Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories

13-year-old Safiya and her family have been driven out of Syria by civil war. Safiya knows how lucky she is - lucky not to be living in a refugee camp, lucky to be alive. But it's hard to feel grateful when she's forced to look after her father and brother rather than go back to school, and now t...

Oh la la! Nikki and her band are invited to Paris for a super cool photoshoot - it's a dream come true! Nikki can't wait to learn new art styles, practice her French and explore the most romantic city in the world with her crush Brandon. But when MacKenzie starts to stir trouble and invites old f...

Oh la la! Nikki and her band are invited to Paris for a super cool photoshoot - it's a dream come true! Nikki can't wait to learn new art styles, practice her French and explore the most romantic city in the world with her crush Brandon. But when MacKenzie starts to stir trouble and invites old f...

Luca thinks his future is set, running his family's ice cream cafe. But when the business might close and his gran begins struggling with dementia, Luca feels increasingly lost. 'Ice Cream Boy' is a heartwarming story of family, resilience and hope.

When Tyrell Forrester gets caught up in a high-profile armed robbery, he's sentenced to two years in a young offenders' prison. Now he's getting out, and he's determined to turn his life around. But despite his release, systemic discrimination makes it difficult for Ty to truly be free. Inspired ...

Elsie has a crush on Ada, the only person in the world who truly understands her. Unfortunately, they've never met in real life and Ada lives an ocean away. But Elsie has decided it's now or never to tell Ada how she feels. That is, until her long-lost best friend Joan walks back into her life. I...

In every house, on every street, there is laughter and tears. There are friends. There is family. And there is love. A heartwarming celebration of homes - and all the families that make them.

Abandoned at a remote island school, Faye discovers she has been sent there for a wicked crime. Can she tackle the sinister mysteries of the island and discover the secrets within herself?

Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. So when Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't remember The Island - she left when she was just a baby. Bu...

Mum works really hard, but today there is no money left and no food in the cupboards. Forced to visit the local foodbank, Mum feels ashamed that they have to rely on the kindness of others, but her young daughter can still see all the good in her day like reading and drawing, and even the foodban...