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Jason Rohan

Jason Rohan

Jason Rohan returns to his action-adventure S.T.E.A.L.T.H. series with a new mission, Storm Rising (Nosy Crow).< More...

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Matt Goodfellow reads from The First Year

Matt Goodfellow reads from The First Year

In The First Year, Nate is about to start secondary school and it all seems to be going smoothly - until a surprise reappearance More...

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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

  • Owning It: Our disabled childhoods in our own words

    Come on a journey through childhood with this anthology of twenty-two autobiographical stories from the very best writers in the disabled

  • What Happens Online: The new teen comedy from an award-winning author

    An unforgettable teen comedy about figuring out who you are online and offline from the award-winning author of STEADY FOR THIS and KING

  • Not That Kind Of Hero: A heart-stopping teen romance

    When Orla enrols on a prestigious drama course, she is thrown into the spotlight for the very first time. A heart-stopping romance from t

  • I Am Raven

    An outstanding, highly original and unputdownable read! Following on from I AM WOLF, this is a bold, thought-provoking adventure perfect

  • S.T.E.A.L.T.H.: Rising Storm: Book 3

    Under the radar but on top of their game - meet the only secret agents who have homework deadlines...

  • The First Year

    Matt Goodfellow's eagerly awaited sequel to his best-selling and multi-award winning verse novel, The Final Year</strong

Featured Authors

  • James Catchpole and Jen Campbell introduce Owning It!, stories about disabled childhoods

    James Catchpole and Jen Campbell introduce Owning It!, stories about disabled childhoods: Owning It is a new anthology by disabled authors, who share their stories and experiences of growing up disabled. <p

  • Jason Rohan

    Jason Rohan: Jason Rohan returns to his action-adventure S.T.E.A.L.T.H. series with a new mission, Storm Rising (Nosy Crow).<

  • Padraig Kenny

    Padraig Kenny: Padraig Kenny, our Author of the Month, tells ReadingZone what inspired his new dystopian adventure, After. Padra

  • Judith Eagle steps back in time with The Great Theatre Rescue

    Judith Eagle steps back in time with The Great Theatre Rescue: Judith Eagle introduces her latest historical fiction novel, The Great Theatre Rescue, which takes us back to bustling theatre la

  • Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares ask, 'What if the Nazis had won the war?'

    Ann Brashares and Ben Brashares ask, 'What if the Nazis had won the war?': Ann Brashares is a writer and mother of four living in New York City. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsel

  • Ally Sherrick

    Ally Sherrick: Ally Sherrick writes books about how people lived in the past and her latest adventure, Rebel Heart, is set during the English Ci

Your Reviews

  • Not That Kind Of Hero: A heart-stopping teen romance

    Sam

    If you know a young YA romantic, then this is the book for them this summer. Not That Kind of Hero by Alexia Casale is a...

  • Wolf Mountain: Volume 2

    Jacqueline Frances

    Tuuli is travelling with her wolf, Lupa, to try and find Andar's people. Before he was killed, Andar gave the impression that his people were in danger, s...

  • The Boy at the Window

    Ruth

    From the very first page this book had me hooked. As the story develops so does the sense of alarm until the final twist and…. No! I’m no...

  • I Am Raven

    Jacqueline Frances

    Brann used to fly with Raven, but now Raven is gone, destroyed by Dragon. Brann is with Cub, lead by Coll, who was once a Wolf. Brann's crew is missing an...

  • Serial Chillers: The Witch in the Woods (Serial Chillers, Book 1)

    Jenny

    A seriously sinister, spooky, spine-chilling and spectacular comedy-horror, delivered expertly by Jennifer Killick who is an absolute master at MG...

  • The First Year

    Sue

    Nate is about to start secondary school. After a challenging final year at Primary, things seem to have settled for him and he is ready for a fun-filled s...

  • S.T.E.A.L.T.H.: Rising Storm: Book 3

    Beverley

    Donna, Arun and Sam are currently separated for the summer holidays. The boys are at home, bored, while Donna is with her mum visiting family in Trinidad....

  • Owning It: Our disabled childhoods in our own words

    Jenny

    This fantastic non-fiction collection features 22 fascinating, inspirational and incredibly honest and open true stories from a huge variety of di...

  • Cafe Chaos: My Family Is Not a Piece of Cake

    Sam

    Café Chaos by Catherine Wilkins is a heart-warming story, served up with a large dollop of humour and decorated throughout with Kate Abey’s fab il...

  • What Happens Online: The new teen comedy from an award-winning author

    Julie

    The third and equally brilliant new book from Nathanael Lessore - What Happens Online - follows our main character Fred through his journ...

Videos & Vlogs

Alastair Chisholm's new science fiction adventure

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

Authors share stories from their disabled childhoods

Authors share stories from their disabled childhoods

Owning It is a new anthology by disabled authors, who share their stories and experiences of growing up disabled.  Author Jen Cam

Eco-disaster looms for the STEALTH team

Eco-disaster looms for the STEALTH team

Author Jason Rohan talks gadgets, gaming and cutting-edge science as he returns to his action-packed S.T.E.A.L.T.H series with a

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...