Young Readers
Platform YA Book Club is BACK!
17 March 2022
The book club kicks off this month with #BookTok sensation, Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray.
Tune into her YouTube Live Q&A on Tuesday 29th March on the Penguin Platform channel, here.
Watch this video to find out more:
Want to read an extract from Beasts of Prey? Find it here.
Beasts of...
Extract: Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
17 March 2022
Magic doesn't exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-old Koffi. Indentured to the notorious Night Zoo, she cares for its fearsome and mythical creatures to pay off her family's debts and secure their freedom. But when her loved ones' safety is threatened by the Zoo's cruel master, Koffi...
Best books for kids and young adults coming in 2022
07 December 2021
Time to get excited about the must-read books of 2022 for kids aged
9 to 12 and young adults, from a magical sequel to The Hatmakers
to a new Maximum Ride thriller.
The Worst Restaurant in the Universe
by Jaco Jacobs and Dale Blankenaar
Find out what happens when you are...
Ten of the Best Monster Books For Kids
08 May 2020
Scaly, smelly and scary – get ready to meet all kinds of crazy and colourful characters in these 10 monstrous books. These terrible tales will have your imagination running wild and the characters running for cover!
Percy Jackson and the...
Roald Dahl Writing Competition Winner
16 September 2016
The Dream-Catcher
By Kiara Wales
Uplands Preparatory School
Firstly, I should explain that I am no ordinary person. I am Veegalpoff Fapollacci, creator of the jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring, fantastic, gasp-worthy, mind blowing dream machine. My dreams are sent to children around the world to fill their imaginations with...
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