This year’s Dyslexia Awareness Week falls from 3 to 9 October. So, for our What To Read Now we’re revisiting some brilliant Barrington Stoke books. We’re huge fans of Barrington Stoke, who for 20 years have been publishing super-readable, accessible books that are ideal for...
We were all on the edge of our seats, soaking up every word from Jason and Alex that afternoon in Brixton Library. If you couldn’t make it, read on: school librarian, Alison Muirhead has written a brilliant blog for us about the event. Midweek, mid-August,...
Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah Alison Palmer reviews the South Asian inspired debut fantasy, suitable for 13+ The book starts with an intriguing sentence: ‘We hunt when the world sleeps’. The action begins with a dive into the watery world of the hunters who capture...
This month we're reviewing Tom Palmer's much-anticipated new novel Resist, due out on 4 August; Into the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner, the author of the Serpent King; and Skin of the Sea, one of Ali Palmer's favourite reads of 2021, which has made the...
It’s a bumper edition of What To Read Now this month. We have five books to recommend for ages between 8 and 16+ - so many great books are out right now and we hope you love them as much as we do. What...
Kings College School in Wimbledon hosted our first in-person event post-Covid for Merton Abbey Primary School and Southmead Primary School. Around 100 children from years 4 and 6 came along and were thrilled to hear Sita share how she became an author. Through a mix of storytelling,...
We have a selection of special books this month. Keep an eye out for Phil Earle’s latest belter due out on 2 June. Lola, our 13-year-old reviewer, found Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon by Rosie Day both helpful and laugh-out-loud funny. We also feature school...
Ava has been reviewing books for us recently. We've loved reading and sharing her reviews. Read what Ava says about writing reviews and what she thinks of Michelle Paver's Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series. I’m 13 (in year 9) and started working on my...
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this month’s What To Read Now: Max, Ava and Alexia. We love to share different voices on our website. Would you, or a young person you know, like to review books for us? Get in touch. The Graveyard Riddle...
The books in this month's What To Read Now all highlight the changes you go through as you grow up. A massive thank you to our guest book reviewers. We're always keen to include different voices on our website, please get in touch if you'd...