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Mel Darbon

Mel Darbon

Mel spent a large part of her childhood inventing stories to keep her autistic brother happy on car journeys. Having worked as a theatre More...

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Naomi Gibson's new Psychological thriller

Naomi Gibson's new Psychological thriller

Author Naomi Gibson tells us what inspired her new book, Game Over Girl - an edge-of-your-seat psych More...

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What is a director?

What is a director?

Theatre isn't all about acting. It takes a whole team of people working together to make a show happen. In this film created by the <a hr More...

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Latest Books & Extracts

  • Crossing the Line

    'Do you feel safe?' A powerful novel exploring how teenagers can be swept up into county lines. For fans of PUNCHING THE AIR and SPLINTER

  • Stateless

    A group of young pilots face intrigue and sabotage in a race around Europe in this thrilling murder mystery, from the bestselling author

  • HappyHead

    Squid Game meets They Both Die at the End in this thought-provoking LGBTQ+ thriller

  • The Door of No Return

    Dreams are today's answers for tomorrow's questions. 11-year-old Kofi Offin has dreams of water, of its urgent whisper that beckons with

  • What the World Doesn't See

    Run away from what they see. Discover who you are. Maudie and Jake's family is falling to pieces - their mum's been struggling with her g

  • City of Nightmares

    In a Gotham-inspired city where people go to sleep and wake up as their own nightmares, perfectly normal, perfectly terrified Ness must f

Featured Authors

  • Elizabeth Wein

    Elizabeth Wein: Elizabeth Wein was born in New York and grew up in England, Jamaica and Pennsylvania. She holds American and British citizenship and has

  • Mel Darbon

    Mel Darbon: Mel spent a large part of her childhood inventing stories to keep her autistic brother happy on car journeys. Having worked as a theatre

  • Rachel Burge

    Rachel Burge: YA author Rachel Burge's new novel, Waking the Witch, follows her earlier YA books The Twisted Tree and The Cro

  • Jesse Q Sutanto

    Jesse Q Sutanto: Jesse writes books for children and adults, and her first YA romcom, Well, That Was Unexpected, is now available. Jesse grew up in

  • Malcolm Duffy

    Malcolm Duffy: Malcolm Duffy, Geordie born and bred, is a former creative director of Comic Relief who now writes contemporary novels for 12+ readers, f

  • JP Rose

    JP Rose: Author JP Rose's first YA novel, The Haunting of Tyrese Walker, is a gripping psychological horror story. JP Rose was born in Manchester

Your Reviews

  • HappyHead

    Ruth

    HappyHead is a fantastic YA dystopian debut fiction book from Josh Silver about a group of unhappy teenagers who are selected to attend a...

  • Stateless

    Beverley

    It is 1937, and Europe is on the brink of war. In an effort to promote peace in Europe, a youth air race has been arranged. Stella North is the only femal...

  • The Door of No Return

    Stephen

    The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander is a powerful and stunning verse novel set in the heart of the Ashanti Kingdom in Africa in 1860...

  • Influential

    Ruth

    Influential is a fantastically on-trend story featuring @thereal_almondbrown, a teenage girl who lives out her apparently perfect life in...

  • What the World Doesn't See

    Clare

    This poignant, sensitive read is a story of familial love tested to its limits. Maudie and Jake have been left devastated by their father's recent death;...

  • You Think You Know Me

    Clair

    This book is a real page turner and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it; You Think You know Me is a stunning debut novel. Hanan, the m...

  • City of Nightmares

    Emelia

    City of Nightmares is set on an island where the inhabitants don't want to dream. Why? because dreams can lead to nightmares, and people can turn into the...

  • Game Over Girl

    Emelia

    A story about a girl, Dolores, and her twin sister Alex, who were raised by an uncaring mother in two different ways. One girl, the eldest, was treated we...

  • This Time It's Real

    Linda

    When 17 year old Eliza's personal essay about meeting the love of her life goes viral, her life changes overnight. However, will this make her life better...

  • This Is How You Fall In Love

    Morgan

    Zara loves all kinds of romance stories in novels and movies, yet she is still longing for her very own. She is surrounded by her Desi family and friends,...

Videos & Vlogs

Elizabeth Wein's new murder-mystery

Elizabeth Wein's new murder-mystery

Author Elizabeth Wein introduces her new murder-mystery thriller, Stateless, following a group of young pilots in the race of their lives

All about falling in love...

All about falling in love...

Author Anika Hussain tells ReadingZone what inspired her new book, This is How You Fall in Love, and reads a short extract from t

Holly Smale introduces The Valentines

Holly Smale introduces The Valentines

Holly Smale, author of the bestselling Geek Girl series, introduces us to her series The Valentines and the latest book, Love Me

This month’s highlights

  • Picture Book

    Create a Picture Book Competition 2023

    Create a Picture Book Competition 2023

    ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2023 ReadingZone is challenging those aged four to 18 years to make a picture book for the ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2023,...

  • 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...

  • 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...