In a city that sleeps, the darkness is gathering ...

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Wilbur has spent his teens being bullied and now he's sure he's nothing but a loser: his best friend is 85 years old, and his only talent

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'An extraordinary story with historical and family truth at its heart, that tells us as much about the present as the past. Deeply felt,

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Once upon a time, Ivy and her friends did a very stupid thing and now there's a rift letting dark matter into the world...

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The trailblazing new novel from the Carnegie Medal shortlisted author of Run, Rebel.A trailblazing new novel about two teenag

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When Aideen agrees to help ambitious class swot Maebh Kowalska deal with her crazy workload, she doesn't expect to end up reluctantly pus

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William Hussey: William Hussey's The Outrage, set in a future England that has become a fascist state, is published this month. As a gay

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Susin Nielsen: Susin Nielsen's new book, Tremendous Things, explores the life of a teenaged boy who already feels as if he's a loser.  Nielsen originall

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Bryony Pearce: Bryony Pearce's books often tackle the darker side of things and her new book, Raising Hell, gives us a glimpse of a very dark world inde

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Jonathan Stroud: Jonathan Stroud's new series, The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne, is published by Walker Books, where he wrote his first novel – Buried Fire

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Hilary McKay: Hilary McKay is an award-winning author, having won the Guardian Fiction Prize for her first novel, The Exiles, and going on to win the S

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Holly Bourne: Holly Bourne is the bestselling author of books including The Manifesto On How To Be Interesting, Am I Normal Yet? and Are We All Lemming

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Eileen

A book billed as 'The Handmaid’s Tale for LGBTQ+ YA' was never going to be a comfortable read but nothing can quite prepare the...

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Sharon

On the face of it who would think that Natalie in Dover, and Sammy in Eritrea, have any common ground? Certainly not the right wing groups protesting abou...

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Linda

A Gathering Midnight is the sequel to <a href="https://www.readingzone.com/books/midnight-s-twins-a-dark-new-fantasy-that-will-invade-you...

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Emelia

This is a story of new friendships, love, alcohol and trust. It is filled with emotion and has some references of a sexual nature. Set in Ireland,...

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Catherine

A Susin Nielsen book is a real joy. A wry smiling, head nodding, frequent chuckling, joy. And that's not an easy thing to create. Susin Nielsen, you are t...

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Ruth

Burning Sunlight is a brilliant read on many levels. Firstly, the author has caught the emotional mood swings of a teenager extremely wel...

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Lucy

The Swallows' Flight is a companion novel to The Skylarks' War, which I would urge you to read first if...

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Kimberley

We Played With Fire By Catherine Barter is based on the true story of the Fox sisters - Kate, Maggie and Leah - and it plunges the reader...

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Dan

Supreme Mage Creed is looking for The Child of the Faceless Ones - destined to bring the ruthless Faceless Ones back to Earth - and he has a way to find h...

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Emelia

Raising Hell is based in London and is a story with magic, love, friendship and trying to right the wrongs. It begins with Ivy Mann in her late teens work...

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