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Latest Books & Extracts
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A compelling, atmospheric and gothic Frankenstein-inspired adventure by an award-winning Irish author.Stitch is not a monster
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An enchanting collection of seven original fairy tales to bewitch and enthral by master storyteller, Vivian French, complemented by gorge
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When Oscar and Molly rush outside to investigate a crash in the night, they're not expecting to find a dazed Angel Gabriel wandering arou
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The first in an extraordinary middle-grade fantasy series that takes the traditional "chosen one" narrative and flips it on its head. Thi
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A new edition of the much loved classic. Catherine and her family set out for her grandmother's house deep in the Derbyshire hills. Sh
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Join maverick inventor Steve Mushin as he tackles climate change with an avalanche of mind-bending, scientifically plausible inventions t
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From award-winning and critically acclaimed Sophie Anderson, comes a fairy-tale story of friendship, belonging and bravery, in an adventu
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"The deepest frost has the power to rekindle hope in anyone who's lost it..."
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The perfect illustrated children's fantasy adventure
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A heartwarming, illustrated festive children's story from the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl
Featured Authors
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Eoin Colfer: Eoin Colfer worked as a teacher before turning his attention to full-time writing for children. He is best known for his phenomenally suc
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PA Staff: PA Staff is a science communicator and vet by day, writer by night. Born and living in Norfolk, she spent her childhood growing up with a
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Peter Brown: Peter has always loved telling stories and grew up telling stories by drawing characters and scenes from his imagination. As a teenager,
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Katherine Rundell : Katherine Rundell is a bestselling author and whose novels for children include Rooftoppers, The Wolf Wilder, The
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Dashe Roberts: Dashe Roberts has spent most of her life living on either coast of the US. After several years working in the New York theatre scene, she
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Yaba Badoe and Joelle Avelino: Yaba Badoe is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and author. Yaba was born in Ghana but now lives in London with her
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Nikita Gill: Nikita Gill is an Irish-Indian poet with a world-wide fan-base of over 650,000 Instagram followers. Her poetry collectio
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Katya Balen: Katya read English at university and then completed an MPhil researching the impact of stories on autistic children's behaviour. She has
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: Laura Mucha trained as a lawyer and is now an award-winning poet and author. Some of her writing is funny, but some is s
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Derek Keilty: Author Derek Keilty lives just outside Belfast in Northern Ireland with his Canadian wife and twin teenage daughters. They have a retriev
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Ben Davis: Ben Davis is an award-winning children's author whose books include <a href="/books/the-private-blog-of-joe-cowley-strai
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Helen Cooper: Helen Cooper is an author and illustrator whose work includes classic titles such as The Bear Under the Stairs, Pumpkin Soup, The Baby Wh
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Carlie Sorosiak - A World of Dogs: Carlie Sorosiak lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and her American Dingo, Dany. A bestselling children's autho
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Thomas Taylor : Thomas Taylor introduces his latest and possibly last Eerie-on-Sea adventure, Mermedusa. Will the mysteries of Eerie-on-Sea finally be re
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Hiba Noor Khan & Salini Perera: Hiba Noor Khan is a double-Masters holder who has worked in refugee advocacy for The Children's Society, as a physics te
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Matt Brown: Matt Brown is an author and broadcaster based in the UK. His books for children including FCBG Children's Book Award win
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Robin Scott-Elliot: Scottish born author Robin Scott-Elliot's latest historical fiction novel, Sweet Skies, takes us to post-war Berlin, a c
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Sarah Todd Taylor: Join Alice Éclair in her extraordinary spying adventures, A Recipe for Trouble, A Spoonful of Spying an
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Annabelle Sami: Annabelle Sami is a writer and performer. She grew up next to the sea on the south coast of th
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Joshua Seigal: Joshua Seigal is a poet, performer and workshop leader; Who Let the Words Out is his latest collection. Joshua spends a
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Helen Peters: Helen Peters revisits the past in her new book, Friends and Traitors, set in Britain during WWII. Helen grew up on an old-fashioned farm
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AM Howell: A.M. Howell has always been inspired by the stories around her, and how imagination can unlock the secrets of the past. Her new series, M
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Sufiya Ahmed: Sufiya Ahmed worked in advertising and in the House of Commons before becoming a full-time author. In 2010 she set up the BIBI Foundation
