative work. Its central interest is Abby’s uncertainty about what her ability means.

This is a supernatural mystery-adventure built around lost identity, eerie local rumours and missing children. Its strongest offer is a forward-moving search: Christopher must recover his memories while uncovering what is happening in the community.

This offers a suspenseful identity-and-family story in which Amy investigates troubling circumstances, questions whom to trust and tries to protect herself and people she loves. Science-fiction subjects provide a possible basis for discussing identity and genetic engineering.