Mitchell’s mum says he was itching the moment he was born. Covered in eczema, tiny Mitchell scratched and scratched, even .....
George? That’s not her name, but her mum tells her it will be when they reach New Zealand. “…you’ll be .....
Sam likes his afro, even if he gets bullied over it. One boy in particular loves to grab Sam’s hair .....
Lucas knows he’s got to do something, and fast. His small rural school is going to close, and he and .....
The day had gone so well. Lily had spent it checking out her dream college, but now her transport home .....
A teacher stands with her students under a vast skyscape, clouds skudding across it. She urges them to look up .....
Nolan Hawker is used to moving around a lot with his mum being a travelling IT consultant. He’s been in .....
It’s Marion’s first day of school. We travel with him through his day, experiencing all his emotions with him. Our .....
Rangi enjoys practising haka with the other boys in his class at school. They are preparing for their end of .....
Stanley isn’t looking forward to his first day of school. His plan to act invisible doesn’t go well as his .....
Boo has a vivid imagination, turning everyday things and pastimes into battles with monsters, visiting fairy kingdoms or going on .....
Siblings William (12), Edmund (11) and Anna (9) have just lost their grandmother. She has been their guardian since their .....
Zoe knows more than they do. The police think her best friend Jayden ran away. Her classmates don’t seem to .....
No-one wants to be in a cabin with Nicky at their school camp in the forest. He’s known for his .....
Tally is struggling. She often finds navigating friendships at school difficult and home isn’t very smooth at the moment either. .....
Dance Violet has lived with the village’s wise woman since she was left there on the night she was born. .....
Sophie has never felt like she fits in. At only 12 she is the youngest in her classes due to .....
Xander loves to draw – super heroes in particular. He’s got two good friends at school, but unfortunately they can’t .....
A dirt floored hut, made of tarps and plastic, is Heera’s home. It is built on another’s land, alongside other .....
Frank is a ten year old boy who lives with his mum, dad and brother in a ramshackle house. Frank .....
It’s been exactly a year since that message from Dad. A year since James (Spence) Spencer learnt of the accident. .....
A young boy lies in his bed, where worries have crept up on him. His stomach has begun to hurt, .....
Dita is fourteen when we first meet her in Auschwitz. She is there with her mother, her father in a .....
Danny Day has just moved with his family to a small town, from Texas. His new school is called Snake .....
Marcus loves pulling pranks. Especially at school. His father thinks they are hilarious and admits his were way worse when .....
Loki has been bad. Really, really bad. He is the God of trickery, pranks, stinging barbs and chaos, but even .....
Ife knows she should feel privileged to be attending the exclusive Nithercott Academy, with its sprawling grounds, beautiful buildings and .....
It’s Jamie’s first day of school. It’s very exciting, but also a little strange too. Grandpa is at Jamie’s side .....