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Gary Paulsen
A thoughtful story about how children’s curiosity can become humane attention. Its emotional centre is Carl’s dance, which makes hidden wartime suffering visible while preserving his dignity and complexity.
Lu Hersey
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.
Robin Gow
A grief-centred verse novel combining letters, school and home life, and cryptid mystery. Its emotional focus is Noah’s search for connection and belonging while navigating loss and identity.
Brent Hartinger
This is a socially focused YA novel about a young person navigating foster and group-home life, exclusion and threatened displacement, with suspense from arson and a developing romance.
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