Soman Chainani unveils his new YA thriller, Young World!
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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 on the New York Times Bestseller List for more than 50 weeks.
Chainani has also started his own podcast with fellow writer Victoria Aveyard, called Plot Twist.
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June 2026
What would happen if the US elected a 17 year old as President?
In this gripping, genre-busting YA political thriller, bestselling author Soman Chainani puts a teenager, Benton Young, in charge of the US government after he and fellow teenagers rise up against the older generation of politicians through action group, Revolting Youth.
Benton Young hadn't planned for this to happen, as author Chainani reveals in this short video. This pacy thriller is told through a variety of forms, including emails, leaflets, posters and transcripts - "like reading a movie", says Chainani, as the younger generation takes a grip on world politics.
ReadingZone caught up with Soman Chainani, our YA Author of the Month, to find out more about Young World:
More about Young World: When 17-year-old Benton Young uploads a video daring the world to elect him as US President, the video goes viral. Young people have lost all faith in their leaders, and Benton's video ignites a national revolution . . . resulting in Benton as President.
Inspired, young people from across the globe take to the streets, and soon eight of the world's most powerful nations are led by teenagers. Their mission: to set a bold new course for the future. But, on the eve of their first global summit, one of the leaders is murdered in cold blood . . . and Benton is the only suspect . . .
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Young World: The explosive debut YA thriller from a bestselling author
