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Jonathan Stroud

Jonathan Stroud

The final book in Jonathan Stroud's Scarlett and Browne series, The Legendary Scarlett and Browne, is now available! More...

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Enjoy horror? Try The Zombie Project!

Enjoy horror? Try The Zombie Project!

In a world without bees, death-flies are needed to grow food. But death-flies need bodies - lots of them. And bodies mean zombies 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

  • Mondays Are Murder

    Kay is told to look out for a thrill on Tuesday, a wreckage on Wednesday, treachery on Thursday, a fire on Friday, sabotage on Saturday,

  • The Great Theatre Rescue

    Escape to the 1930s, the land of theatre in this joyous new middle-grade adventure from the bestselling author of The Accidental Stowaway

  • It's a Brave Young World

    From online safety and predators to frenemies, mood swings and relationship red flags, this coming-of-age handbook is the big sibling you

  • All Better Now

    A deadly and unprecedented virus is spreading. But those who survive it experience long-term effects no one has ever seen before: utter c

  • American Mystery (Don't Doubt the Rainbow 3)

    The third book in the Don't Doubt the Rainbow seris, American Mystery centres around the mystery first mentioned by Grandpa David at the

  • Hunt for the Golden Scarab  (Time Keys, book 1)

    Follow twelve-year-old Sim's time travel adventure in Ancient Egypt in Hunt for the Golden Scarab, the first title in Time Keys, a specta

Featured Authors

  • Neal Shusterman introduces his new dystopian thriller, All Better Now

    Neal Shusterman introduces his new dystopian thriller, All Better Now: Award-winning author Neal Shusterman joins ReadingZone to discuss his latest YA contemporary thriller, All Better Now.</

  • Jonathan Stroud

    Jonathan Stroud: The final book in Jonathan Stroud's Scarlett and Browne series, The Legendary Scarlett and Browne, is now available!

  • Alice Nuttall introduces her gripping eco-horror novel, The Zombie Project

    Alice Nuttall introduces her gripping eco-horror novel, The Zombie Project: When Alice Nuttall was little, she was given a giant stack of yellowing scrap paper from the factory where her grandfather worked. She st

  • Berlie Doherty and Tamsin Rosewell introduce The Seamaiden's Odyssey

    Berlie Doherty and Tamsin Rosewell introduce The Seamaiden's Odyssey: Berlie Doherty is the author of the best-selling novel, Street Child, and over 60 more books for children, teenagers and

  • Fleur Hitchcock's Murder Mysteries

    Fleur Hitchcock's Murder Mysteries: Fleur Hitchcock's latest murder mystery novel, Murder at Wintertide, is now available and is her most sinister yet.... Fleur began life a

  • Ross Montgomery

    Ross Montgomery: Author Ross Montgomery tells ReadingZone about his new book, I Am Rebel, about a dog's quest to save the boy who rescued him.</st

Your Reviews

  • Mondays Are Murder

    Sue

    After the death of her friend, Ivy, Kay thought she had left Longrove for good. However, when her parents go on a cruse to celebrate their 20th wedding an...

  • It's a Brave Young World

    Lorraine

    It's a Brave Young World is the book I wish someone had written when I was growing up. Jam packed full of advice on ever...

  • Hunt for the Golden Scarab  (Time Keys, book 1)

    Beverley

    In Hunt for the Golden Scarab, we meet Sim Lockier and his mother, Callidora, and learn they have never lived anywhere for very long. At...

  • Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm: the first adventure in an electrifying new fantasy series!

    Jenny

    Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm is a lively and fantastically fast-paced and imaginatively created, portal-hopping fantasy a...

  • The Zombie Project

    Clair

    The Zombie Project provides a fresh take on this genre where zombies might not just be a threat, but also a nece...

  • The Legendary Scarlett and Browne

    Clare

    The Legendary Scarlett and Browne, the final instalment of the rollicking Scarlett and Browne series, is another feast o...

  • American Mystery (Don't Doubt the Rainbow 3)

    Ruth

    The eagerly awaited third book in Anthony Kessel's Don't Doubt The Rainbow series, ...

  • The Nightmares of Finnegan Quick

    Emma

    Finnegan Quick certainly has a vivid imagination and has some very creepy, fanciful dreams in The Nightmares of Finnegan Quick. My Y6 boy...

  • Stormbreaker

    Matty  Age 12

    This book is amazing. I love it and it is the exact type of action book I read all the time. I have read it so many times because it is so exciting.

  • The Maze Runner

    Daniel  Age 10

    I love the book and it has a lot of detail. I would love it if you could do another book that is like the same.

Videos & Vlogs

A new time-travel adventure from MG Leonard!

A new time-travel adventure from MG Leonard!

MG Leonard's new Time Keys series takes us into the world of time-travel and ancient mysteries! Watch the author introduce book 1

A Wintertide murder

A Wintertide murder

With Christmas lights twinkling and last-minute shopping for gifts, no-one expects a body to be washed up along the shoreline... 

Shadow Creatures: A story of Resistance

Shadow Creatures: A story of Resistance

Chris Vick tells ReadingZone how his latest novel, Shadow Creatures, was inspired by his family's experiences in

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...