Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories

When Nyla is forced to leave her home in the country to start life again in the city, all she can think about is everything she misses from before. So when a comet comes crashing through the city streets and starts growing into a forest, Nyla can't resist a chance to head somewhere that feels clo...

Christmas is complete chaos this year! The whole Brooks family are visiting for the festive break, there's a Secret Santa to organise AND Lottie has to prepare for her big performance in the Christmas play as the back-end of a reindeer. Will she survive the festivities intact?

One day, Ari discovers a piece of pink confetti under the sofa. She throws is up into the air and watches it helicopter down: a small, bright moment of celebration. And before long, Ari discovers confetti in other places: at her birthday party; at the Pride parade; in autumn's falling leaves; in ...

Natalie's world has turned upside down. She's lost her mum and her brother is descending further and further into anger and violence with a far-right gang who march the streets of Dover. Sammy has fled his home and family in Eritrea for the chance of a new life in Europe. Every step he takes is a...

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 ...

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...

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!

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...