Action/Thriller/Mystery

The Tricksters by Margaret Mahy

*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 Alison Reid (@bongoreid) Form and genre: coming of age novel with elements of the supernatural Length: 272 pages Summary: A coming-of-age mystery with a healthy dose of the …

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The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

*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 Lynn Thomas (@THOMLYNN101) Form and genre: Novel, futuristic/dystopian, cli-fi, sci-fi thriller Length: 180 pages Summary: Humanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but now an even …

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Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman

*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 Jennifer Neill (@Wrennjenni) Form and genre: Prose, historical fiction Length: 250 pages Summary: Feisty female heroine Sally Lockhart, has to overcome the shock of her father’s death and …

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The Dark Lady by Akala

*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 Siobhan (@siobhan_345) Form and genre: Prose – historical fiction (but also incorporates some of Shakespeare’s sonnets) Length: 320 pages Summary: Aimed at young adults and inspired by Shakespeare’s …

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Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird

*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 Sherish Osman (@Sherish_o) Form and genre: prose fiction Length: 352 pages Summary: Omar is a young boy who lives with his siblings and parents in Syria. War breaks …

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Street Child by Berlie Doherty

*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 Lucinda Preston (@lucindapreston) Form and genre: Prose, based loosely on a true story Length: 208 pages Summary: This is the story of an orphaned Victorian boy’s struggle to …

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Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick

*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 Rosie Shaw (@rosieshaw44) Form and genre: novel – historical thriller Length: 244 pages Summary: A gun. Alaska in the goldrush. Snow. An isolated cabin, a father’s death, a …

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Naughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman

*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 Lauren Edwards (@edwardslaurennn) Form and genre: Dystopian novel, romance, action Length: 435 pages Summary: A Romeo and Juliet storyline in a reverse apartheid society. Sephy is a Cross, …

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Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor

*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 Erin Harrington (@eeharrington4) Form and genre: Novel, magical realism Length: 235 pages Summary: After Nnamdi’s father, the chief of police, is killed, Nnamdi is eager to take down …

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Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeymi

*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 byClaire McArthur (@clairecmac) Form and genre: fantasy novel, adventure, quest Length: 531 pages Summary: Multiple narrative with strong female characters – Zelie fights to bring back magic to her …

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