Children's / Teenage fiction: School stories

Ever since James's dad left, he can't seem to stop worrying about everything. Luckily his favourite hobby baking is a fun (and delicious!) distraction. But no matter how many amazing cheese scones James makes, he still feels like there's a missing ingredient in his life. When James hears someone ...

Imagine a school where you meet your own unicorn and have amazing adventures together! That's what happens for the girls at Unicorn Academy on beautiful Unicorn Island. Lily is thrilled to be joining Unicorn Academy, and she's relieved to be paired with a unicorn who seems to be as shy as she is....

Janey Mack! Layla's back! And she's getting her inventions ready for the Grand Design Competition. But when her grandmother is taken ill and her family must go to Sudan to be by her side, Layla starts to feel like she is being pulled in so many different directions. Can she stay on the inventions...

I'm Humza Khan, the greatest eleven-year-old rapper Eggington ever had. I've also faced deadly alien slugs, killer aunties and double maths. But now, I (and my best friend Umer - I guess) face something even scarier - my dad! He's pretty fed up with us being naughty, so he's sending us away to sc...

'Little Big Sister' tells the story of Starr, a girl with dwarfism who lives with her mum and younger sister, Babs. As the girls get older and Babs overtakes Starr's height, Starr understands there is something different about her. When Starr starts primary school she is at first upset by being s...

Howler is a small werewolf with a big problem. He is just not scary! And that makes him the odd one out at Monster School. But when Howler finds some new friends, he discovers that being the odd one out might just make him the coolest one of all. This hilarious new picture book is full of squeal ...

Howler is a small werewolf with a big problem. He is just not scary! And that makes him the odd one out at Monster School. But when Howler finds some new friends, he discovers that being the odd one out might just make him the coolest one of all. This hilarious new picture book is full of squeal ...

Greg Heffley and his family hit the road in Jeff Kinney's ninth installment of the bestselling 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' series.

Ivy must uncover the secrets behind her twin sister Scarlet's disappearance before it's too late. When troublesome Scarlet mysteriously disappears from Rookwood School, terrifying Miss Fox invites her quiet twin sister Ivy to 'take her place'. Ivy reluctantly agrees in the hopes of finding out wh...

Lottie Brooks continues to navigate the many perils of growing up in this fantastically funny illustrated series for a 9-12 audience, filled with friendship, embarrassing moments and plenty of lols. Woe is me. So much is wrong in my life. Still look like a tomato. Am stuck indoors whilst my frien...