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David Solomons

David Solomons

Look out for chases, gadgets and villains in Spyglass: Master of Mayhem, a hilarious, action-packed spy adventure by David Solomo More...

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Celebrate mixed identity and heritage

Celebrate mixed identity and heritage

Drawing on her own and others' experiences growing up as a mixed-race child in <a href="/books/mixed-explore-and-celebrate-your-mixed-ide 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

  • The Genie Game: Grant wishes. Earn points. Escape the game!

    A dazzling middle-grade debut set in a glitzy, dystopian Los Angeles where a girl must compete in a magical competition to rescue her for

  • The House with Chicken Legs Runs Away

    Brimming with fairy-tale magic, friendship and extraordinary adventure, The House with Chicken Legs Runs Away is an epic, spellbi

  • SPYGLASS: Mastermind of Mayhem

    Hilarious, action-packed spy adventure - with pictures! If you like James Bond with a dash of Johnny English, this is for you...

  • Two is a Crowd

    Another stunning contemporary real-life story from the author of Ella on the Outside, beautifully illustrated by Miguel Bustos.

  • We Are Dragon

    The final novel in a bold, thought-provoking adventure trilogy.

  • Greek Boy

    During the legendary Battle of Salamis, a boy becomes a deadly warrior to protect his family in an epic adventure for readers aged 9-12 y

Featured Authors

  • Alastair Chisholm introduces his I Am Wolf trilogy

    Alastair Chisholm introduces his I Am Wolf trilogy: Alastair Chisholm introduces We Are Dragon, the stunning concluding book in his I Am Wolf science fiction trilogy published by No

  • David Solomons

    David Solomons: Look out for chases, gadgets and villains in Spyglass: Master of Mayhem, a hilarious, action-packed spy adventure by David Solomo

  • Cath Howe

    Cath Howe: Cath Howe's new book, Two is a Crowd, follows what happens when Seren moves in with Hattie's family, and how the two ver

  • Michelle Harrison introduces her time-twisting murder mysteries

    Michelle Harrison introduces her time-twisting murder mysteries: The Morrow twins, who we first meet in Twice Upon a Time, return in A Clock Strikes Murder. Look out for a strange museum, a curs

  • Catherine Wilkins revisits her laugh-out-loud series, Café Chaos

    Catherine Wilkins revisits her laugh-out-loud series, Café Chaos: Meet Catherine Wilkins and find out about her Café Chaos series, a hilarious behind-the-scenes look at chaotic f

  • Judith Eagle introduces her WWII classic in the making, The Blitz Sisters

    Judith Eagle introduces her WWII classic in the making, The Blitz Sisters: Judith Eagle introduces her classic in the making, The Blitz Sisters, which follows a London family through WWII and beyond. </st

Your Reviews

  • We Are Dragon

    Beverley

    Rieka is a technical genius who has spent her whole life aboard Constructs. These giant mechanical creatures have spent years battling each other for terr...

  • The Genie Game: Grant wishes. Earn points. Escape the game!

    Sue

    When she receives a mysterious present on her 13th birthday, Valentine Adesanya suddenly remembers her older sister, Vanessa - but she is the only one who...

  • Two is a Crowd

    Jenny

    Two is a Crowd is a brilliant, thought-provoking and sensitively written story with Cath Howe's hallmark empathetic understanding of the emotions...

  • The House with Chicken Legs Runs Away

    Sue

    Marinka has a deep bond with the house with chicken legs which has been her home all her life. Recently, however, the house has started to act strangely s...

  • Greek Boy

    Rachel

    Following the success of Roman Boy, <a href="/books/viking-boy-the-real-story-everything-you-need-to-know-about-th...

  • University of Cambridge: Earth Heroes: 22 Inspiring Stories of People Saving Our World

    Jacqueline

    Earth Heroes is about 22 people, or pairs, who are making a difference to the planet through their actions. Some of the people, such as D...

  • Entangled

    Sue

    When Tia wins a trip to Venice as first prize for an art competition, her brother, Thomas, is initially relieved as he is sure that she will be unable to...

  • Amari and the Metalwork Menace (Amari and the Night Brothers)

    Jennifer

    The fourth book in this mesmerising, magical series, Amari and the Metalwork Menace is just as fantastic and fantastical as the previous three boo...

  • Café Chaos: The Way the Cookie Crumbles

    Sam

    The Way the Cookie Crumbles is the second highly amusing, heartwarming book in the <a href="/books/cafe-chaos-my-family-is-not-a-piece-of...

  • The Impossible Gladiator (Time Keys, book 3)

    Beverley

    Sim, Jeopardy and Nelson are on holiday in Rome with Sim's mother, Callidora, and Jeopardy's father, Emmett, and they are loving every minute. Then they m...

Videos & Vlogs

A time-twisting adventure from Michelle Harrison!

A time-twisting adventure from Michelle Harrison!

The Morrow twins, who we first meet in Twice Upon a Time, return in A Clock Strikes Murder. Look out for a strange museum, a curs

Judith Eagle shares The Blitz Sisters, a moving story of family and change

Judith Eagle shares The Blitz Sisters, a moving story of family and change

Author Judith Eagle introduces her classic in the making, The Blitz Sisters, which follows a London family through WWII and beyon

Fails, friends and chaos in Finn and his Epic Fails

Fails, friends and chaos in Finn and his Epic Fails

Hear from author Phil Earle introducing Finn N. O. Hope and his life of epic failure!

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...