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  • ReadingZone Festival Supporters 2019

    Monday, January 7, 2019

    We wouldn't be able to reach all the children we do without the support of our festival sponsors, publishers and the authors themselves, who all help make the festival possible.

  • ReadingZone Festival 2019

    Monday, January 7, 2019

    We are thrilled to announce our line-up for the ReadingZone Festival 2019, when we will be taking bestselling authors to meet 4,000 children at schools in Surrey during a full week of events in February.

  • The Skylarks' War wins the Costa children's award

    Monday, January 7, 2019

    The Skylarks' War by Hilary McKay (Macmillan Children's Books), a novel about growing up, lost love and the impact of war away from the battlefields, has won the Costa Children's Book Award and is now up against four other writers for the overall Costa award.

  • An edgy mystery with a fairy tale twist!

    Saturday, January 5, 2019

    We've been chatting with Samuel J Halpin about his new book - The Peculiar Peggs of Riddling Woods. If you like your stories edgier, with a touch of fairy tales, you'll love this!

  • Ofsted curriculum

    Tuesday, December 11, 2018

  • Free books to read & review

    Tuesday, December 4, 2018

    We're looking for help to review the following books for ReadingZone. Email the title you would like to review during the holidays to [email protected].

  • Mortal Engines comes to the big screen

    Sunday, December 2, 2018

    If you enjoy danger, adrenaline and big landscapes in films, then you're in for a treat with the new Mortal Engines film, coming to cinemas this December.

  • Costa shortlist announced

    Tuesday, November 27, 2018

    The shortlists for the 2018 Costa Book Awards have been announced. The Costa Children's Book Awards shortlist includes novels by David Almond, Candy Gourlay, Matt Killeen and Hilary McKay.