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Kenechi Udogu

Kenechi Udogu

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

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Odd Girl Out, a novel about finding your place in your world

Odd Girl Out, a novel about finding your place in your world

Odd Girl Out (David Fickling Books) explores themes of community, faith and intolerance, and f More...

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A Career in..... See all

Film Production

Film Production

What is a film producer? Sophie tells us what the day-to-day job of a film producer involves, what she loves most More...

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Latest Books & Extracts

  • Circle of Liars

    Seven liars in the circle. Only one can survive... The utterly addictive new YA thriller with a twist you'll NEVER guess!

  • Skrimsli

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

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

    In a future where humans are enhanced to ensure the survival of society, Akaego fights to prevent her power to grow plants from being wea

  • Live

    Sixth-former George leads the school's coolest band - no party is compete without them. But when tragedy strikes, how can he rediscover t

  • Best of All Worlds

    What should be a relaxing weekend away from the city becomes the stuff of nightmares when Xavier and his family wake up to discover thems

  • The Hero Complex

    Jenna Ray was the Love Interest, but now she's the HERO....

Featured Authors

  • Kenechi Udogu

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

  • Tasneem Abdur-Rashid explores identity and belonging in Odd Girl Out

    Tasneem Abdur-Rashid explores identity and belonging in Odd Girl Out: Tasneem Abdur-Rashid is a British Bengali writer born and raised in London. Odd Girl Out is her YA debu

  • Marisa Linton's award-winning YA debut, The Binding Spell

    Marisa Linton's award-winning YA debut, The Binding Spell: Find out what inspired Marisa Linton's supernatural YA debut, The Binding Spell, winner of The Times / Chicken House Children's F

  • Sara Barnard

    Sara Barnard: Sara Barnard's This Song is About Us is a powerful YA novel exploring first love, fame and social media. After Sa

  • Alexia Casale's YA novel, Not That Kind of Hero

    Alexia Casale's YA novel, Not That Kind of Hero: Alexia Casale introduces her new YA novel, Not That Kind of Hero, a story about following your dreams. British-Am

  • Ravena Guron introduces her new YA thriller, Mondays Are Murder

    Ravena Guron introduces her new YA thriller, Mondays Are Murder: Ravena Guron is the bestselling author of Young Adult thrillers: This

Your Reviews

  • 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...

  • Circle of Liars

    Sue

    When seven teenagers arrive for a school retreat, they find themselves at the Motel Loba, abandoned and rundown; not the top location they were expecting....

  • The Hero Complex

    Ruth

    The Hero Complex, the eagerly anticipated follow up to last year's The Love Interest by Helen Com...

  • Live

    Clare

    George and his friends form the resident school band. An unofficial title but they play all the school gigs and local parties. Tadgh is a frustrated singe...

  • Fireborne

    Jacqueline

    Lee and Annie have been friends since they met at the orphanage. Now they are both dragonriders and their pasts come back to haunt them. Will those pasts...

  • Snowglobe 2

    Clair

    Snowglobe 2 brings a gripping conclusion to the ground breaking Snowglobe duology, a dystopian series set in a world ravaged by climate disaster.<...

  • Throne of Khetara: His Face is the Sun: NYT bestselling epic Ancient Egyptian fantasy simmering with romance, rebellion, magic and monsters

    Grace

    His Face is the Sun, the first Throne of Khetara book, is set in a world inspired by Ancient Egypt, and is told from the perspective of f...

  • Best of All Worlds

    Clare

    When Xavier Oak wakes up on his weekend away with his father and heavily pregnant step-mother he expects his usual vista; the clear water of the lake and...

  • Win Lose Kill Die

    alessandra  Age 12

    I love this book, the suspense is amazing, I am sooo happy I decided to read this book.

  • The End Crowns All

    Jasmine

    The End Crowns All is a beautiful re-telling of the Trojan Horse myth, told from the perspective of two women</s...

Videos & Vlogs

Kenneth Oppel reads from his new YA, Best of All Worlds

Kenneth Oppel reads from his new YA, Best of All Worlds

Kenneth Oppel reads from his new YA novel, Best of All Worlds, a thrilling speculative novel about clashing politics, first love

A story about following your dreams: Leah Osakwe's Rock Band

A story about following your dreams: Leah Osakwe's Rock Band

Debut author Leah Osakwe tells ReadingZone about her new novel, Rock Band: Music and Misfits, a story about following your dreams

Neal Shusterman shares All Better Now

Neal Shusterman shares All Better Now

What if there was a virus that people wanted to catch? Neal Shusterman tells us what inspired his contemporary thriller, All Bett

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...

  • 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...