Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories

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...

Laurie loves her family and she wants to join them in making the world a better place. But right now, she doesn't want to fish food out of bins, she wants to wear a pair of ordinary tights and have the money to order a hot chocolate at the cafe after school. When a competition comes to Silverdale...

Poppy's life has turned into a nightmare. Mum's new boyfriend is moving in, along with his daughter, Kayleigh - the most popular girl in school. Poppy's dad is never around and appears to be drifting further and further away. And when it seems like things can't get any worse, Poppy becomes the ta...

Bluey decides she wants her own bedroom. But when bedtime comes, she misses Bingo more than she expected. Will Bluey be able to find a way to keep in touch with Bingo after she's moved?

As usual, Andie Rose has a plan: transfer from community college to the hyper competitive Blue Ridge State, major in psychology, and maintain her goal of becoming an iconic self-help figure despite the nerves that have recently thrown her for a loop. All it will take is ruthless organization, har...

Bertie is not looking forward to spending the summer holidays on stinky Long Bottom Farm - but things take an interesting turn when he encounters Nugget, the alien chicken. Can the power of friendship put a stop to Nugget's mission to exterminate the Earth?

Twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield have always been inseparable, but starting a new school means a chance for new beginnings. Elizabeth is excited to write for the school newspaper, but Jessica is more interested in joining the exclusive Unicorn Club. What will happen when the twins realise th...