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Rhianna Pratchett & Gabrielle Kent

Rhianna Pratchett was a journalist before moving into the video games industry, writing on titles including Heavenly Swo More...

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Best Friends Forever?

During the series, we will find out how the students cope with the transition to secondary school, what happens with their friendsh More...

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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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A compelling, atmospheric and gothic Frankenstein-inspired adventure by an award-winning Irish author.Stitch is not a monster

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The ultimate illustrated guide to being a witch in the Discworld universe - a must-have for any Terry Pratchett fan. "They say you don't

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The first in an extraordinary middle-grade fantasy series that takes the traditional "chosen one" narrative and flips it on its head. Thi

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A new edition of the much loved classic. Catherine and her family set out for her grandmother's house deep in the Derbyshire hills. Sh

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Join maverick inventor Steve Mushin as he tackles climate change with an avalanche of mind-bending, scientifically plausible inventions t

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From award-winning and critically acclaimed Sophie Anderson, comes a fairy-tale story of friendship, belonging and bravery, in an adventu

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Featured Authors

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Rhianna Pratchett & Gabrielle Kent: Rhianna Pratchett was a journalist before moving into the video games industry, writing on titles including Heavenly Swo

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PA Staff: PA Staff is a science communicator and vet by day, writer by night. Born and living in Norfolk, she spent her childhood growing up with a

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Lisa Williamson: Lisa Williamson grew up in Nottingham, studied drama and worked as an actor on stage and TV. Her first novel, The Art of

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Yaba Badoe and Joelle Avelino: Yaba Badoe is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and author. Yaba was born in Ghana but now lives in London with her

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied: Author and campaigner Yassmin Abdel-Magied talks to ReadingZone about her book Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism. Yassmin is

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Katya Balen: Katya read English at university and then completed an MPhil researching the impact of stories on autistic children's behaviour. She has

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Your Reviews

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Jane

Code Name Kingfisher is a powerful tale with, sadly, much relevance to the present day. In 1940s Holland, there were tho...

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Clair

Finding Wonder is a beautifully written, truly gripping mystery story which draws on Lauren St John's love of horses. The front cover and...

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Linda

Live like a Goddess contains short stories from different cultures around the world, celebrating tales and myths of daring and brave goddesses.</s...

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Stephen

"The simple truth is that Alex Rider has done you nothing but harm. It's time you got him out of your life." Alex rider is back for another mission that w...

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Stephen

Skulduggery Pleasant is back in this new adventure of mystery, murder, mayhem and a little magic - all in graphic novel format for the first time. From th...

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Jennifer

What a delight the first book in this mesmerizing, magical new fantasy series is! In Casander Darkbloom and the Threads of Power, the rea...

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Jennifer

Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans is a fantastic, vivid and energetic fantasy quest with its roots and landscape planted in Nigerian...

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Julie

Written by Danielle Brown, British paralympic gold medallist and world champion archer, Girls Rule features 50 of the most inspirational...

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Jenna

Charlotte Says is a good book which I terribly enjoyed more than I expected and I rate this book a 5 out of 5.

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Bee Age 14

Girl (In Real Life) life was an absolutely phenomenal read for me and I found the storyline and plot really exciting. In fact, I got so h...

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Gold Medallist Danielle Brown introduces Girls Rule!

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Dashe Roberts's top Science-Fiction reads

A fabulous science fiction read, the Sticky Pines series follows the lives of the residents of Sticky Pines, where odd lights, strange cr

The power of Carnival!

The Nottinghill Carnival takes central stage in this story about families, memories and the power of dance and festivals. Author Yaba Ba

This month’s highlights

Picture Book

Create a Picture Book Competition 2023 Winners

How to Make a Picture Book Each spring, ReadingZone challenges those aged four to 18 years to make a picture book for the ReadingZone Picture Book Competition, in partner...

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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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