Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories

When Angel moves to a new school after the death of her parents, she isn't interested in making friends.

Tottie is a loving little wooden doll who lives with her family in a shoebox.

In the summer we all fell in loveBy the winter we had fallen apartFor Quinn and her sister, Fern, and brother, Reed, summer means working as counselors at their family's summer camp: months of bonfires, bunks, and friendships made and broken.

A reassuring message for any child with an extended family .

Linny has been living life in black and white since her sister Grace ran away, and she's scared that Grace might never come back.

A glittering story of frost and friendship, full of magic and heart, A Girl Called Owl is Amy Wilson's folklore-fantasy about the beauty of nature.

A funny, reassuring story about overcoming fears and discovering hidden talents.

When Stanley Stanwright finds a bone poking out of the earth in his back garden, he is determined to take a picture of it and send it to the Young Discoverer's Competition, thinking it will help bring his dad back home.

A House Without Walls is a powerful story of family, hope and redemption amidst the refugee crisis in Syria from the award-winning Elizabeth Laird, illustrated by Lucy Eldridge.

From the bestselling author of Sadie, Courtney Summers' All the Rage is a powerful novel about a teenage girl who stays strong and speaks up.

The Lotterys More or Less is bestselling author Emma Donoghue's warm, funny and compelling novel about a thoroughly modern family, illustrated by Caroline Hadilaksono.

Jeremy James always seems to be getting into mischief and is fed up with grown-ups never knowing the answer to important questions .

Jeremy James always seems to be getting into mischief and is fed up with grown-ups never knowing the answer to important questions.

Martin Moone is about to finish primary school and feels he hasn't achieved very much.

From 2015-2017 Children's Laureate and beloved author and illustrator Chris Riddell, 100 Hugs is a beautiful collection of illustrated hugs - from the owl embracing the pussycat, to two cuddling otters.

Return to Wonderland in this extraordinary reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by one of our most brilliant storytellersWINNER OF THE BLACKWELL'S CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR FOYLES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEARAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A delight' Katherine Rundell'Spectacular!

Laila Levenson has always been the baby of the family, but now with her older siblings, Mira and Krish, leaving home just as she starts secondary school, everything feels like it's changing.

It has a plan .

Leon and his younger sister, Grace, have recently moved to London from New York and are struggling to settle into their new school, when rumours of an unidentified virus in Africa begin to fill the news.

Twins Max and Anni have had the worst birthday ever.

How to be Luminous is a heart-wrenching story about the aftermath of tragedy and the power of self-belief and love.

Katie Cox (overnight singing sensation and owner of the World's Wonkiest Fringe) never meant to become a pop star.

Meet the Lotterys: a unique and diverse family featuring four parents, seven kids and five pets - all living happily together in their big old house, Camelottery.

Skye Green's mum is driving her insane!

Ever since Skye Green's mum started dating 'the man next door', AKA Rob, Skye's life has been turned UPSIDE DOWN.

Join the little girl in the candy-striped dress as Milly-Molly-Mandy goes for a picnic, rides a horse, and has an adventure - whatever Milly-Molly-Mandy and her friends are up to, you're sure to have fun when they're around!

Kitten Hunt was previously published as Kitten Kaboodle.

Two teenage runaways.

There are many ways this story can go.

There are many ways this story can go.

The teen banter is quirky and amusing and keeps the reader interested.

A supernatural wonder of a book.

With characters who grab your attention, illustrations that invite you to play along, and a plot with more twists than a country road, get ready for a fast and fun mystery that will keep you guessing until the end.

This middle grade, magical realism debut about a young girl who sets out to discover the truth behind her mothers disappearance is The Secret Garden meets the Book Scavenger series!

While helping her granny Collette evacuate to a makeshift shelter in Brooklyn during Superstorm Sandy, Lily uncovers secrets of her grandmothers past as a member of the French Resistance during WWII.

Carnegie Medal-winning author Tanya Landman returns with a brilliantly realised and truly accessible retelling of the book described as Dickens' "e;most perfect"e; novel.

Village newcomer Alex must vanquish a vicious feathered foe to finally feel at home in this madcap caper from comedy genius and bestselling author Jo Simmons.

From hilarious MEGA bestselling author, Katie Kirby, comes a brand-new story from the phenomenal Lottie Brooks series!

Skade, the goddess of skiing, is known as one of the best athletesand a top studentat Asgard Academy.

From the authors of the Goddess Girls series comes the third book in a series steeped in Norse mythology, magic, adventure, and friendship.

';Captures with unusually knowing and respectful perception the steps of a friend shift.

From Young People's Poet Laureate and award-winning author Margarita Engle comes a lively middle grade novel in verse that tells the story of a Cuban-American boy who visits his family's village in Cuba for the first timeand meets a sister he didn't know he had.

Shannon Hale's Princess Academy meets Stu Gibbs's Spy School series in the third book in the Mrs.

A girl discovers her boarding school is actually an elite spy-training program, and she must learn the skills of the trade in order to find her mother in this action-packed middle grade debut that's perfect for fans of Stu Gibbs.

Brother detectives Frank and Joe follow a crooked trail of artistic deception in the fifteenth book in the thrilling Hardy Boys Adventures series.

Get to know the gorilla who was raised like a human in this ';captivating' (School Library Journal) picture book classic inspired by a true story from the brilliant mind that brought you The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr.

Zeus and his friends discover another Olympian who might be able to help in their quest to defeat King Cronus in this Heroes in Training adventure.

Formerly titled Colonial Madness, a mother-daughter duo take part in a bizarre family challenge in hopes of winning a fortune in this light, fun read (Booklist) thats Gilmore Girls meets The Westing Game!

Twelve-year-old Ross tries to discover the formula for being funny and getting his new classmates to like him in this laugh-out-loud MAX novel!

Twelve-year-old Hailey and her friends form a unique babysitters club in order to raise money to see their favorite YouTube star at a local ComicCon in this hilarious M!