The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Primrose Railway Children is a warm, heartfelt modern reimagining of E. Nesbit’s classic The Railway Children. When Phoebe and her siblings, Becks and Perry, have to leave their comfortable city life and move with their mum to a small cottage near a railway line, everything changes. Life in the countryside is strange and sometimes difficult — there’s less money, fewer luxuries, and a lot of uncertainty.

But Phoebe’s lively imagination and love of adventure soon lead the children into new friendships and discoveries — especially when they meet a mysterious boy who seems to be hiding a secret connected to the nearby train station.

Full of Jacqueline Wilson’s signature warmth, humour, and emotional depth, this is a touching story about family, resilience, and finding hope even when life goes off the rails.