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Emma Carroll

Emma Carroll

Emma Carroll introduces her new fantasy adventure, Dracula and Daughters, which revisits vampire myths and the Dracula story to c More...

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Guppies, magic seeds and dark forces

Guppies, magic seeds and dark forces

Dead Yard: The Seeds of Doom:    When Jermaine takes a bite of food meant for his Great-Gre More...

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A Career in..... See all

What is a Designer?

What is a Designer?

Theatre isn’t all about acting. It takes a whole team of people working together to make a show happen. In this film you can find out abo More...

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Latest Books & Extracts

  • Dracula & Daughters: Sink your fangs into a brand new adventure series

    The first in a brand new adventure series following the adventures of three cousins and their vampire healing company!

  • Fear Files: Hide and Seek: A pacy, spine tingling horror adventure

    Coming to find you, ready or not.... A perfect Halloween read by the author of ESCAPE ROOM

  • Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Book of Anansi: A thrilling fantasy adventure series inspired by African folklore by the bestselling author of The Hate U Give for readers aged 9, 10, 11, 12

    An inventive and suspenseful fantasy by superstar author Angie Thomas, and the highly anticipated sequel to the instant #1 New Yo

  • The Odyssey of Phoebe Quilliam

    A mythical timeslip story about family, love, loss and memory, with an epic sea voyage at its heart, inspired by the legend of Odysseus.<

  • The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good

    Fran doesn't want to stay with her aunt and uncle and her annoying cousin, Imogen. Imogen is rude and unfriendly and, it turns out, missi

  • The Fate of Podkin One-Ear

    Podkin and his crew have brought all the gifts together in this astonishing finale that brings this nine book series to a close.

Featured Authors

  • Christopher Edge unveils the Fear Files, his new horror adventure series

    Christopher Edge unveils the Fear Files, his new horror adventure series: Christopher Edge opens up the Fear Files to give readers a glimpse of the first case - a terrifying game of Hide and Seek. An awar

  • Emma Carroll

    Emma Carroll: Emma Carroll introduces her new fantasy adventure, Dracula and Daughters, which revisits vampire myths and the Dracula story to c

  • PJ Killburn introduces her supernatural mystery series, Dead Yard

    PJ Killburn introduces her supernatural mystery series, Dead Yard: The Seeds of Doom is the first of the Dead Yard supernatural mysteries. Author PJ Killburn sets the scene for ReadingZone.</stron

  • Kirsty Applebaum introduces The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good

    Kirsty Applebaum introduces The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good: Kirsty Applebaum introduces her novel, The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good, and tells ReadingZone about the fables and fairy

  • Annelise Gray

    Annelise Gray: Author Annelise Gray introduces her fantasy adventure, The Odyssey of Phoebe Quilliam, which draws on Homer's The Odysse

  • Simon Chapman explores The Speed of Light

    Simon Chapman explores The Speed of Light: Simon Chapman brings Einstein's theories about relativity to life in The Speed of Light, including what inspired his theories - a

Your Reviews

  • Dead Yard: Seeds of Doom

    Sam

    Dead Yard: Seeds of Doom by P.J.Killburn is a great book to re-inspire Year 7 readers, with its mix of ghosts, humour and a smattering of Jamaican...

  • The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good

    Beverley

    At the start of The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good, Fran is not looking forward to spending a week with her aunt, uncle and her hor...

  • Uncle Zeedie

    Emelia

    Two siblings caught between divorcing parents spend some time with their Uncle Zeedie in a house in the woods. What could go wrong? Uncle Zeedie is a fami...

  • The Odyssey of Phoebe Quilliam

    Sue

    Phoebe has inherited her love of art and stories from her grandmother, Cass, spending much time with her in the sunny studio where they paint and share Gr...

  • Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe

    Clair

    If you enjoy fantasy, magical worlds and LGBTQIA+ stories, Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe will appeal. CB Lee creates a world of spe...

  • Dracula & Daughters: Sink your fangs into a brand new adventure series

    Margaret

    Just when you think you know the work of Emma Carroll, she throws you a curveball and produces this fabulous gothic tale, with a very different ta...

  • Wintour's Fate

    Sam

    Picking up the story right where book 1 finished, Wintour's Fate is a super fast-paced, all-action adventure. However, if you haven't rea...

  • No Refuge (a Phoenix Comic Book, and eagerly awaited follow-up to No Country)

    Alice

    No Refuge by Patrice Aggs and Joe Brady is the gripping sequel to the graphic novel No Country. Set in a...

  • The Last Bard (HB)

    Sue

    When Will's father dies, he and his mother, Mary, have to move in with Will's Uncle Claude and his cousin, Jon. Treated like servants by Claude, who never...

  • My Soul, A Shining Tree

    Sue

    Based on the true story of Indian WWI gunner and recipient of the Victoria Cross, Khudadad Khan, My Soul, A Shining Tree is told from different pe...

Videos & Vlogs

A fairy tale, a statue, a missing child . . .

A fairy tale, a statue, a missing child . . .

Kirsty Applebaum tells ReadingZone how a fairy tale helped inspire her new mystery, The Strange Disappe

Shoot for the Stars with Danielle Brown

Shoot for the Stars with Danielle Brown

If you love sports - and even if you don't, yet! - Danielle Brown's Shoot for the Stars gives tips and ideas to help you find a s

Mudlarking, monsters and misfits

Mudlarking, monsters and misfits

Becca Rogers tells ReadingZone about her new fantasy adventure, The Girl With Gills, a story about mudlarkers wh

This month’s highlights

  • Picture Book

    Create a Picture Book Competition 2024

    Create a Picture Book Competition 2024

    Winners of the ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2024 announced We are thrilled to announce the winners of the ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2024, judged by Ste...

  • Book Trailers

    Make a Book Trailer

    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...

  • Podcasts

    Create your own Podcast

    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.

  • Videos & Vlogs

    Creating a Book Vlog

    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...