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Christopher Edge's  Escape Room adventures

Christopher Edge's Escape Room adventures

Christopher Edge returns to his Escape Room world in Escape Room: Game Zero, where the stakes in this thrilling virtual world bec More...

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Mudlarking, monsters and misfits

Mudlarking, monsters and misfits

More about The Girl with Gills:   In a time and place which might be now, people with g 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

  • Twice Upon a Time: The perfect time-travel mystery

    A delicious mystery adventure for fans of Robin Stevens and Cressida Cowell with a supernatural twist.

  • Skrimsli

    Skrimsli is a second fantasy adventure from author Nicola Davies, set in a world where animals and humans can sometimes share their thoug

  • The Girl with Gills

    An original, middle grade fantasy debut awash with adventure. A determined heroine and a sinister villain clash to reveal river lore in a

  • Shoot for the Stars

    A friendly, empowering guide covering everything you need to know in order to strike out, believe in yourself and become a sporting champ

  • Running My Own Race

    Perfect for fans of Sharna Jackson and Maisie Chan, this debut coming of age story combines captivating writing with unforgettable charac

  • Nate Yu's Blast from the Past: boy meets ghost in a tale of unlikely friendship

    A brand new middle-grade novel from Maisie Chan, author of the award-winning DANNY CHUNG DOES NOT DO MATHS

Featured Authors

  • Abena Eyeson inspires readers to pursue their dreams in Running My Own Race

    Abena Eyeson inspires readers to pursue their dreams in Running My Own Race: Abena Eyeson celebrates boyhood, community and following your dreams in her debut novel, Running My Own Race. Abe

  • Mudlarking, monsters and misfits in Becca Rogers' The Girl With Gills

    Mudlarking, monsters and misfits in Becca Rogers' The Girl With Gills: Becca Rogers introduces her debut novel, The Girl with Gills, an adventure about mudlarking with community and friendship at its

  • Danielle Brown inspires young athletes to Shoot for the Stars!

    Danielle Brown inspires young athletes to Shoot for the Stars!: Paralympian Danielle Brown encourages girls and young women to stay in sport - and enjoy it - in Shoot for the Stars.</p

  • Christopher Edge's  Escape Room adventures

    Christopher Edge's Escape Room adventures: Christopher Edge returns to his Escape Room world in Escape Room: Game Zero, where the stakes in this thrilling virtual world bec

  • Kenechi Udogu

    Kenechi Udogu: Kenechi Udogu introduces her eco science-fiction adventure, Augmented, set in a near-future, climate-challenged London.

  • James Catchpole and Jen Campbell introduce Owning It!, stories about disabled childhoods

    James Catchpole and Jen Campbell introduce Owning It!, stories about disabled childhoods: Owning It is a new anthology by disabled authors, who share their stories and experiences of growing up disabled. James Ca

Your Reviews

  • Running My Own Race

    Rachel

    There is so much to unpick in this novel: it's about running, which makes a change from football; it's about family relationships that aren't often writte...

  • The Girl with Gills

    Jacqueline

    Effra is a Larker, people who live on the river and have gills. For obvious reasons they keep away from people who live on land, who they call Lubbers. On...

  • Shoot for the Stars

    Emma

    "A kickass guide to finding confidence in sport", indeed!! Shoot for the Stars is as creative as it is inspiring and I love how it contai...

  • The Invisibles

    Jacqueline

    Four children live on a magical island. They have everything they need and only one rule; never go to the Island of Darkness. But one child breaks the rul...

  • Augmented: A thrilling YA sci-fi packed with romance and rebellion

    Clair

    Augmented is set in a future where the climate crisis has meant that plant life is depleted and there is a fight for survival. The decisi...

  • The Otherwhere Post

    Linda

    If you're looking for a glittering, dark fantasy packed with high stakes, hidden identities, and a dash of danger, The Otherwhere Post definitely...

  • Riverskin: A pacy and atmospheric tale

    Sue

    Tess lives with her Aunt Peg in the turns under the River Tees, their home furnished with the waste discarded by the dry-folk who live out of the water. C...

  • Escape Room: Game Zero

    Louisa

    Imagine you were playing a game but found you were trapped inside it. If you can't stop playing, is it even a game anymo...

  • My Name Is Samim

    Jo

    My name is Samim is a story that will broaden minds and expand hearts. Using an engaging narrative structure, Samim's life story is told...

  • Shadow Thieves (Shadow Thieves, Book 1)

    Linda

    As an Upper Key Stage 2 teacher, I am always on the lookout for books that not only captivate my students, but also challenge them to think critically and...

Videos & Vlogs

Shoot for the Stars with Danielle Brown

Shoot for the Stars with Danielle Brown

If you love sports - and even if you don't, yet! - Danielle Brown's Shoot for the Stars gives tips and ideas to help you find a s

Matt Goodfellow reads from The First Year

Matt Goodfellow reads from The First Year

Following on from his award-winning book The Final Year, about Nate's last year at primary school, Matt Goodfellow reads from his

Alastair Chisholm's new science fiction adventure

Alastair Chisholm's new science fiction adventure

I Am Raven, the follow-up to Alastair Chisholm's acclaimed science fiction novel, I Am Wolf, is s

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...