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Kristina Rahim explores family and identity in Max and Ella, Stuck Together
Author of The Doughnut Club Kristina Rahim returns with a new novel about family and identity, Max and Ella, Stuck Together! Kristina Rahim is a writer who lives in London with her wife and two daughters. Before writing, Kristina worked in the property industry, buildin...
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Fiona Dixon introduces her fantasy adventure, Crow: Thief of Magic
Enter a world where dreams can be caught, and sold, and where magic slips in to everyday life, in Crow: Thief of Magic, a gripping fantasy adventure. Fiona Dixon has been getting lost in fantasy worlds for a long as she can remember. As a child, she spent a lot of time...
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Soman Chainani unveils his new YA thriller, Young World!
Soman Chainani, author of the bestselling School for Good and Evil series, unveils his new YA political thriller, Young World. The School for Good and Evil series sold over 4.5m copies, and been translated into 35 languages across the world. Together, his books appeared...
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Radiya Hafiza moves into YA romantacy with The Silver Kingdom
The Silver Kingdom is Radiya Hafiza's first move into young adult fantasy, exploring empires, history, and forbidden love. ReadingZone caught up with the author to find out more. Radiya studied English Language and Literature at King’s College London and worked in publi...
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Lisa Heathfield
Exploring sibling bonds, first love and the broken care system, Lisa Heathfield's This Boy I Hardly Know is a powerful coming-of-age novel for all readers. Lisa's earlier YA novels have all won or been shortlisted for awards, including the Waterstones Children's Book Pr...
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Radiya Hafiza
Radiya Hafiza's new book, Rumaysa: Ever After, revisits the fairytale world of Rumaysa: A Fairytale, with Rumaysa searching for her own 'happy ever after'. Radiya studied English Language and Literature at King’s College London and worked in publishing for a few years....
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Sue Divin
Runaway Road, Sue Devin's new YA novel, follows siblings Ezra and Evie as flee across the Irish border, to escape justice. ReadingZone caught up with the author to find out more. Sue Divin from Armagh in the North of Ireland has a Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies a...
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Catherine Bruton
Catherine Bruton, author of No Ballet Shoes in Syria, introduces her new book, Tadpole Summer, exploring themes of grief and transformation. Catherine studied English at Oxford University and now juggles life as a teacher, children's author and mum. As an English teach...
