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Finbar Hawkins

Finbar Hawkins's new novel Stone weaves ancient tales into a contemporary story. His debut novel, Witch, was shortlisted for the Br More...

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A hopeful future for the planet

In Beyond the Frozen Horizon, Nicola Penfold returns to the themes of climate change and environmental conservation but More...

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Becoming a Film Editor

John from [3] tells us about his route into becoming a video editor, what the job involves, and how to get into this area if it's somethi More...

Latest Books & Extracts

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The bestselling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains series embarks on a thrilling sixth adventure as Harrison Beck and Uncle Nat climb ab

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A captivating new story from master storyteller SF Said, author of Varjak Paw.

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After a shocking event leaves Tyrese struggling with grief, he's taken to visit family in Jamaica. From the first night, strange things s

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New for 2022, the latest in the beautifully illustrated children's series

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A standout new collection of poems from prize-winning poet Matt Goodfellow, author of Bright Bursts of Colour. Perfectly expressing the t

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M.G. Leonard, internationally bestselling author of Twitch, Beetleboy and Adventures on Trains, is back with another thrilling wildlife m

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Featured Authors

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Finbar Hawkins: Finbar Hawkins's new novel Stone weaves ancient tales into a contemporary story. His debut novel, Witch, was shortlisted for the Br

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Kieran Larwood: The Treekeepers is the latest book by Kieran Larwood, author of The Legend of Podkin One-Ear, and it's an action-p

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Matt Goodfellow: Matt Goodfellow is from Manchester. He spends his time writing and touring the UK and beyond - visiting schools, libraries and festivals

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Thomas Taylor : The latest book in the Eerie-on-Sea series by Thomas Taylor, Festergrimm, takes us to the dark underworld of the town. Thomas is an award

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Janelle McCurdy: Janelle is an author and fully-fledged gamer and Mia and the Lightcasters is her debut novel. She started writing at only 16 years old an

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Dashe Roberts: Dashe Roberts has spent most of her life living on either coast of the US. After several years working in the New York theatre scene, she

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Your Reviews

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Louisa

It's the twenty first century in London - but a London that is only partly recognisable. It is still the global capital of an Empire that rules the world...

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Sue

Hal is flying off to Sweden to meet his Uncle Nat. Together, they are going to make a special Christmas trip to the Aurora Sky Station to see the Northern...

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Sam

The Valley of The Strange is the third in the Sticky Pines - where things get weird - series by Dashe Roberts. The Stick...

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Sue

Home to thousands, the city of Arborven owes its existence to the Undrentree. A well as the buildings covering the tree, set in rings around it are the ci...

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Morgan

The chilling young adult novel by J P Rose follows the story of a young boy from Manchester, entrapped by emotions following his father's death, the young...

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Sue

Snatched from Essaka in Africa, Olaudah Equiano was captured and enslaved at the age of 11. Having spent time in Barbados and Virginia, he then spent the...

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Eileen

17 year old Sam's father, a sergeant in the British Army, was killed in a bomb attack while serving in Afghanistan. Sam had been close to his dad and love...

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Clair

Mina and the Slayers is the hotly awaited sequel to Mina and the Undead. It is in this sequel t...

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Linda

Let me start with a disclaimer - I hate scary books. As a child, I lost countless nights of sleep whilst lying paralysed with fear waiting for monsters, a...

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Sue

Let's Chase Stars Together is a stunning collection of poems, reflecting a whole range of emotions. Matt Goodfellow is an exceptionally t...

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Videos & Vlogs

An endangered bird, and a mystery to solve

Return to the wild with the detective friends, the Twitchers, with this new mystery adventure involving rare birds, a mystery sho

Nothing is what it seems in Sticky Pines!

Author Dashe Roberts introduces the latest book in her action-packed science fiction series, Sticky Pines: The Valley of the Stra

Return to Eerie-on-Sea in this new mystery adventure!

Discover the latest mystery in Eerie-on-Sea involving a waxworks museum, a giant robot and a missing girl....

This month’s highlights

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Create a Comic Competition

Create a Comic Competition In partnership with The Phoenix Comic, ReadingZone's Create a Comic Competition challenges Primary and Secondary students to m...

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Book Trailers

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...

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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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Videos & Vlogs

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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