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Iszi Lawrence takes us back in time with The Time Machine Next Door series
Iszi Lawrence takes us back in time to meet famous people from the past in her time-travel adventures, The Time Machine Next Door. Iszi is a writer, comedian, podcaster and history presenter. She is a regular on TV history documentaries including shows for Sky History a...
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Marie Louise Fitzpatrick introduces her magical tale, The Museum of Lost Umbrellas
Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick talks to ReadingZone about the true stories and a real museum that helped inspire her new series, The Museum of Lost Umbrellas. Marie-Louise is an Irish writer and illustrator who creates children's books across the age groups. Her award-winning titles include<s...
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Mudlarking, monsters and misfits in Becca Rogers' The Girl With Gills
Becca Rogers introduces her debut novel, The Girl with Gills, an adventure about mudlarking with community and friendship at its heart. Becca grew up in rural Devon, an avid reader in a house full of folk music and books. After an English literature degree, she spent ma...
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Taskmaster's Alex Horne pens his first children's book, The Last Pebble
Taskmaster presenter Alex Horne introduces his first book for children, The Last Pebble, a story about a boy, his grandad, and a mystery from the past. Alex Horne is a writer, musician and comedian, best-known as the creator of the BAFTA award-winning T...
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Danielle Brown inspires young athletes to Shoot for the Stars!
Paralympian Danielle Brown encourages girls and young women to stay in sport - and enjoy it - in Shoot for the Stars. is an award winning children's author, double Paralympic gold medallist in archery, and five time World Champion. She was World number one for her entir...
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Abena Eyeson inspires readers to pursue their dreams in Running My Own Race
Abena Eyeson celebrates boyhood, community and following your dreams in her debut novel, Running My Own Race. Abena was born in Ghana but has lived in the UK since the age of 12. She has won accolades for the FAB Prize, Jericho Prize and TLC Pen Factor. She writes pictu...
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Exploring family and identity in Kristina Rahim's The Doughnut Club
Kristina Rahim's The Doughnut Club explores donor-conception and being true to oneself through 12-year-old Quinn's questions about her family and identity. Kristina lives in London with her wife and two daughters. Before writing, Kristina worked in the property industry...
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Rachel Morrisroe
Discover a hidden world of premonitions, magical creatures and deadly dangers in Felix and the Future Agency by Rachel Morrisroe! Rachel Morrisroe is the bestselling author of the How to Grow Magic picture books, illustrated by Steven Lenton, and the multi-award...
