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Expect supernatural mystery alongside questions of loyalty: Zoey and Stevie Rae share a secret, while friendships and enmities shift around them.

Two teenagers who each believed Charlie loved only them join forces after his apparent death. Their search across several cities becomes a suspenseful journey into what they knew—and did not know—about him and each other.

A suspense-led story about Scarlett piecing together an obscured childhood while facing the people who want her returned to their group. Romance is part of the premise, alongside danger and questions of trust.

Ben’s paid desert-guiding trip turns into a fight to survive when Madec tries to silence him after a prospector is shot. The suspense centres on exposure, thirst, gunfire and the difficulty of being believed.

A 21-book adventure collection, with the featured stories involving secret places, a circus-linked mystery and someone watching on an island.

A school-set holiday story blends a secret romantic attraction with suspense: Ariana is watched by someone who means to disrupt the weekend. It also connects to events preceding the Private series.

This is a suspense-led story of discoveries and escalating danger, centred on Lin’s search for the truth and her difficulty deciding whom to trust.

A character-led story follows Samson as he navigates feeling like an outsider and becomes entangled in Angel’s secrets. Its focus appears to be how people see one another, alongside suspense about the dealings and their outcome.

A circus-loving boy joins his performer uncle for a summer of clown training; the strange, increasingly frightening circus holds a mystery connected to Clown Street.

Expect a comic mystery-adventure built around a threatened family home and a question of truth, rather than a purely realistic account of property disputes.

A useful choice for readers drawn to supernatural mystery, secretive communities and a protagonist whose unusual inner connection may be more than imagined. Its central relationship is presented as both compelling and dangerous.

Choose this for a brisk horror read built around supernatural danger, pursuit and suspense. It offers vivid momentum and teenage immediacy, but may suit readers seeking atmosphere and escapism more than intricate character development.

This is a compassionate but tense animal-welfare story. Marty’s actions create a sustained conflict between telling the truth, respecting ownership and protecting Shiloh, inviting discussion rather than offering an uncomplicated moral lesson.

This is a fast-moving flight narrative that combines danger, travel and comic mishaps. Its central perspective brings migration, residence in Germany and fear of deportation into an adventure about an unlikely friendship.

This is a mystery-driven story about online identity and an unsettling face-to-face meeting. Its central appeal appears to be suspense, with humour and adventure also noted by readers, though reactions to its tone vary.

Expect a suspense-led supernatural story in which danger develops through withheld information, strained relationships and the threat of losing control. Its effect depends more on accumulating pressure than on immediate, nonstop escalation.

This is a supernatural camping adventure centred on two siblings confronting a frightening creature. Its strongest offer is atmosphere: mountains, forest, a loch and an ancient cave frame mystery, family interaction and danger.

This offers fast-moving supernatural suspense alongside school and family drama. Its appeal lies in a vulnerable heroine facing lost powers, dangerous opponents and complicated relationships, with humour appearing alongside fear and physical peril.

A supernatural mystery about a young artist whose disturbing visions become real, combining friendship and family tensions with bloodshed, possible powers, and the uncertainty of whether an ally is the killer.

This is a colourful, surreal graphic-fantasy adventure about belonging, friendship and trust. Its comic situations and unusual magical community sit alongside a possible trap, anxious feelings and a conflict that may slow the story’s momentum.

A layered YA mystery about friends, secrets and a murder, moving between modern Cornwall, the 1980s and the 1940s. Its appeal lies in suspense, changing perspectives and the gradual connection between past and present.

This is a mystery about belonging, family secrets and the search for truth, shaped by shifting timelines and repeated discoveries. It offers suspense through Pearl’s growing uncertainty about her identity and relationships.

This is a dark, twist-led mystery about a young woman living under the shadow of a notorious parent. Its main appeal is likely the unfolding investigation and uncertainty about Ryan’s identity and knowledge.

This offers a football-centred adventure with a secret-agent twist: academy training and matches sit alongside investigation, gadgets and chases. Its central appeal is the tension between Ethan’s sporting ambition and concealed mission.

Choose this for a YA reader drawn to supernatural mysteries, hidden village secrets, witchcraft and folk horror. The remote setting and archaeological discovery suggest an atmosphere-led story with suspense at its centre.

A suspenseful story about a teenager carrying adult responsibilities while secret activities and threatening communications pull her into another person’s scheme. Expect twists, uncertainty and a morally complicated power dynamic rather than a straightforward adventure.

A fast-moving school thriller that turns familiar rules, routines and adult authority into a mechanism of control. Its central tension is whether individuality and independent judgement can survive pressure to comply.

Expect a gothic, suspenseful reading experience: a storm isolates two children with a sailor whose sea stories involve pirates, plagues and storms. The framing situation creates unease, while a later revelation intensifies the disturbance.

This is a mystery about a young person confronted with money, death and a puzzling stranger. Its central appeal is likely the investigation, while the cash creates an ongoing moral problem about what Sammy should do.

Expect a relationship-led mystery: a reunion intended to revive old friendships instead exposes resentment and uncertainty. The plot combines disappearances, investigation and near misses with attention to changing group dynamics.

A playful, allusive fantasy adventure for readers who enjoy familiar tales being remixed. Its energy comes from pursuit, magical danger and comic invention, though the story also uses frightening threats and uncertainty around loss rather than keeping everything comfortably reassuring.

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 friendship story about settling into a new home, meeting an exciting neighbour and discovering that fun can become troubling when another person causes damage and blame.

A sunny island setting frames a mystery involving a missing girl, a threatening lighthouse encounter and suspicious drownings. Kelsey’s apparent protectors may not be trustworthy, making danger and uncertainty central to the story.