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Magic can be controversial, though. Not in the sense of US fundamentalists decrying Harry Potter, but in that it sometimes provides a cheap way out of a plot hole. A selection of this season’s books pivot on some otherworldly powers, but this is the internally-consistent stuff of fable and legend, not just deus ex machina hocus pocus. Efua Traoré, author of Children of the Quicksands. Photograph: Boubacar Traoré The setup for Kirsty Applebaum’s of Lonny Quicke (Nosy Crow) is engrossing. Young Lonny is a lifeling, a person who can save dying creatures – moths, rabbits, people – but pays for it with time off his own lifespan.

Nigeria generalBen bailey smithEfua traorZadie smithHarry potterKirsty applebaumYoung lonnyShirley marr usborneCarl ankaNational literacyMarcus rashfordNational literacy trustLonny quickeNosy crowChicken houseMeixing lim