Family & Coming-of-AgeFeel-Good Fiction

The Missing Nasi Lemak Recipe

When Anna’s grandmother’s treasured nasi lemak recipe book vanishes just days before the biggest food carnival their street has ever seen, panic spreads faster than sambal on rice. With a smug rival food truck circling and the family’s forty-one-year-old stall on the line, Anna and her ride-or-die friends, Pye and Amelia, turn amateur detective — only to discover the truth is far stranger, and far more heartwarming, than any theft.

As the countdown to the carnival ticks away, Anna learns that some recipes were never really written in ink at all, but stitched into memory, love, and years of watching hands that taught her everything without saying a word. Warm, funny, and full of authentic local flavor, this is a story about family, legacy, and finding out that the truest way to keep a tradition alive is to become its next storyteller.

Mystery & AdventureContemporary Coming-of-Age

The Rainy Day Busker of Jalan Alor

When JL hears a mysterious melody from a young busker playing beneath a blue umbrella on a rainy evening at Jalan Alor, she discovers that the tune connects to an old photograph, a hidden notebook, and a forgotten musician from her mother’s youth. With her new friend Haris, JL follows a trail hidden in the noisy heart of Kuala Lumpur and learns that the real mystery isn’t who wrote the song—it is why it was left unfinished. As rain, memories, and an unexpected storm bring the neighborhood together, JL discovers that some stories survive not because they remain unchanged, but because every new person adds something of their own.

Friendship AdventureContemporary Fiction

Fences Between Us

When a storm knocks down the tall fence separating Emma and Hyu’s homes, two children who have spent years as strangers finally discover the friendship waiting on the other side. As they work together to rescue Hyu’s grandfather’s beloved garden, they learn that grief cannot always be fixed, but it can be carried with kindness, laughter, and companionship. By replacing the old barrier with a shared creation, Emma and Hyu discover that respecting boundaries does not have to mean keeping people apart—and sometimes the smallest opening can lead to the biggest friendship.

Friendship & Self-DiscoveryNature Fantasy Adventure

The Owl Who Was Scared of the Dark

Aru, an owl who prefers daylight and fears the dark, is unexpectedly chosen to guide a forest festival during a stormy night. Struggling with his fear, he learns to rely on sound, memory, and teamwork instead of sight, ultimately leading his community safely through chaos and discovering that courage isn’t the absence of fear—but the ability to move forward with it.

Adventure & MysteryCultural Fantasy

The Midnight Market Race

When adventurous Eddy is dragged by his daring friend Hyuga into a secret midnight boat race through the mysterious waterways of Cai Rang floating market, the boys expect nothing more than an exciting night of speed and mischief. Instead, a lost Golden Mango, a treacherous shortcut, a blocked river channel, and a race against the rising sun force them to depend on each other in ways they never expected. As the floating market slowly awakens around them, Eddy discovers that the greatest prize isn’t winning—it is learning when to take risks, when to slow down, and, most importantly, never leaving a friend behind.

Adventure & MysteryFriendship & Teamwork

School Trip to Penang National Park

When five school friends—Nana, Eddy, Lily, Bell, and Esther—discover a mysterious lantern during a school trip to Penang National Park, they are drawn into a strange trail of hidden symbols, forgotten markers, and clues left behind by young forest guides from long ago. What begins as a hunt for a mysterious treasure soon becomes a lesson in courage, responsibility, friendship, and the importance of protecting the natural world. As the friends follow the lantern through the rainforest and toward the sea, they discover that the greatest treasure isn’t something they can put in a box—it is the bond they build by facing every challenge together.

Fantasy AdventureComing-of-Age Friendship

The Lost Island of Mochi Creatures

Eddy, a dreamy boy in the quiet coastal town of Langkawi, has always believed the old fishermen’s tales about a hidden island that appears only in the thickest fog. One strange-tide morning, he and his practical best friend Mina are pulled by an irresistible current into a soft, glowing world populated by living mochi creatures—bouncy, sweet-scented beings who move like living desserts and need help to keep their fragile home from drying out.

Together the two friends work with the island’s gentle guardian to heal the cracked land, learning that wonder is real but temporary, and that the softest things sometimes need the most care. When they return to their ordinary world, Eddy carries the island’s quiet lesson with him: even in a sharp and busy life, it is possible—and necessary—to keep a soft place glowing inside.

Magical RealismIntergenerational Family Adventure

I love Pickles: A Gherkin Adventure

The sun peeked through the dusty window of Mr. Huang’s quirky little shop, casting playful shadows over jars of vibrant pickles while he pondered a mysterious message from a one-legged bird warning of a global cucumber crisis, leaving his skeptical granddaughter Mei and their fluffy Pekingese, Bao Bao, to wonder if the legendary “chosen gherkin” could possibly save their family legacy and the world’s favorite snack.

Science Fiction AdventureFriendship and Coming-of-Age

The Memory Thief

In a futuristic Kuala Lumpur where memories can be bought, sold, and stored inside tiny silver capsules, fourteen-year-old Eddy Teoh discovers that someone has stolen a piece of his past. Joined by his fearless sister Anna and a mysterious boy named Rafi, Eddy uncovers a terrifying secret: the city’s powerful central system has been secretly removing memories it considers dangerous. To restore the memories of thousands of people, Eddy must enter the hidden City Core and teach a machine something no computer could understand—that pain, mistakes, fear, laughter, and love are all part of being human. But after the memories are restored, Eddy discovers that one mysterious memory remains missing, pointing toward an even greater secret buried beneath the city.