Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories

Shay and Frankie are best friends and football crazy! They eat, sleep and breathe football (even when they're at school!). They dream about playing football, love a kick-about in the park, watch all the big games on TV - all that's missing in their lives is the chance to play for a real football ...

Barb is a Berzerker, one of a group of warriors sworn to protect the land of Bailiwick from monsters. But the fearsome crew soon meet their match in the evil villain Witch Head. Using power from his magical sword, he tricks the Zerks and takes them captive. All except Barb, who escapes, taking Wi...

School just got interesting. Not only is Billie's class learning how to P.E.E. in the classroom (don't ask), they now have some very important contacts in the TV world. So as long as Janey McVey doesn't keep doing the splits for attention, and Billie's mums don't keep distracting her with a huge ...

Rainbow Grey may be only ten years old but the future of the whole world depends on her! It's up to Ray to defeat Tornadia Twist - the greatest villain that ever lived. Ray has to figure out what her ultimate magical gift is and use this power to stop Tornadia before she destroys the Weatherlands...

Life has always been tough on the streets of Stepney, where Elsie and her brother Mikey are growing up in a vermin-infested slum nicknamed 'Paradise'. But the rise of antisemitic fascist Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts in the 1930s stirs up trouble between families who have lived closely togeth...

Noel is used to his unusual family set-up: him, Mum, super-brainy little sister Bauble, and his gay uncles (both called Mike) next door. But when Bauble spots Mum kissing Santa Claus - in August - everything Noel thought he knew about his family is turned upside-down. Who's the mysterious 'F' sen...

There are many reasons why Tansy dreads Aunt Emma coming to visit, but maybe kindness could be the key to making it work in this funny family drama from author Anne Fine.

Bluey, Bingo, Mum and Dad are at the beach. While Mum is off for a walk, Bluey discovers a beautiful shell and runs to catch up with her. What will she discover along the way in her first solo adventure?

Ruby's dad has arrived home with a wonderful surprise - Coco the sausage-dog puppy! And when the family go on holiday to the seaside, of course Coco will be coming too. The beach is such an exciting place for a dog, and Ruby and Coco can't wait to spend the day splashing in the waves and playing ...

Sophie is excited that her parents are finally getting married - she and her siblings have been nagging them to tie the knot for years. Her parents met at the beach, so are planning a lavish tropical wedding abroad. But when her dad loses his job, the wedding is called off. With the help of her B...