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Kate Pankhurst: Kate Pankhurst, bestselling author and illustrator of the Fantastically Great Women books, introduces her new s
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Tania Unsworth: Tania Unsworth's new book, Nowhere Island, explores how four children survive on an island hidden from sight. Tania spent her childhood i
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Judith Eagle: Judith Eagle introduces her latest historical fiction novel, The Stolen Songbird, about a famous picture and three children caught up in
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Paige Braddock: Comic creator Paige Braddock introduces her new children's graphic novel, Peanut, Butter and Crackers. Paige is the Chief Creative Office
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Hiba Noor Khan: Hiba Noor Khan is a writer and activist based in the north of England. Her academic background
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Hayley Webster: Hayley Webster writes stories about how people try to make sense of the world around them, when it so often doesn't make sense. Her first
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James Burks: Animator and graphic novel creator James Burks introduces his action-packed series, Agent 9. James is himself a master of disguise. He's
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Katherine Rundell: Katherine Rundell is the million-copy bestselling author of five children's novels and has won the Costa Children's Book
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Olivia Tuffin: Olivia Tuffin lives on an arable farm in Dorset with her farmer husband Clive, two children, and an assortment of ponies, dogs, pet sheep
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Davina Tijani & Adam Douglas-Bagley: Davina writes speculative and fantastical stories and her new series, Yomi and the Fury of Ninki Nanka, features Gambian
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Nick Crumpton & Gavin Scott: Dr Nick Crumpton's new book, Everything You Know About Sharks is Wrong gives us a close-up loo
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Steven Lenton: Steven Lenton, creator of the Genie and Teeny series for young readers, works from his studio in Brighton, crea
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Skye McKenna: Look out for witches, goblins and a village with secrets in Hedgewitch, Skye McKenna's magical debut novel, and the foll
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Andy Shepherd: Andy Shepherd is a bestselling author of The Boy Who Grew Dragons series, and picture books. She lives near Cambridge with her husband an
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Katya Balen: The Thames and Tide Club: Katya read English at university and then completed an MPhil researching the impact of stories on autistic children's behaviour. She has
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Laura Mucha & Ed Smith: Laura and Ed are fascinated by the things we humans grow, cook and eat. They also share and enjoy many meals around the
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Simon Fox: Running out of Time is Simon Fox's first novel after 20 years trapped in the dungeon of accountancy. He is determined to never go back.
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M.A. Bennett (The Butterfly Club series): M.A. Bennett, bestselling author of STAGS, introduces her time-travel adventure series, The Butterfly Club, for middle grade readers.
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Ross Montgomery: Ross Montgomery started writing stories as a teenager, when he should have been doing homework, and continued doing so at university. His
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Francesca Gibbons: Francesca Gibbons has been telling tall tales for as long as she can remember. She had the idea for The Shadow Moth when
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Roland Chambers: Roland Chambers talks to ReadingZone about his new children's book, The Rage of the Sea Witch. Roland is an author and illustrator
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Andy Sagar: Andy Sagar previously worked as a teaching assistant in a primary school and has just finished studying for a Master's d
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Skye Melki-Wegner: Skye Melki-Wegner is a YA and children's fantasy author and dinosaur lover. Over the years, she has worked everywhere from a cinema (wher
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Kiyash Monsef: Kiyash Monsef grew up in northern California in a house on the slope of a forested ravine, with his parents, his Iranian grandmo
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Alexandra Beever: DC Alexandra Beever has been a detective with Thames Valley Police for 15 years. Following a science degree at universit
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MG Leonard: MG Leonard's Twitch series takes us into the world of birds and bird watching. She is also the author of bestselling ser
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Cath Howe: Cath Howe's new book, My Life on Fire, follows what happens when a child's home and possessions are destroyed in a house
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Nizrana Farook: The Boy Who Saved a Bear is the latest adventure from Nizrana Farook, whose books also include The Girl
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Misa Sugiura: Misa Sugiura's ancestors include a poet, a priestess, a samurai, and a stowaway. She writes contemporary young adult and middle grade fic
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Cath Howe - Call the Puffins: Cath Howe is well known for exploring the everyday lives of children and her new series for younger children, Call the Puffins, explores
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Joseph Coelho: Joseph Coelho is a performance poet, children's author, and the Waterstones Children's Laureate for 2022-2024. He grew up in a tower blo
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David Owen: Having worked as a freelance games journalist and taught on a BA Creative Writing course for three years, David Owen's debut novel,
