Family & home stories

Animalcolm [9780008185169]

From David Baddiel, the brightest new star of children's books and winner of the LOLLIES award, comes a laugh-out-loud adventure for every child who e…

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When Sadness Comes to Call [9781783447183]

When Sadness arrives, try not to be afraid: give it a name, listen to it and spend some time together. Maybe all it wants is to know that it's welcome…

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All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook [9780062333476]

A soaring and heartfelt story about love, forgiveness, and how innocence makes us all rise up.All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook is a powerful m…

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Holding Up the Universe [9780141357058]

Author of the New York Times bestseller All the Bright PlacesYou are wanted. You are necessary. You are loved.Everyone thinks they know Libby Str…

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Boy Underwater [9780008267018]

A heart-breaking, heart-warming novel for everyone of 10 and older - this book will probably make you cry, and will definitely make you laugh. …

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Girl Online: On Tour [9780141364223]

The sequel to the number-one bestseller Girl Online. Includes first-look chapters from the third book Girl Online: Going Solo. Penny's bags are packe…

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The Goldfish Boy [9781407170992]

'A great cast of characters and an intriguing mystery - I loved it!' - Ross Welford, author of Time Travelling with a Hamster Matthew likes sparkling …

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Turtles All the Way Down [9780141346045]

The Guardian called it 'A new modern classic'. Vox said that it is 'An existential teenage scream'. The Wall Street Journal dubbed it 'Tender, wise, a…

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The Boy Who Grew Dragons [9781848126497]

'My favourite sort of book - warm, funny, full of heart' POLLY FABER, author of MANGO & BAMBANG 'Andy Shepherd's debut is the literary equivalent …

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Time Travelling with a Hamster [9780008156312]

For readers who loved Wonder and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time this extraordinary debut will make you laugh and cry. A story that …

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The Hate U Give [9781406372151]

A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century. Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood …

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An Abundance of Katherines [9780141346090]

When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting d…

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Finding Audrey [9780552573665]

'Will bring you back to how invincible and euphoric you felt during your first young love... and make you giggle in the process' - Glamour Audrey can'…

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Mud [9781783446896]

MUD STICKS. AND SO DO LITERARY HEROINES An achingly funny, touching story for anyone who has been thrown in at the deep end. `Smart and funny. It …

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The Parent Agency [9780007554485]

A brilliantly funny, gripping novel - and the bestselling hardback children's debut of 2014 - from a born storyteller, The Parent Agency is an epic wi…

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Birthday Boy [9780008200510]

A hilarious rollercoaster ride of pure entertainment for 9+ readers everywhere, Birthday Boy is the new Baddiel Blockbuster: featuring David's inimita…

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Dancing the Charleston [9780857535191]

Ten-year-old Mona and her aunt are a very small family of two. They live in the grounds of splendid Somerset Manor, just outside the village. It's 192…

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I am the Messenger [9781909531369]

From the author of The Book Thief comes this darkly funny and ultimately uplifting thriller which proves that anyone can be extraordinary. Ed Kennedy …

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Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index [9780141376424]

It's hard to keep close a person everyone keeps telling you is gone. It's been sixty-five days since the accident that ripped Juniper's world apart. …

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Katy [9780141353982]

Katy is brilliant at inventing imaginary games with her brothers and sisters but she's also a daredevil. She loves skateboarding, tree-climbing and sw…

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