Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories

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  • My Sister, the Freak

    £10.99

    From New York Times bestselling illustrator Dani Jones comes a heartfelt exploration of sisterhood, forgiveness, and outer space invasions.Mary Seaver lives in her own world. It’s not her fault if sometimes her enthusiasm creates chaos. To Mary, that’s what being 10 years old and a huge science fiction fan is all about. Allison “Al” Seaver is Mary’s older sister-and she’s everything that Mary is not: cool, calm, collected, and super popular.So it makes sense that when aliens invade their hometown of Pleasant Valley, Mary’s trying to warn everyone about the end of the world while Al’s just hoping it will all go away before the spring dance. But when a secret emerges from their family’s past, Mary and Al find themselves turning to their most unlikely ally: each other.Dive into Dani Jones’s debut original graphic novel, a hilariously tender investigation of sibling dynamics, aliens, and what it is that makes us human.

  • Robots Stole My Mum!

    £7.99

    I was in the corner shop buying a comic. Dad was waiting outside. I’d just given my money to Mr Norman, the shop owner, when it happened. Mr Norman’s head exploded. Something VERY WEIRD is going on in the sleepy town of Cleeby. All the grown-ups are acting strangely. Sandy and his friend Arjan have a suspicion. They think the grown-ups have all been replaced by ROBOTS. And everything points to the evil boss of the local toaster factory, Tony’s Toasters! Together with a very friendly cyborg named Colin, Sandy and Arjan must save the day – and Sandy’s mum – and get home in time for tea!

  • A Flood of Memories

    £8.99

    A beguiling and absorbing novel from the winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Award: when Leila returns home to help her mother during flood season, she finds Arthur, the boy she's thought about since leaving school; but if she is to move on with her life, she must confront the past and its many demons… 

  • The Truth About Books

    £8.99

    An uplifting and exciting celebration of books and reading, perfect for young children.

  • A Great Day at the Beach

    £12.99

    Join a family determined to have a great day at the beach, a funny, heartwarming and relatable new picture book from exciting debut author-illustrator Rose Grover.

  • Maya & Marley and the New Friend

    £7.99

    It’s the day of the big community lunch, and the playground is busy with friends and neighbours, all arriving with tasty dishes to share. But among the crowd of excited guests, Maya and Marley spot a new face – one that looks worried and shy. Can Maya and Marley find a way to make this new friend feel welcome?

  • Death at the Museum

    £8.99

    Imagine an old museum with more secrets than anyone could ever guess. A school trip that ends in murder. A crime unsolved for decades – but who did it? Now, Ava and Luke are on the case, following the clues left in a new box of murders. Using School workbooks, museum records, secret recordings and letters the siblings start to unravel the mystery of a body in the basement. But can they discover what really happened – before the killer strikes again? YOU know the facts. YOU have all the clues. Can YOU solve the mystery before they do?

  • Felix and the Future Agency

    £7.99

    Felix Green has a talent – a talent that often gets him into a lot of trouble – he can foresee the future. And he’s not the only one! When his latest prediction comes true, he soon finds himself whisked off to join the secret underground Future Agency. Here he starts to learn the tools to protect the country from the natural disasters set to befall it – summoning animal star constellations down from the sky, dream weaving and speaking to ghosts. When a dark spectre infiltrates the Future Agency, only Felix can unmask the culprit and save the agency from destruction.

  • Maisie vs the Pyramids

    £7.99

    When Maisie travels with her dad to the Pyramids to research his book, How to Break Codes, she thought they’d mainly be looking at hieroglyphs. But after being drawn into a race to discover a secret tomb, Maisie finds herself having to survive a scorpion attack, a sandstorm and a hot air balloon ride after becoming lost in the desert. With adventure at every turn, Maisie is in for a surprise as what she really discovers is another truth about herself. But is she ready to face it?

  • Creepy Araminta

    £7.99

    The portrait of a beautiful girl with tumbling red hair takes on sinister undertones in this unnerving tale from much-loved, multi-award-winning author Anne Fine.