Action/Thriller/Mystery

Lockwood & Co The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud.

Recommended by: Leah Ponsonby Form and Genre: Fiction novel and Thriller Length: 480 pages Summary: England has been infested with ghosts and the story follows a trio of teenagers who have set up their own agency to help tackle the problem. Very suspenseful with elements of humour thrown in Age recommendation and challenging content: Loss of parents, …

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When our worlds collided

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer Recommended by: Sabiha Patel Author: Danielle Jawando Form: YA Novel Length: 368 pages Brief synopsis: After fourteen-year-old Shaq is stabbed, three teenagers from different walks of life are thrown together …

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The Wolf Road

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer Recommended by: Lesley Watts Contact: @LJWattsWales Author: Richard Lambert Form: Prose novel – coming of age thriller Length: 347 pages Brief synopsis: A powerful exploration of a boy’s grief after his …

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And The Stars Were Burning Brightly

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer Recommended by: Marie Bartlett  Contact: @LibraryLady Author: Danielle Jawando Form: YA Prose Novel Length: 388 pages Brief synopsis: When fifteen-year-old Nathan discovers that his older brother Al, has taken his own …

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House of Hollow

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer Recommended by: Rosanna Scholefield Contact: @zanwrites Author: Krystal Sutherland Form: Gothic/Horror YA Novel Length: 292 pages Brief Synopsis: Three young girls mysteriously reappear a week after going missing, but they …

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Kemosha of the Caribbean by Alex Wheatle

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley Author: Alex Wheatle Form: Historical Novel Length: 320 pages Brief synopsis: Kemosha is born into slavery in 17th Century Jamaica but takes the opportunity to escape …

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The Watcher in the Shadows by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Ruth Holder (@MrsRHEnglish) Form and genre: prose, gothic, action, mystery Length: 270 pages Summary: Irene’s family moves after her father dies and her mother gets a job as housekeeper for enigmatic toymaker, Lazarus …

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The Thief of Always by Clive Barker

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Diane Duncan (@Diane_Duncan) Form and genre: Prose. Fantasy/ Gothic horror Length: 225 pages Summary: Harvey Swick wishes away February and ends up being transported to the ‘Holiday House’ where everything …

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Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Jasmine Lane (@MsJasmineMN) Form and genre: Prose/magical realism + adventure Length: 224 pages Summary: It’s a phantasmagorical story that begins in a city so old and ruinous that …

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Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Michelle Ings (@michelle_ings) Form and genre: Poetry Length: 400 pages Summary: One fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighbourhood escalates into tragedy. ‘Boys just being boys’ turns …

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