Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories

A triumphant tale of friendship, healing, and the power of believing in ourselves told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homeless shelter. As their friendship grows over a shared love of classical music, June and Tyrell confront a new housing...

Germany, 1945. Elizabeth, Karli and their mother are in Dresden when the Allied bombs begin to fall. Their home is destroyed, they must flee the ruined city through the perilous, snow-covered landscape, all the while avoiding the Russian troops who are drawing ever closer.

Maysa and Musa are on the case when a priceless emerald ring goes missing during an event at their mosque. But first, Maysa has to cover up one of her lies - which lands her mum in a lot of trouble! Can Maysa save both the ring and her mum's reputation?

When star-crossed lovers Karim and Zara's worlds collide, they have to work out just how far they're willing to go to give their love a chance. When Karim and Zara meet, sparks shouldn't fly. They've got nothing in common: Karim - with his on - and offline clique, The Exes - is a globally renowne...

Aidan (aka Fire Boy) and the circus are in trouble, once again. Aidan's nemesis, the billionaire Clayton Jones, is spreading fake news throughout the world, painting Aidan as the bad guy. With circus fans dwindling and the world turning against them, Aidan knows it's once again up to him to save ...

Fizzy wants a dog. Not just any dog though - a golden dog with a black nose and very curly hair. So when a dog called Bandit who looks just like this appears in her neighbour's garden, Fizzy will stop at nothing to keep him - even if it means hiding poor Bandit in the laundry basket. This delight...

Fen and Rey were found curled up small and tight in the fiery fur of the foxes at the very edge of the wildlands. Fen is loud and fierce and free. She feels a connection to foxes and a calling from the wild that she's desperate to return to. Rey is quiet and shy and an expert on nature. She reads...

Having solved the mystery of Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude's non-murder and uncovered the location of Grand Uncle Vile's long-lost treasure, Shenanigan Swift might just be in the running for junior detective of the year. But when robbers target Swift House, her sleuthing skills are tested like never be...

Barb is a Berzerker, one of an elite crew of warriors who protect the land of Bailiwick from the scourge of monsters. The evil Witch Head has captured all of the adult Berzerkers. Cue Barb to the rescue! But she's not alone - Barb's got her own amateur crew of wannabe zerks, made up of farmers, m...