Authors
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Mitch Johnson introduces his footballing adventures, Strike and Kick!
Mitch Johnson joins ReadingZone to talk about football, exploitation and standing up for what is right in his new book, Strike, a companion title to his award-winning debut, Kick. Mitch studied Creative Writing at East Anglia university, whose notable alumni include Dav...
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Terrie Chilvers introduces her superhero duo, Koalas in Capes!
Koalas in Capes - the newest and funniest superheroes in town - battle super villains and robot spiders! Author Terrie Chilvers tells us more. Terrie Chilvers writes funny chapter books for young readers. She is the author of Snails of the Unexpected a...
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Nicola Penfold introduces her dystopian adventure, When the Wild Calls
In her books Where the World Turns Wild and its follow-up, When the Wild Calls, Nicola Penfold explores how climate change might affect our future world, and how societies can adapt to the challenges they face. Nicola was born in Merseyside and grew up in Doncaster, st...
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Ben Sanders shares the joy of doing nothing in Pincho
Doing nothing IS possible says Pincho, the laid-back capybara who stars in Ben Sanders' new picture book, Pincho: Nothing IS Possible. ReadingZone finds out more. Ben Sanders hasn't stopped drawing since he was a kid. Decades later he still draws . . . and he's still a...
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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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Lisa Williamson Explores Consent in The Summer After the Night Before
ReadingZone caught up with award-winning author Lisa Williamson to explore consent and friendship in her YA novel The Summer After the Night Before. Lisa was born and grew up in Nottingham. Following a degree in drama, she worked as an actor for over a decade before wri...
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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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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...
