My name is Aniyah Young; I want to tell you a story about a young girl and her two children who struggled through the ups and downs of the drug world. The two children were born into poverty; their lives were like a rollercoaster. Full of highs and lows, seeing nothing but drug addicts, drug use, and all the chaos that came with it. People were sitting and sleeping in empty houses, wherever possible, and so did they. Never knowing where they would end up day-to-day. Their mother wo...

A tea party takes a poisonous turn leaving Daisy and Hazel with a new mystery to solve in this “first-rate whodunit, reminiscent of a game of Clue [that’s] terrific preparation for the works of Agatha Christie” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy’s home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisy’s glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisy’s birthday, and the whole family is invited, from eccent...

Sophie finds a four-leaf clover that isn’t exactly lucky in the seventh book of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse!Sophie Mouse is painting in Clio’s Clover patch on a beautiful spring day when she spots something unusual. It’s a clover…but it has four leaves! Four-leaf clovers are supposed to bring good luck, right? Sophie waits and waits for this good luck, but it seems like just the opposite is happening. She spills paint all over herself, she doesn’t have any fun d...

In this thirteenth charming book of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse series, Sophie hosts the very first Silverlake Art Show!Sophie has a brilliant idea: she’s going to host the very first Silverlake Art Show! After all, she loves to draw and paint and she likes looking at art too. With the help of Hattie Frog and Owen Snake, Sophie puts together the whole event. And when the big night comes, she expects to be the star of the show. But she gets a surprise wh...

Jennifer hated high school, she was horrible at math and Sandra ridiculed her relentlessly that is until she met Hemi, the black cat who changed her life forever. Now Jennifer and her best friend Charlie have to help Hemi return to the world she came from.

My name is Rebecca Rafferty, and I know that this is going to be the best summer ever.Well, maybe.On the plus side, holidays mean no school for three months. And my band Hey Dollface are going to a cool summer camp where we will (hopefully) learn how to become total rock stars. Which is all good, obviously.But there are problems too. There are summer exams, a band of mean boys out to spoil our fun, my friend Cass's love life is comp...

To Michael and Troy, nothing is more important than kissing Thomas Olsen, the cutest boy in school. In fact, it’s so crucial that they bet on who can do it first. Both boys to go whacky and outrageous lengths to get that kiss while Michael later gains much more than he’d bargained for

Spending years in a wooden chest Betty "The Doll with Odd Eyes" was reluctantly given to a charity shop. She was a gift to Annie over 60 years ago. What will become of her favourite doll now? Would she be loved and cared for.?

A 6,000 word short story.Jordan thought she and Paul were forever. Then she found out about Missy: Paul's other forever.Now it's the sophomore dance. Jordan's on stage with her band, Paul's text bombing her and Missy's in the audience with murder on her mind. Unfortunately, it's not Paul in Missy's sights.Another short and sassy story from Sarah Billington!

When the grandmother she never met falls into a mysterious coma, Siobhan Kelly comes unwillingly to the Green Mountains of Vermont with her family. She thinks the hardest thing she'll face is being the new kid at the local high school and getting used to a place so different than California But the family secret she has yet to uncover will lead her on an adventure beyond her wildest dreams...     This short piece is the prequel to my YA novel A Little Magic

All Star High is a series of Hi-Lo books for reluctant readers set in the coolest school in the UK, where the pupils are so desperate to attend they audition for a place! Wannabe actors, singers and dancers join the school ion the hope that they will become the next big thing! Aaron loves martial arts and Claire loves ballet. Read how a cool New York dance teacher gets them to perform together.

The Stewie Scraps series is ideal for reluctant boy readers, but other children will also love the stories. Stewie Scraps doesn't do sport. He hasn't got any time for sums or things like that, but he loves designing and making things. Stewie is desperate to build a go-kart following a surprise invitation to Alfie Battersby's birthday party. But his new design doesn't go according to plan. Find out what goes wrong and how Grandpa comes to the rescue.