Maria Farrer: 5 books

Mister P. is the coolest friend a kid could wish for! Arthur is fed up with his younger brother Liam getting all the attention from their parents just because he's a little bit different from other kids. Arthur just wants a normal family and a normal life, where he can play soccer and hang out with...

Jess's dream to be a violinist dies when she fails an audition for music school - until her estranged grandmother shows up promising six months of tuition in exchange for Jess living with her in London and following her rules. There, Jess will uncover a devastating secret which tore her family apart and links directly to Jess's own musical dream.

Things have been difficult for Ruby lately. Her dad left long ago, and her mom is so down that she can hardly get out of bed some days, which means it's up to Ruby to take care of her younger brother. As a result, she can't always go to school—and when she does go, she just seems to end up in trouble....

There are times when only a polar bear will do . . . When Joe’s parents told him the family would be moving, Joe took it in stride. Moving to a new house would be an adventure, nothing to worry about, right? But then they dropped the bomb: they weren’t simply moving to a different...

Amber is convinced that her brother's death is her fault. Weighed down with grief, guilt and pressure to be the perfect daughter, only with her life having crashed around her will Amber find a way to rebuild it, and to finally find out what part she really paid in her brother's death.