Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories

Erik's life has been falling apart ever since his dad died. Homework and being good at school stop feeling important when you're the new man of the house. When Erik's bad behaviour attracts the wrong crowd, he's sucked into a terrifying new world of drug dealing, trap houses and violence. Making ...

'With a bolt of lightning on my kicks. The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I'm delivering' raps twelve-year-old Josh Bell. Thanks to their dad, he and his twin brother, Jordan, are kings on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood - ...

On the day that we met and I put you to bed, I noticed a crown on top of your head. It was made up of sparkling, glimmering things like moonlight and fireflies, and dragonfly wings.

It's the countdown to the end of the school year, and Nikki's juggling some big questions about how she'll spend her summer. She's also facing an unexpected crush catastrophe - there's a new boy interested in Nikki, but the last thing she wants to do is accidentally hurt Brandon! It all comes dow...

For Lila Reyes, a summer in England was never part of the plan. The plan was to take over her abuela's role as head baker at their panaderia and move in with her best friend after graduation. They would then live happily ever after with her boyfriend. But then the Trifecta happened, and everythin...

Mia and James are getting married! When a tight budget means no wedding cake, Mia's sister Holly plans a surprise for the couple - 1000 cupcakes! What could possible go wrong?

Eddie and his friends must take on the perils of an evil badger crew to unravel a pirate treasure mystery that will see them ranging the Romney marshes and beyond to discover a hoard of EPIC proportions.

London is everything to Cynthia, so when her parents move her to a place where there is only one bus an hour and the faint smell of horse manure continuously permeates the air, it's a culture shock, to say the least. As is transitioning to a private school. At her new school, Cynthia immediately ...

Discover that bereavement can be a beginning, not an ending, in this beautiful story of one boy's grief when he loses his beloved grandfather. Dadaji loves to teach others to paint, especially his grandson. But after Dadaji passes away, the boy can't bear to use the favourite paintbrush his grand...

Peppa and George have a very special surprise present for Daddy Pig. They want to thank him for being the best Daddy ever! What could the surprise present be? Lift the flaps to find out!