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Expect a crowded, lively plot: a marina proposal puts Grandma’s home and the nearby beach at stake, while Curly’s efforts to find evidence intersect with a gathering of family, officials and fantastical characters.

This illustrated story centres on a child adjusting to a move between countries. Christmas and family traditions shape Eduardo’s gradual experience of finding home in his new surroundings.

This family story pairs bereavement, a difficult move and money worries with a ghostly mystery. The siblings’ search for answers unfolds alongside their adjustment to a new home.

A magical quest begins with Timoken fleeing danger and leaving his sister behind. His journey centres on rescuing friends and finding a home and kingdom of his own.

The story follows Solomon’s efforts to find his own path while his family works towards independence. A cattle drive brings adventure and new sights, alongside tensions at home and the question of how Black settlers will be received.

A family’s wartime departure from Florence brings Renato’s attachment to home into focus.

Odysseus’s journey follows the Trojan War, a storm that sends his ships off course, and encounters with dangerous places and frightening creatures. The book also considers myths as memories and Odysseus’s place in popular culture.

This combines a refugee child’s move to a new country with information about Yemen and how countries welcome and support refugees.

Anna’s family travels to Canada for seasonal farm work, and Anna imagines what it would be like to have a settled home. The story connects her personal feelings with the wider experience of migrant workers.

A friendly guided tour introduces museum roles and spaces, with Stub meeting characters responsible for protecting and archiving artworks. The combination of artworks, playful characters, fun facts and a glossary gives the story an informational strand.

Faith’s story centres on loss, difficult care at home, leaving, and seeking help through prayer. Her Christian faith is central to the way the story presents her hardship.

Nina describes the practical change of having one home with her mother and another with her father, and living in each at different times.

A family faces bereavement, a makeshift home and difficulty getting enough to eat. Alongside those hardships, the children find fun in nature and the family grows closer to its new home.

A family-centred story about two teenagers who leave home for London: Jade is impulsive and angry, while shy Honey is unsure about going. The trip challenges their expectations and changes how Jade thinks about home.

A family drama about bereavement, estrangement and memory: Michelle faces her changed brother and unresolved questions about a past accident while trying to work out what comes next for her.

Family bereavement and a father's repeated departure lead to Sugar and her mother losing their home. In Chicago, Sugar faces the difficulties of homelessness alongside her mother; a rescue dog, foster family and teacher offer support.

A nature-rich animal adventure follows a young vole family travelling in search of safety.

Spark’s search involves accepting friends’ offers while recognising that their homes do not suit him. The story ends with friends helping him create a place of his own.

A bleak but lyrical story about siblings navigating unstable care, homelessness and self-invention. Its poems bring attention to the dreams and difficulties of young people without secure homes.

A serious family story about finding belonging amid unstable housing, grief and caring responsibilities, with Cora’s tree-climbing and friendships offering threads of connection.

A child who is not believed takes it upon herself to prove she witnessed a robbery; the story also touches on family and belonging.

A reflective story about leaving a familiar home, remembering what matters and finding a way to carry those memories into a new place.

A camp story centred on an outsider’s struggle to belong, with music and a strand of mystery alongside the summer activities.

A sibling-centred historical story combining middle-school pressures and family strain with interest in space and the Challenger mission.

The two stories offer a fantasy adventure centred on ninja facing a new threat and a separate challenge involving Zane. The volume is designed to be turned over to read the other story.

This family story follows Cassie through a crisis at home, a period away from her family and the difficult possibility of repairing damaged relationships.

A lively coming-of-age premise follows a high-achieving, superstitious teenager whose search for a supposedly lucky shirt becomes a journey far from home.

This is a story about the emotional side of moving: Megan misses the friends she is leaving, then finds positive aspects in her new surroundings.

This is a child-led detective mystery with an environmental question at its centre. Hannah’s investigation unfolds alongside her and her mother’s unsettled living arrangements.

A small story about Pete's new pet, his decision to paint it, and finding a way to respond when many people want his work.

Gwen’s wish to leave and Cass’s return bring questions of romance, family ties, friendship, social class and belonging into the story.

This is a family-and-school story about a teenager seeking someone to confide in while life at home is difficult. Her letters to a musician give the story a correspondence-based element.

This is a family-centred story about Kat’s unease at her sister’s impending return and her growing shoplifting. Kat’s sense of control at the mall sits in contrast with tension at home.

A concise introduction to Nigerian American lives, linking migration and cultural interaction with modern Nigerian history and present-day issues.

This is a suspenseful supernatural-leaning story about Rory, who is displaced by danger; her apparent refuge becomes frightening, and she may never return home.

At its heart, this is a story of an unlikely friendship sustained through hardship, with music and Christian faith connected to a movement from despair towards hope.

This is presented as a comic story of mismatched impressions and eccentric circumstances, bringing two teenagers together in a residential home for older people.

This is a story of a young person trying to find stability and make a way forward while moving through institutions, schools and homes that the book presents as difficult places to thrive.

Expect a character-led fantasy mystery with two narrators, a homecoming and an investigation. Friendship and banter sit alongside questions of blackmail, suspicious fires and Michael’s unease about being useful.

Expect playful rhymes mixing imaginary creatures and comic everyday characters, alongside poems of tribute. The collection’s range may appeal to readers who enjoy humour in verse.

A reflective story about Eveline facing a consequential choice, where family ties and the hope of a different life pull in opposing directions.

This is a story of a vulnerable cat and two people she meets, with fear and hardship set against the possibility of trust and belonging.

This fantasy sequel centres on Tania’s return to a devastated Faerie court, where she and Edric must seek help against a powerful enemy.

A story about two sisters rebuilding everyday life after losing their parents, with new friendships and a small-town community shaping their sense of home.

This is a historical sea-adventure romance shaped by bereavement, displacement and conflict. Rosie’s circumstances bring her into Raider’s pursuit and the wider naval war, with danger and romantic feelings both central to the premise.