Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories

Fizzy wants a dog. Not just any dog though - a golden dog with a black nose and very curly hair. So when a dog called Bandit who looks just like this appears in her neighbour's garden, Fizzy will stop at nothing to keep him - even if it means hiding poor Bandit in the laundry basket. This delight...

Who wants their FIVE STAR funny story included in Oakfield School's story book? A: EVERYONE! But what will Tom write about? Inspiration strikes when he looks at his excellent collection of ODD OBJECTS and remembers the funny stories behind each one. Starting with Great Great Aunt Aggie's fake bir...

In one of his epileptic fits, Kyle realises that he has the ability to travel to The Stillness, an eerie dimension populated by those who are between life and death. There he meets his real-world crush, Farah, who is in a coma back home.

An unputdownable read about LGBTQ+ history and standing up for what you believe in, from award-winning author Sarah Hagger-Holt.

Fatima Tate wants to be a baker and enjoy some innocent flirting with her hot friend Raheem - but her strict Muslim parents would never approve of either. A powerful coming-of-age story that gives a much-needed voice to young Black Muslim women.

You can't choose your family. If you could, Marcus would never have opted to be a Pritchard. With one brother locked up and the other one working with their dad on plans for their next big robbery, they are well-known in their tightknit Welsh community, for all the wrong reasons. When a mysteriou...

Ettie has lived blissfully with just her grandma for company and the wild woods as her playground. Until she meets the mysterious Cora and she starts to crave more - now she wants to explore further, to discover secrets of her own. So, when Cora leads her to the hidden quarry pool - deep, cold, b...

Deka is a goddess-in-waiting with the potential to save her people from the brutal ancient goddesses who terrorize her kingdom of Otera. But first she must find the source of her divine power - and if the Gilded Ones find it before she does, they will drain her power and tear Otera apart. Alongsi...

This story is part of 'Reading Champion', a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE). Original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has...

Marco is sad because Buttercup the cow is unwell. He gets a cornet from the market to cheer himself up, but will he be able to cheer up Buttercup?