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Become a school for Wicked Young Writers!

Reading Zone has partnered with the stage musical Wicked to help you to inspire your pupils' creative talents by becoming a Wicked Young Writers' Award school! Receive exclusive writing tips from Michael Morpurgo and a...

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Malorie Blackman's 'Noble Conflict'

Author Malorie Blackman tells us about her new novel, Noble Conflict, which was published as she was announced Children's Laureate. Blackman is our Teen Author of the Month.

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ASK A LIBRARIAN

Specialist school library service and public librarians are ready to answer your book and reading-related questions. Whether you are searching for a book for a young football enthusiast or historical fiction set in the Elizabethan era, these experts will have the answer.

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After Tomorrow

When you open a book by Gillian Cross you can feel confident that you will have a stimulating and enjoyable read. Here, she turns her considerable talents to a dark, but all too credible, not too distant, future...

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Through Dead Eyes

Alex joins his father on a business trip to Amsterdam and, during a tour of the town, he sees an ancient-looking mask which he feels compelled to buy. Later, in his hotel room, he puts the mask on and is sucked into a...

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