Catherine Bruton Books in Order

In occupied France during World War I, young Amelie discovers an injured British soldier whom her family hides. Seventeen years after his disappearance, his son arrives seeking answers, threatening to expose secrets that others want to keep buried.

Ben, whose father died in the September 11 attacks, spends a summer with his cousin Jed and new friend Priti. Their attempts to uncover a supposed terrorist plot and prevent an honor killing bring grief, prejudice, and family troubles into focus.

Elfie hopes a televised talent contest will rescue her family’s finances, but she cannot sing. Recruiting Jimmy and the gifted Agnes, she invents an appealing backstory while family hostility toward immigrants threatens their friendship and their plan for stardom.

Aspiring filmmaker Maggie makes her troubled neighbor Tokes the subject of a new film. When gang violence engulfs their culturally divided street, she can no longer remain a detached observer and must confront events beyond the safety of her camera.

Samir promises to protect his younger brother Moosa as they flee Syria, cross the Mediterranean, and travel through refugee camps toward England. The journey tests his ability to keep that promise and their hope of finding a safe home.

Eleven-year-old Syrian refugee Aya discovers a ballet class after arriving in Britain with her mother and brother. A teacher recognizes her talent, but her hopes for a scholarship unfold alongside the family’s asylum struggle and search for her missing father.

Oliver Twist’s unknown twin sister Twill grows up in a gambling house before being cast onto London’s streets. Joining a band of girl pickpockets and the Artful Dodger, she investigates disappearing children in this continuation of Dickens’s story.

Maggie secretly accompanies her father on an Arctic voyage to find Frankenstein’s creature, an obsession that has consumed their family’s life. Discovering that the monster has a son sets her on an adventure stretching from icy wilderness to New York.

Single mother and parenting journalist Anni is pushed toward online dating two years after her partner left. Raising teenage Cassie while learning the unfamiliar rules of modern romance, she faces awkward encounters, renewed hopes, and questions about her parenting.

After his mother’s death, eleven-year-old Will stays with his uncle in the mountains and befriends Afghan refugee Omar. Caring for an injured osprey chick gives him purpose, helping him discover strength while confronting another possible loss.