Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories

It's back to show business as usual at Duke's Academy of Performing Arts. Things are finally working out for Nettie, with her voice restored, her gorgeous boyfriend Fletch and the lead role in the college musical. That is, until Fletch is left in a coma after a terrible motorcycle accident and a ...

Here is a laugh-out-loud, wildly imaginative twist on 'The Wizard of Oz' as a boy gets flushed down a toilet and discovers a magical world in trouble: the queen has completely lost her sense of humour and banned any mirth of any kind. As the boy navigates the world by popping up in various locati...

Alex is not happy that his family are moving to the village of Noggings. He's even less happy when he discovers that Noggings is under siege from a vicious jackdaw called Graham who has been dive-bombing kids in the school playground and terrorising locals. Surely, it's only a matter of time befo...

Deenie's the beauty, Helen's the brain. Mrs Fenner has very fixed ambitions for her daughters. She wants Deenie to be a model, but Deenie's not so sure. So when she's diagnosed with scoliosis - curvature of the spine - she's almost relieved.

In 'The Deep End', Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for the adventure of a lifetime. But things take an unexpected turn, and they find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water s...

In 'The Deep End', Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for the adventure of a lifetime. But things take an unexpected turn, and they find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water s...

After Rosie and her dad take a litter of abandoned kittens to a fosterer, they discover that the youngest has something called wobbly kitten syndrome, which makes families reluctant to give him a home. Can Rosie find anyone to adopt him?

Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and glory comes with some hard knocks. When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick's band, Loded Diper, Greg doesn't realize what he's getting into. But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fighting between band members, and mon...

Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and glory comes with some hard knocks. When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick's band, Loded Diper, Greg doesn't realise what he's getting into. But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fighting between band members, and mon...

Split your sides laughing as Greg Heffley struggles with all the trials and tribulations of school, family and friends that come with being everyone's favourite wimpy kid!