Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories

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...

Albie arrived wearing nothing but fur, he could have been either a Him or Her. Most teddy bears let their owner decide, but Albie would not, for a bear has its pride. But each outfit that Albie purchases - from fairy to pirate, from cowboy to elegant city gent - proves unsuitable in some way, and...

The crowd went quiet. Then somebody whispered, 'Bears don't cry, do they?' George is no ordinary bear. He lives with a little girl called Clementine and her mother, who have taught him to read! One day, when George finishes his book early and knows it will be a long time before Clementine and her...

The crowd went quiet. Then somebody whispered, 'Bears don't cry, do they?' George is no ordinary bear. He lives with a little girl called Clementine and her mother, who have taught him to read! One day, when George finishes his book early and knows it will be a long time before Clementine and her...

Bea can't wait for her birthday. There are only three days to go, and everything is going to be perfect! Then snow begins to block the roads - and everything begins to go wrong. With no party, no cards, and maybe even no cake, can Bea find a way to be OK - even in the middle of a really bad day?

When twelve-year-old Marcus kicks his favourite football over the school fence, he knows he's never getting it back. Nothing that goes over that wall ever comes back. But the next morning, during Breakfast Club, Marcus gets a mysterious note inviting him to join the Breakfast Club Investigators, ...

Best friends Caddy and Rosie are inseparable. Their differences have brought them closer, but as she turns 16 Caddy begins to wish she could be a bit more like Rosie - confident, funny and interesting. Then Suzanne comes into their lives: beautiful, damaged, exciting and mysterious, and things ge...

Best friends Caddy and Rosie are inseparable. Their differences have brought them closer, but as she turns 16 Caddy begins to wish she could be a bit more like Rosie - confident, funny and interesting. Then Suzanne comes into their lives: beautiful, damaged, exciting and mysterious, and things ge...