Fantasy AdventureFriendship & Coming-of-Age

The Enchanted Compass: A Treasure Hunt Beyond

When curious Eddy discovers an enchanted compass hidden inside the ancient walls of Meranti House, he and his fearless—but occasionally terrified—friend Hyuga are drawn into a mysterious treasure hunt through forgotten paths, a bell tower, a stormy hillside, and a secret garden lost to time. What begins as a search for a legendary treasure soon becomes a lesson about friendship, courage, memory, and the places worth protecting. But just when Eddy thinks the adventure is over, the compass reveals one final clue—proving that some endings are really invitations to begin again.

Mystery AdventureMalaysian Nature & Cultural Fiction

The Secret of the Spice Farm in Teluk Bahang

When curious Eddy and his serious elder sister Anna visit a hidden spice farm in Teluk Bahang, Eddy discovers a mysterious green gate, an unexplained scent and an old wooden box containing a brass key, a strange seed and a forgotten map. Their investigation leads them beyond the farm and into an abandoned hut, where they uncover a secret garden containing rare spice plants that someone is determined to steal.

But the real secret isn’t treasure—it is a forgotten piece of the farm’s history that must be protected. As heavy rain approaches and mysterious figures move through the darkness, Eddy and Anna must put aside their differences and work together to save the hidden garden. Along the way, they discover that sometimes the most valuable things aren’t meant to be owned—they are meant to be remembered and cared for.

Middle-grade fantasy adventureEpistolary coming-of-age fiction

The Postcards That Knew the Way Home

Thirteen-year-old Lily expects nothing more exciting than folding paper lanterns at her grandmother’s stationery shop—until a mysterious postcard appears in the mailbox with instructions to find a blue window that has no room behind it. With her noisy best friend Hyuga and a guarded girl named Pim, Lily discovers a hidden passage filled with the memories of Lantae Old Quarter.

When three enchanted lights vanish, the neighborhood begins forgetting the stories that make it home. Racing against the tolling of the seventh bell, the friends must search the market, sea wall, and old water tower, then face a lonely creature made from forgotten memories. Their journey teaches them that home is not merely a place people inherit; it is a living collection of kindness, laughter, and stories that must be noticed and shared.

Coming-of-age fictionFamily Adventure

Hidden Secrets of the Old Well

The midday sun beat down on the dusty village of Kamunting as Amara stared desperately into the ancient, whispering well, needing all the courage she could muster to rescue her reckless younger brother, Rohan, who was trapped high up in the branches of the giant banyan tree while the adults worked away in the distant rice paddies.

Mystery AdventureComing-of-Age

The Secret of the Stone Sentinel

Ningning has spent his whole life aboard his grandfather’s tour boat, The Morning Star, exploring the beautiful limestone islands of Ha Long Bay. But one morning, he spots something impossible—a towering rock formation resembling a silent stone guardian, with two mysterious blue lights glowing inside it. When Ningning discovers an old hidden map beneath the boat’s floor, he realizes his great-grandfather may have uncovered the same secret decades earlier.

With his adventurous friend Minh Khoa beside him, Ningning follows the map into a forgotten lagoon and discovers a hidden chamber inside the Stone Sentinel. But the secret isn’t treasure. It is an ancient collection of navigation knowledge designed to protect boatmen from the dangerous waters of the bay. When a sudden storm traps the boys near the Sentinel, Ningning must finally prove that curiosity is only useful when combined with courage, responsibility, and the wisdom to listen.

Mystery & FantasyFamily & Personal Growth

Fragments of a Tuesday

Eleven-year-old Lily Tan discovers that the strange old house she calls home is hiding a secret trapped in time: one Tuesday afternoon from decades ago, when an eleven-year-old boy named Daniel vanished after experimenting with an extraordinary clock. With her fearless friend Mei, Lily follows a trail of unfinished promises, letters, music, and memories into a mysterious version of the past, where she discovers that Daniel has been trapped inside a single minute all these years. To bring him home, Lily must understand something even more powerful than time travel—that growing up means allowing moments to end, while carrying their memories forward.

Adventure & MysteryCultural Fantasy

The Midnight Market Race

When adventurous Eddy is dragged by his daring friend Hyuga into a secret midnight boat race through the mysterious waterways of Cai Rang floating market, the boys expect nothing more than an exciting night of speed and mischief. Instead, a lost Golden Mango, a treacherous shortcut, a blocked river channel, and a race against the rising sun force them to depend on each other in ways they never expected. As the floating market slowly awakens around them, Eddy discovers that the greatest prize isn’t winning—it is learning when to take risks, when to slow down, and, most importantly, never leaving a friend behind.

Mystery AdventureFriendship & Coming-of-Age

George Town’s Secret Garden

When Anna moves to George Town and struggles to find her place in a neighbourhood where everyone seems to know everyone else, she discovers a mysterious green door hiding an abandoned garden behind the old shophouses. With three new friends, Anna follows a forgotten map and five strange clues, uncovering a garden that once belonged to the whole community. But restoring it will require more than digging, planting and repairing—it will require bringing together people who have forgotten the memories they once shared. Along the way, Anna discovers that the greatest secrets aren’t always meant to stay hidden, and that sometimes the best way to find where you belong is to help create a place where everyone else belongs too.

Friendship AdventureContemporary Fiction

The Invisible String

When six music fans from six different countries finally meet at a rain-soaked concert, their long-awaited reunion turns into an unexpected citywide adventure when a handmade friendship bracelet disappears. Following tiny coloured threads through flooded streets, markets, and a mysterious old tram stop, the friends discover that solving the mystery requires more than luck—it requires trust, courage, humour, and teamwork. By the time the concert begins, they realize that the bracelet they were trying to recover was never the most important thing they had found. Their real treasure was an invisible connection strong enough to cross oceans.