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: Philip Reeve has been writing stories since he was five years old but Mortal Engines was the first to be published and w
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Charles Dowding: Charles Dowding is an innovator of no dig, organic growing since 1983, who has built up a large and dedicated following
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Alice M Ross: Alice M Ross has spent most of her career as a journalist at the Financial Times, where she was most recently Deputy News Editor. She is
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Ruth Lauren: Ruth Lauren has been a teacher and worked in lots of different offices, but she likes writing best, as well as walking in the woods, chee
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Iszi Lawrence: Iszi Lawrence is a comedian, podcaster and history presenter and she also writes children's books, including Blackbeard's Treasur
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Gill Lewis: After realising her childhood dream of becoming a vet, Gill worked in the UK and overseas, everywhere from Africa to the Arctic. L
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Jarvis: Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories is author and illustrator Jarvis's first chapter book. His picture books include Alan's Big,
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Alasdair Beckett-King : Comedian and writer Alasdair Beckett-King's first book for children is the hilarious murder-mystery Montgomery Bonbon: M
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Colm Field: Colm Field gets called 'Colin' a lot. He lives in London with his three kids and his partner. Colm is happiest when he's
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Brian Conaghan: Brian Conaghan lives and works in the Scottish town of Coatbridge. He was a teacher for many years and taught in Scotland, Italy and Irel
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Sinéad O'Hart: Sinéad O'Hart was raised in a small house full of books in the south-east of Ireland. She has a degree in Medieval English and has had ma
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Pamela Butchart: As a child, Pamela was lucky enough to grow up in a house full of pets and go to a primary school where lots of spooky and weird things h
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Leah Mohammed: Leah Mohammed's debut book for younger readers follows Luma who discovers a young dragon in her garden. Leah has
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Catherine Jacob: The adventures in Catherine Jacob's new series, Puppy Club, were inspired by her family's new puppy. Catherine is a writer, award-
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Sarah Ann Juckes: Sarah Ann Juckes writes books for young people. The Hunt for the Nightingale was her first novel for children, followed by The Night Ani
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Kirsty Applebaum: Kirsty Applebaum talks to ReadingZone about her new series of books for younger readers, which begins with Princess Minna and the
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Isabel Thomas: Isabel Thomas is a science writer and the author of a galaxy of books for young audiences, including Moth: An Evolution
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Elys Dolan: Rex Dinosaur in Disguise is the brilliantly funny novel for younger readers from Elys Dolan,</s
Your Reviews
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Celia
Monster Support Group: The Mummy's Curse is the second book in this really super series, Monster Support Group. It would... -
Jane
Code Name Kingfisher is a powerful tale with, sadly, much relevance to the present day. In 1940s Holland, there were tho... -
Elm Class Age 6
We love it! Michael Rosen's Sticky McStickstick is amazing, the children will love it! -
Stephen
"The simple truth is that Alex Rider has done you nothing but harm. It's time you got him out of your life." Alex rider is back for another mission that w... -
Amanda
For those of you, like me, who have been waiting with anticipation for the next adventure of Roz, Brightbill, ChitChat and the other animals of the island... -
Amanda
Who hasn't made a wish that has failed to come true? Most of us can name at least one! This is exactly how Bibi is feeling. None of Bibi's wishes have eve... -
Sue
Perfect for introducing young readers to the world of boats, Boats! (and other things that float) is an engaging and informative book. Ea... -
Sue
Combining poetic language, storytelling and factual information, Honeybee is a delightful read, following the life of a bee from emerging... -
Amanda
Izzy the Inventor and the Curse of Doom is the second in Zanna Davidson's amazing, laugh-out-loud Izzy the Inventor series. Packed full o... -
Donna
Sunshine Simpson is back again, it’s a new year and a scary year as she and her friends plan for their transition to secondary school, away from the safet...
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The power of Carnival!
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This month’s highlights
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Picture Book
Create a Picture Book Competition 2023 Winners
How to Make a Picture Book Each spring, ReadingZone challenges those aged four to 18 years to make a picture book for the ReadingZone Picture Book Competition, in partner...
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Book Trailers
Make a Book Trailer
Create a Book Trailer Create a book trailer of your favourite book or your latest bookclub read for ReadingZone, and encourage others to read the book! Or you can use it...
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Podcasts
Create your own Podcast
Bex, a presenter for Fun Kids, has put together a simple guide for us about creating podcasts and gives us some top tips for starting your own podcast.
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Videos & Vlogs
Creating a Book Vlog
Ever wanted to create your own vlog, but don't know how to get started? In these videos, author and book vlogger Lucy Powrie (lucythereader) gives her tips on getting started, what to inc...
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