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Phil Earle shares his hilarious new series, Finn's Epic Fails

Phil Earle shares his hilarious new series, Finn's Epic Fails

ReadingZone spoke with best-selling author Phil Earle to find out about his new series, Finn's Epic Fails. Expect laughter, chaos More...

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Simon Fox shares his latest thriller, Avalanche

Simon Fox shares his latest thriller, Avalanche

More about Avalanche:  Tom is looking forward to spending some quality time with his mum in a chalet half 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

  • Anya and the Light Above the Ocean

    When her mum disappears out at sea, Anya sets out to find her in the middle of a storm and encounters a strange window of light hovering

  • The Blitz Sisters: 'Destined to be a wartime classic.' Emma Carroll

    War has been declared and the lives of three sisters, Lydia, Peggy and Teddy, are about to be turned upside down.

  • Finn's Epic Fails: The hilarious new series packed with school fails, friendship, pranks and chaos!

    Finn just wants to survive Year 7, but his life is destined to be a series of epic fails . . .

  • The Secrets of Wild Hill: Lottie's Dream

    Two stables, two families and a feud that goes back generations. Can Lottie heal the wounds from the past and save Wild Hill?

  • The Golden Monkey Mystery (Secrets of the Snakestone)

    When Roma stumbles upon a rare golden monkey, she vows to return it to its hidden home in the Himalayas. 

  • Nadia Islam, on the Record: A heartwarming, must-read story that celebrates family, faith and community

    Aspiring journalist Nadia Islam hates that she's missing out on spending Ramadan with her best friend to go to Bangladesh.

Featured Authors

  • Phil Earle shares his hilarious new series, Finn's Epic Fails

    Phil Earle shares his hilarious new series, Finn's Epic Fails: ReadingZone spoke with best-selling author Phil Earle to find out about his new series, Finn's Epic Fails. Expect laughter, chaos

  • Piu DasGupta

    Piu DasGupta: Author Piu DasGupta introduces her atmospheric adventure, The Golden Monkey Mystery, set in India at the end of the 19th century.

  • Olivia Tuffin

    Olivia Tuffin: Olivia Tuffin joins ReadingZone to talk about The Secret of Wild Hill: Lottie's Dream, the first in her exciting new series about

  • JP Rose introduces Paddock Grove, her new riding school series

    JP Rose introduces Paddock Grove, her new riding school series: Follow life as student at Paddock Grove, a school for young people who are passionate about riding. Author JP Rose tells us more.

  • Simon Fox

    Simon Fox: We hear from Simon Fox about his new thriller, Avalanche, and he shares his top writing tips for creating tension. <

  • Finbar Hawkins

    Finbar Hawkins: Finbar Hawkins's novel Ghost weaves ancient tales of haunting and evil with an eerie contemporary story. He tells ReadingZone what inspir

Your Reviews

  • Pomegranates for Peace

    Jacqueline

    12-year-old Tamara Cohen is struggling. Since the Hamas attacks on October 7th, nothing has been right. Her dad is worried about his brother and family li...

  • Finn's Epic Fails: The hilarious new series packed with school fails, friendship, pranks and chaos!

    Beverley

    Finn lives with his dad, younger sister Maisie (who is obsessed with unicorns) and his older brother Jonah, whose hobby is bullying and embarrassing Finn....

  • The Golden Monkey Mystery (Secrets of the Snakestone)

    Jane

    Roma Moreau's dual mission is to release a captive monkey into the wild and persuade her father, a French army captain, to let her study at medical school...

  • The Secrets of Wild Hill: Lottie's Dream

    Donna

    The Secrets of Wild Hill: Lottie's Dream by Olivia Tuffin is a delightful mix of desire, challenge and intrigue, all beautifully wrapped up in the...

  • Paddock Grove: Riding for Gold

    Beverley

    Katie Ellis is in her second year at Paddock Grove; a boarding school with fantastic facilities for future equestrian stars. Katie has her beloved horse,...

  • The Experiment

    Emma

    The Experiment is a thought-provoking dystopian novel, perfect for ages 10+, that mixes science fiction with very real emotional questions.</stron...

  • The Not-So Great Escape

    Beverley

    The Not-So Great Escape is a funny, heartwarming and sensitively written novel. 12-year-old Hedley lost his mother in a car crash a year...

  • Tomorrow's Ghost

    Sue

    Set in the long, hot summer of 1976, Tomorrow’s Ghost is a wonderfully atmospheric story which connects two girls, both orphaned, across time.</st...

  • Killer

    Ruth

    Tanya Landman, a welcome, reliable and regular author with Barrington Stoke, has written an excellent and moralistic short story about jumping to conclusi...

  • Paddock Grove: A Pony to Own

    Beverley

    Georgina - known as George - is delighted to have been awarded a scholarship at the prestigious Paddock Grove school with its elite equestrian programme....

Videos & Vlogs

A monkey, a mystery and a jungle adventure

A monkey, a mystery and a jungle adventure

Bestselling author Piu Dasgupta tells ReadingZone about her fast-paced jungle adventure, set in India of the past and rippling wi

Fleur Hitchcock's Top Tips for Writing Seasonal Settings

Fleur Hitchcock's Top Tips for Writing Seasonal Settings

Fleur Hitchcock tells ReadingZone how she creates convincing seasonal settings for her series of Murder Mystery books, published

Ghost, a riveting  story that spans centuries

Ghost, a riveting story that spans centuries

ReadingZone caught up with award-winning author Finbar Hawkins to explore his eerie new novel, Ghost (Zephyr<st

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...