Children's Fiction Books on Growing Up & the Facts of Life

Mr Pattacake and the Pirates

By Stephanie Baudet, Ojoswi Sur, Joy Das

The Wave (Puffin Teenage Fiction S.)

By Rhue, Morton

A Strong Smell Of Magic

By Hilary McKay

The Exiles at Home

By McKay, Hilary, Hilary McKay

Far and Away

By Lauren Brooke

Penny Feathers: A Little Penguin with Big Dreams

By Adams, Shirley

Onion Tears

By Diana Kidd, Mei-Yim Low

Diamond (Hetty Feather)

By Wilson, Jacqueline, Sharratt, Nick, Jacqueline Wilson

A Chance to Shine

By Lauren Brooke

Helping Hands

By Lauren Brooke

The Roman Beanfeast (Young Puffin Confident Readers)

By Cross, Gillian

The Birthday Wish

By Hilary McKay, David Melling

Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers

By Dav Pilkey

Cool!

By Morpurgo, Michael

I'd Like a Little Word, Leonie

By Oldfield, Jenny, Jenny Oldfield, Lauren Child

Peanut

By David Lucas

Nobody Owns the Sky

By Reeve Lindbergh, Pamela Papparone

Diamond (Hetty Feather)

By Wilson, Jacqueline, Sharratt, Nick

The Challenge: Story About AIDS

By Jay Edwards

Just You Wait, Winona: No.2 (Definitely Daisy)

By Oldfield, Jenny

Amazing Grace

By Mary Hoffman, Caroline Binch

Tadpole's Promise

By Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

Humphrey's Ho-Ho-Ho Book of Stories

By Betty G. Birney

The Drowning

By Rachel Ward

Ninja 2: Death Touch (Ninja Trilogy)

By Chris Bradford, Sonia Leong

Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story

By Hena Khan, Julie Paschkis

John Patrick Norman McHennessy: The Boy Who Was Always Late

By John Burningham

Lawn Boy

By Gary Paulsen

Shoot to Win (2021 edition)

By Dan Freedman

Escape from Furnace 2: Solitary

By Smith, Alexander Gordon