Dustbin Baby
by Jacqueline Wilson
Corgi Childrens
ISBN: 0552547964

April Showers (so called because of her birth date, April 1st, and her tendency to burst into tears at the drop of a hat) was unceremoniously dumped in a rubbish bin when she was only a few hours old.

Her young life has so far passed by in a blur of ever-changing foster homes, but as she enters her teens she decides it is time to find out the truth about her real family.

One Mum Too Many (and other titles in the Step-Chain series)
by Ann Bryant
Mammoth
ISBN: 0749743220

When twelve year-old Sarah's mum and dad split up she has to deal with a lot of issues, like getting to know their new families.

Her dad`s new girlfriend Amanda has two daughters Charlie and Frankie who really get on her nerves - and what makes things worse is that her little brother and sister Mark and Clemmie instantly click with them.

Tin Grin
by Catherine Robinson
Scholastic
ISBN: 0439996155

Mattie's glad for her mum when she meets a new, kind (albeit a bit scruffy) man. But then they drop the bombshell - her mum and Geoffrey are getting married!

Not only might Mattie have to wear a flowery bridesmaid's dress from hell, but Geoffery's son Rupert is coming to live with them - and he's a pre-pubescent, spotty, computer geek.

When he makes a complete fool of her in front of the most gorgeous boy in school, Mattie devises a cunning plan to get her revenge... but nothing could have prepared her for the disastrous consequences.