Children's / Teenage fiction: School stories

Rob had it all - friends, a near-guaranteed lacrosse scholarship to college and an amazing family - but all that changed when his dad was caught embezzling funds from half the town. Now he's a social pariah. Maegan always does the right thing. But when her sister comes home from college pregnant,...

After becoming class president, Camila makes some decisions that upset some of her classmates. She tells Mr Grizley that she can't be class president, but he doesn't let her give up. Will Camila find a way to be a good leader to her class?

Life is going well for Sophie. She's getting by at school, has some pretty awesome friends (okay, sometimes Rocco can be annoying) and their band have made it through to the semi-finals of the annual Battle of the Bands competition.But when Sophie wakes up completely deaf one morning, the life sh...

Cara has spent her life on the streets, relying on her wits - and a mysterious voice that seemed to live inside her head - for survival. She's amazed when she learns that the voice actually belongs to a dragon - her dragon - and she's invited to join a hidden society for other young dragonseers. ...

On a dark winter's evening at the end of December, something strange is happening in the school playground. Lessons finished long ago, but there are lots of children still at school and they're all carrying clocks! Clocks of every shape and size - big, small, round and square, heart-shaped, star-...

Simon Snow just wants to relax and savour his last year at the Watford School of Magicks, but no one will let him. His girlfriend broke up with him, his best friend is a pest and his mentor keeps trying to hide him away in the mountains where maybe he'll be safe. Simon can't even enjoy the fact t...

Being at school is boring. It's really boring when you already know what you're going to be. It's really, really boring when you're going to be something cool like a private investigator. Until then, Mina's going to practise for her future. By keeping notes on all her classmates, spying on suspic...

A daring thief has been robbing London's most famous museums. When Daisy Well's birthday treasure hunt leads them into the path of the culprit, Daisy and Hazel realise where they'll strike next - the British Museum! With help from their friends (and rivals) the Junior Pinkertons, the girls must c...

Lottie Brooks is back for spring term at secondary school and with her best friends Jess and Molly at her side, she can face anything. No more trying to impress mean girls Amber and Poppy. And absolutely no more being nicknamed Cucumber Girl. Plus, the spring musical means Lottie can dazzle her m...

When 17-year-old Ife joins Nithercott School through its prestigious Urban Achievers Program, she knows immediately that she doesn't fit. Wandering its echoing halls, she must fend off cruel taunts from the students and condescending attitudes from the teachers. When she finds herself thrown into...