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Abena Eyeson inspires readers to pursue their dreams in Running My Own Race

Abena Eyeson celebrates boyhood, community and following your dreams in her debut novel, Running My Own Race. Abe More...

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Mudlarking, monsters and misfits

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What is a Designer?

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Latest Books & Extracts

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A delicious mystery adventure for fans of Robin Stevens and Cressida Cowell with a supernatural twist.

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The game is afoot in this scandalous modern murder mystery set at a criminology school where there's all to play for . . .

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Skrimsli is a second fantasy adventure from author Nicola Davies, set in a world where animals and humans can sometimes share their thoug

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An original, middle grade fantasy debut awash with adventure. A determined heroine and a sinister villain clash to reveal river lore in a

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A friendly, empowering guide covering everything you need to know in order to strike out, believe in yourself and become a sporting champ

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Perfect for fans of Sharna Jackson and Maisie Chan, this debut coming of age story combines captivating writing with unforgettable charac

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Featured Authors

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Kenechi Udogu: Kenechi Udogu introduces her eco science-fiction adventure, Augmented, set in a near-future, climate-challenged London.

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Danielle Brown inspires young athletes to Shoot for the Stars!: Paralympian Danielle Brown encourages girls and young women to stay in sport - and enjoy it - in Shoot for the Stars.</p

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Abena Eyeson inspires readers to pursue their dreams in Running My Own Race: Abena Eyeson celebrates boyhood, community and following your dreams in her debut novel, Running My Own Race. Abe

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Mudlarking, monsters and misfits in Becca Rogers' The Girl With Gills: Becca Rogers introduces her debut novel, The Girl with Gills, an adventure about mudlarking with community and friendship at its

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Exploring identity in Kristina Rahim's The Doughnut Club: Kristina Rahim's The Doughnut Club explores donor-conception and being true to oneself through 12-year-old Quinn's questions abou

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Christopher Edge's Escape Room adventures: Christopher Edge returns to his Escape Room world in Escape Room: Game Zero, where the stakes in this thrilling virtual world bec

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Your Reviews

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Kimberley

Wish You Dead is an enjoyable take on the school friends/murder mystery genre, with a witchy twist and characters inspired by Arthurian legend.</s...

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Charlie

I think this is a great book for kids who love horror films but who may not be able to watch them. It is also a great book for anyone who is interested in...

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Sam

Augmented is a fast-moving dystopian sci-fi read that will undoubtedly appeal to a wide range of KS3 readers. appeal to a wide range of KS3 reader...

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Beverley

In The Girl with Gills, Effra and her brother, Fleet, are part of the larker community - people with gills who search the banks and depth...

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Linda

The Dawn of Adonis is the powerful prequel to the deeply moving story, When the Sky Falls. Once again this magnificent children's writer feeds the...

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Julie

Somadina is a new epic YA fantasy novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Akwaeke Emezi. We are introduced to Somadina and her family...

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Lorraine

A little tiger cub is saved by a boy named Owl, who is called 'freak' and lives in the circus. So begins a relationship that will traverse across time and...

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Rachel

There is so much to unpick in this novel: it's about running, which makes a change from football; it's about family relationships that aren't often writte...

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Sue

When Xavier wakes up on the first morning of a family weekend with his pregnant step-mum, Nia, and dad, Caleb, which he doesn't want to be on, he doesn't...

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Emma

"A kickass guide to finding confidence in sport", indeed!! Shoot for the Stars is as creative as it is inspiring and I love how it contai...

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Videos & Vlogs

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

Matt Goodfellow reads from The First Year

Following on from his award-winning book The Final Year, about Nate's last year at primary school, Matt Goodfellow reads from his

Alastair Chisholm's new science fiction adventure

I Am Raven, the follow-up to Alastair Chisholm's acclaimed science fiction novel, I Am Wolf, is s

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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...

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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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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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