The Boy and the Dog Tree

‘So, are you my dog?’ Mitch whispered, hardly daring to ask. ‘No,’ said Argos. ‘But you are my boy. For a time.’ Mitch’s life had been uprooted. Instead of the whole family moving to a new city, Mitch and his sister are staying with their gran while their parents are stuck on the other side…

Six Impossible Things

Fourteen-year-old nerd-boy Dan Cereill is not quite coping with a reversal of family fortune, a mother with a failing wedding-cake business, a just-out gay dad, and an impossible crush on Estelle, the girl next door. His entire life is a mess, but for now he’s narrowed it down to just six impossible things. ‘I loved…

Wildlife

During a semester in the wilderness, sixteen-year-old Sib expects the tough outdoor education program and the horrors of dorm life, but friendship drama and love that gets complicated? That will take some navigating. New girl Lou has zero interest in fitting in, or joining in. Still reeling from a loss that occurred almost a year…

Cloudwish

For Vân Ước Phan, fantasies fell into two categories: nourishing or pointless. Daydreaming about Billy Gardiner, for example? Pointless. It always left her feeling sick, as though she’d eaten too much sugar. Vân Ước doesn’t believe in fairies, zombies, vampires, Father Christmas – or magic wishes. She believes in keeping a low profile: real life…